donbenedict:
See dis op, is it a black man dats kneelin down while proposin in the pic? Ode

You don't have to insult him to make your point(s).

nex:
I have noticed this trend all over Nigeria right now. Men who want to propose marriage to a woman kneel down to ask for the woman's hand in marriage. It has nothing to do with us, our way of life, or our culture, but is something that was transmitted from the Western world. The ladies especially have taken this seemingly romantic gesture from the Hollywood movies, and feel it is necessary for a man to kneel to them, especially in a public place, in order to get at least a positive answer.

What do you think about this? Is it simply a romantic stunt which men should go the extra length in showing, or is it now compulsory for an African man to kneel down when asking his beloved to marry him?

TheSonOfMark:
You don't have to insult him to make your point(s).

Kingsley1000:
Depends on what you are proposing with,if it's ring you have to..but if it's car,just fling the key,she ll be the one knelling

Kingsley1000:
Depends on what you are proposing with,if it's ring you have to..but if it's car,just fling the key,she ll be the one knelling

Kingsley1000:
Depends on what you are proposing with,if it's ring you have to..but if it's car,just fling the key,she ll be the one knelling

Blackett:
You see, I have a problem with you guys always complaining of Western culture this blah blah blah fvcking blah.

You claim to be African, and claim to be following African culture but you put on western clothing. You speak western language. You eat western food. You use western technology. You drive western cars. You listen to western music day and night. African musicians copy western style of music, and you dance. You use facebook, twitter and everything western. You even drink western medicine when ill.

But then, when it comes to romance, appreciating that special woman in your life and making her smile by proposing to her in a way she'll never forget, you hypocrites suddenly become africans?!

I'll propose to my woman the way I deem fit. It's only once in our life. She deserves to be proposed to, in a special way. If she's happy, I'm happy. If going down on my fvcking knee and scraping it and drawing blood is what would make her happy, I'll gladly do it. She means the world to me, and how I show my love and appreciation for her is actually none of anyone's business.

If you want to be a full african man, do not be hypocritical about it. Follow and imbibe the african culture, tradition, and way of life to the letter. . .

iAmCharis:
C'mon! The fact that we wear western clothes and all those stuffs doesn't mean we shouldn't be sensible enough to separate the chaff from the wheat.
I agree with your opinion though @topic.

Blackett:
What makes kneeling down to propose to the woman you claim to love, Chaff?

I guess you also use western CONDOMS, no?

50calibre:
Lool I discovered that shi*t too. Africans are so inferior in their thinking pattern, Hollywood movies are TV shows are doing a job of brainwashing Africans.

I don't have to propose kneeling down, kudos to those who do but I don't see myself doing that. The kneeling down thing is a western culture which is understandable given that white men are typically more effeminate, docile and subdued by their women.

However it's a sacrilege for a testosterone-filled black man like me to knee before a woman. Kneeing down to propose implies she's doing me a favour which is totally not the case.

The willingness to get married to that person is what matters, not the proposal.