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Comment on A great novel by Maisa

Maisa — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:29:26 +0000

,I knew nobody would cemnomt on this. I get exasperated sometimes.My sista, make you no worry, you know say I get you back. You for put am on for your side make we yarn for there. Achebe has always been a hero of mine simply because of his take on the Nigeria’s Civil War (aka Biafra War) doesn’t tow the party/dominant line of historical revisionism (Although I haven’t read her work yet, I believe Adichie shares the same perspective). The thing is that for most folks who are not Igbo or from the South Eastern part of Nigeria, the war does not register as a historical event and part of their personal history.I remember a friend in secondary school telling me how his father and uncle, had to cook food in hiding so that planes wouldn’t hone in on the fire from the wood burning. A bunch of my uncle’s colleaguesm (most of whom were Igbo) who moved to the US as refugees recounted how many of their families were on the verge of starving to death when the Nigerian military prevented aid and support to civilians. How can anyone ever forget that? There are still folks who have pictures of Odumegwu Ojukwu in uniform on their walls (even though I think of him as a spoilt brat, but that’s another story for another day).The other aspect of Achebe’s (and from what I can tell from the excerpt, Adichie’s) writing is that they write from a comprehensive view of post-colonial Nigeria (and in a few cases, other Sub-Saharan African countries) i.e. national identity, racialized/ethnicized/classist structures, the experiences of folks from his (my parent’s) generation who went to parochial/colonial schools in Nigeria and/or England (racism, classism, sexism etc) as well as theirs and our experiences of being of trying to juggle multiple identities as citizens of two or more countries.

Comment on TEDTalks Speech by Ngozi Chimamanda Adichie by Tauana

Tauana — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:19:27 +0000

The single story is daerugons because, you are not getting the full story. Hearing only half of a story makes you jump to conclusions that could be wrong. When someone hears half of a story, hearing only one point of view, that person will believe everything they heard without thinking. For example, I heard my mom say the dentist appointment was cancelled, without hearing my dad’s side of the conversation. When the time came for the “dentist” appointment, I told my dad it had been rescheduled and he believed me, I missed it because I had only heard one point of view. I missed my appointment due to a misunderstanding and not getting the other half of the information I needed to make a conclusion. Because I had heard only my mom’s story, I immediately believed it and jumped to a conclusion thinking that story was true for both parents. Hearing one point of view keeps the other half of the story unknown. You cannot assume something with an unfinished story. It leaves you clinging to false knowledge. When you hear one thing, you assume it’s like that for the rest. Words spread fast, truth comes slow. A single story, is like only reading the Old Testament. It leaves a cliffhanger yet to be read. Now, missing a dentist appointment is not a big deal. Although judging someone for what they’re not, is different. It happens all the time, but stays hidden among the rest of the world. Judging, misunderstanding, hearing only what wants to be heard; these are the dangers of a single story.

Comment on Bungee jumping off Bloukrans Bridge in Tsitsikamma, South Africa by Tai Chi Chuan w Gdyni

Tai Chi Chuan w Gdyni — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 22:44:36 +0000

Good article. Very well written

Comment on Bungee jumping off Bloukrans Bridge in Tsitsikamma, South Africa by googlepo

googlepo — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:10:23 +0000

It was a very interesting post thanks for writing it!

Comment on TEDTalks Speech by Ngozi Chimamanda Adichie by NG Okoro

NG Okoro — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:53:12 +0000

Very intelligent lady, sound speech. Cant believe I sat watching a 19-minute video!

Comment on Xhosa Face Painting by squinti

squinti — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 01:30:46 +0000

Yes, Hankeybillfred. Here’s the link to our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Squinti-African-Art/120881164690819

Comment on Xhosa Face Painting by hankeybillfred

hankeybillfred — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 02:52:05 +0000

do you have a fb fanpage

Comment on Xhosa Face Painting by squinti

squinti — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:11:18 +0000

Jamen, glad you found this helpful. I’ll be adding more posts shortly.

Comment on Bungee jumping off Bloukrans Bridge in Tsitsikamma, South Africa by Chandler

Chandler — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:30:25 +0000

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Comment on Xhosa Face Painting by Jamen

Jamen — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:41:48 +0000

I don’t know who you wrote this for but you hleped a brother out.