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Poll: A Nigerian father would've hurt Obama's campaign badly because of bad imageTrue: 42% (3 votes)False: 42% (3 votes) Not sure: 14% (1 vote) This poll has ended |
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Obama From A Cultural Perspective by PepERSprAY: 3:26pm On Oct 30, 2008 |
With the bad image trailing Nigeria, do you think Obama would have come this far in American politics if his father was Nigerian?. How will the American populace characterize him if his roots are traced to Nigeria. It wouldn't be so difficult for them to get a background information from google because they will quickly pull up tribal wars among Nigerians washing their dirty linen in public especially in Nairaland. Which tribe in Nigeria will most likely hurt or help his image? |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by PepERSprAY: 3:28pm On Oct 30, 2008 |
I'd say Ibibio/Efik and Uneme will help him better but Hausa will hurt his political career the most. |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by spikedcylinder: 4:23pm On Oct 30, 2008 |
I'm waiting for the sledge hammers. . . . |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by AloyEmeka9: 5:11pm On Oct 30, 2008 |
I'd say Ibibio/Efik and Uneme will help him better but Hausa will hurt his political career the most.Why would Hausa hurt him any more than Yoruba or Igbo?. |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by PepERSprAY: 10:59pm On Oct 30, 2008 |
Why would Hausa hurt him any more than Yoruba or Igbo?.They support Os Bin La |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by Nobody: 11:14pm On Oct 30, 2008 |
PepERSprAY:Since when? |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by PepERSprAY: 11:16pm On Oct 30, 2008 |
Since when?Na 2 day? |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by Nobody: 11:17pm On Oct 30, 2008 |
Since when na? Or is it because majority of them are muslims |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by PepERSprAY: 11:24pm On Oct 30, 2008 |
Since when na? Or is it because majority of them are muslimsSince after 9/11. Obama wouldn't have made it this far if his father was Hausa. |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by Nobody: 11:28pm On Oct 30, 2008 |
PepERSprAY:Still don't think that they follow Osama o |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by PepERSprAY: 11:38pm On Oct 30, 2008 |
Still don't think that they follow Osama oThey did clap for him, praise him and put up his posters in their kiosks. many home grown Nigerian terrorists are Hausas, so what else do you need? |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by Nobody: 11:41pm On Oct 30, 2008 |
PepERSprAY:If that is so, that does not speak for hausas as a whole, just because some men did so and so the rest obviously do the same? Hmmm. This is even the first time I'm hearing this sha. Plus, how do you know about them clapping, praising etc |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by PepERSprAY: 11:43pm On Oct 30, 2008 |
Plus, how do you know about them clapping, praising etcAmebo, you want to put in trouble with that jinxing jewish hausa heiress? |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by Nobody: 11:58pm On Oct 30, 2008 |
Mrs pepper, you have not answered my questions o |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by PepERSprAY: 12:02am On Oct 31, 2008 |
Mrs pepper, you have not answered my questions oWhich questions? Do you think Obama would've made it to this point if his father was Nigerian considering our bad name? |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by Nobody: 12:07am On Oct 31, 2008 |
These questions: Just because some men did so and so the rest obviously do the same? and Plus, how do you know about them clapping, praising etc PepERSprAY:Only if they are ignorant enough to think that one bad egg in the basket means that the rest are also bad. So If I am a murderer, you are also a murderer because you are also a nigerian abi? When voting, I believe that the majority taking part are intelligent enough to know not everyone is necessarily the same when it comes to a country. Speaking of Nigerians, what has tribes got to do it? |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by JJYOU: 12:11am On Oct 31, 2008 |
ibkaye: this is not a case of one bad egg but too many bad eggs. as for your what has tribes got to do it? being nigerian, you know tribe has to do with almost everything. don't you see it even here in NL? PepERSprAY:there is no way the american media would not have found one bad thing or the other about extended members of his family |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by PepERSprAY: 12:12am On Oct 31, 2008 |
Only if they are ignorant enough to think that one bad egg in the basket means that the rest are also bad.They are that ignorant. Majority of them.
Sorry, thats the way Americans think. Speaking of Nigerians, what has tribes got to do it?The media will do a background documentary on him, his tribe and his political rivals will surely characterize him if his fathers people have issues. |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by KarmaMod(f): 12:14am On Oct 31, 2008 |
Since after 9/11. Obama wouldn't have made it this far if his father was Hausa. This doesnt make sense seeing that his father was a Muslim |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by Nobody: 12:14am On Oct 31, 2008 |
JJYOU:Still does not matter, whether 'one' or 'many', there's a huge difference when we are talking about 'every' The vote is not being held in Nigeria, but the USA, I doubt the majority of Americans voting are aware of the tribal stereotypes hovering around in naija |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by PepERSprAY: 12:16am On Oct 31, 2008 |
The vote is not being held in Nigeria, but the USA, I doubt the majority of Americans voting are aware of the tribal stereotypes hovering around in naijaThey already knoow Nigeria and 419 and typing Nigeria alone on google will bring tribal threads from nairaland to the offshore and that will surely be an easy read. |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by Nobody: 12:18am On Oct 31, 2008 |
PepERSprAY:Kind of sad to see people thinking like that, If they do |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by PepERSprAY: 12:20am On Oct 31, 2008 |
This doesnt make sense seeing that his father was a MuslimDid I say anything about Islam? |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by PepERSprAY: 12:21am On Oct 31, 2008 |
Kind of sad to see people thinking like that, If they doThat's how they reason here. Don't Nigerians reason alike? |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by KarmaMod(f): 12:22am On Oct 31, 2008 |
PepERSprAY: why else would you mention The Hausas? |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by JJYOU: 12:23am On Oct 31, 2008 |
ibkaye:you need to know how the western media work to understand how easy it is for these issues to take centre stage. dont forget this part of the world relies heavily on the broadcast news as if their lives depend on it. remember when an igbo man was trying to become a pope? every news media i watched where in his village looking for old school friends and who ever. that was just a pope let alone US presidency. the world is getting smaller |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by Nobody: 12:24am On Oct 31, 2008 |
JJYOU:Lol |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by PepERSprAY: 12:37am On Oct 31, 2008 |
remember when an igbo man was trying to become a pope? every news media i watched where in his village looking for old school friends and who ever. that was just a pope let alone US presidency. the world is getting smallerThey will unearth Nigeria mostly because it has always been a place of interest. we have more negatives than positives. |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by affee(f): 1:03am On Oct 31, 2008 |
ibkaye:Ib dear, I witnessed it myself, Osama is a hero to them because he killed a lot of kafuri (unbelievers) in his jihad. I lived in the north so I know what I'm talking about |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by JJYOU: 2:50am On Oct 31, 2008 |
affee:[/b]i definately saw this on BBc news by their nigerian correspondent then |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by AloyEmeka9: 7:16am On Oct 31, 2008 |
Ib dear, I witnessed it myself, Osama is a hero to them because he killed a lot of kafuri (unbelivers) in his jihad. True but that was a small group of uninformed citizens. You can find same among other tribes and even inside the United States. |
Re: Obama From A Cultural Perspective by AloyEmeka9: 7:28am On Oct 31, 2008 |
This question is thought provoking. I've thought about it over and over and somewhere lies a little fear within that Obama wouldn't have come this far if his dad was Nigerian. Advance fee fraud is a big burden on Nigeria. |
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