Vuvuzelas

I always read it as 'Vulvazelas'

heh.

Apartheid used to be an integral part of south-african tradition, but they managed to get rid of it. They should be able to get rid of these idiotic things as well.

I hate them. Doesn't give a very flattering picture of South-African culture.

Rhythm and music are a part of Africa? Well I got some rhythm and music right here:

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These aren't new. I remember going to the baseball games as a kid, and these were available for .50 cents. We blew them every time our team made a good play, and really hard and loud when they scored a run. The noise was indeed very loud, so much so that the people that lived nearby complained enough to have a local noise ordinance instituted, and then no more horns. This was back in the early 60s.

I wouldn't call anything that's only been around since the 1990s tradition.

Something like drums and singing would be different. THAT is rhythm and music. But a constant monotonous drone is nothing but purely irritating.

These things are absolutely ridiculous; they are so annoying to listen to on the TV alone, I can't imagine what it must be like for the people who are actually sitting in the stadium.

There are other great things which are part of the South African things which can be adopted, banning these horrible things will not mean that they are banning SA culture.

Plus, even the players and coaches are complaining about these, it takes away concentration and they can't hear each other. FIFA should definitely ban these, they are terrible.

I've heard these on other football games from different countries. I swear I heard them in the 2006 World Cup too. I bet they can be really annoying... but I can drone them out.

It's typical of the world to debunk anything remotely related to Africa.

"It's typical of the world to debunk anything remotely related to Africa"

Don't be ridiculous, it has nothing to do with the fact that it's from Africa. I wouldn't care if they were from Scunthorpe, the noise is still irritating and drowns out the the crowd noise which is such an integral part of watching a live sporting event on TV. Let's see how long they last once advertisers start pulling out.

However, for those of us lucky enough to be able to watch advert-free on the BBC, they will be broadcasting a commentary-only version via the "red button" apparently.

Vuvuzelas, arghhh! Worse than Africanized Killer Bees.

They had those chinese plastic things in the Quebec carnival too, I wonder if they are forbidden now ;)

In defence of the Vuvuzela which I love, its part of the football scene South Africa and we should all respect that.
That does not mean we should send them all over the world, but we shouldnt try and stop them played in their own country.
Personally I am happy to encourage the spread of them everywhere, but I guess thats just me in a minority!