Racism In Nigeria Than Outside Nigeria

Most people seem to turn their fingers toward white people when talking about racism and racists. We seem not to realise that in the real sense, white people are much fairer to us than our fellow black people.
  This brings me to the understanding that there is actual racism in Nigeria: but we don't see it as racism because we classify the behaviours into a wrong category.
  For example, some Yoruba families often would not let their daughters get into marriages with Igbo men, most Igbo families would not encourage an inter-marriage with the Huasas, most Hausa families would often not accept inter-marriages with either Yorubas or Igbos, and the same applies with the minorities in Nigeria: Even among the Igbos, there is this intense degree of tribal prejudice: for example, an Anambra man disregard an Owerri woman and might not want anything serious with her, worst still, there is this barbaric cultural practice that distinguish some certain tribes known as Osu in isolated margin (that's if i'm accurate).
  Many people are also refused or denied social opportunities for reason of their races or backgrounds, but we don't seem to mind these developments, we only accuse white people of racism when we're refused or denied some benefits.
  Now, talking about the grudges and ill-feelings, can we see that there's prejudice in Nigeria, and that we suffer racism from fellow Nigerians than from white people?

Is not really true because there is alot of marriages every month with people of different tribes in Nigeria; Mind u am not disregarding the fact that some form of discrimination doesn't happen but we are not the most racist.
The problem is lack of education, lack of innovation, sticking to old traditions that served as a purpose back then but does not have a place today, the traditional rulers being a catalyst to development, low level of law and order, intimidations at all levels, plain stupidity, and a lack of general vision from some people.
  I always say if America and Europe can do it by living together ethnically, racially, peacefully, and have a common value; then Nigeria and majority of Africa should and must live that way because it only makes us stonger and is also advantageous for the future generations. If we can copy all the bad things they made and implemented then we should be able to copy the good things and take it to a level even they never knew.

well i think me be 1 black 2 africa 3 nigerian 4 superman

1 whoever or one simply dnt understand what racism is!

your conviction or definition can only suit your context; na u sabi

they just dnt know!

talk is always cheap. be careful

talkin about ibo or hausa not lettin u marry their queen with your ulgy face not too sure if that measures up as racism because a real victim might shoot u

intermarriages does not represent the absence of racism or tribalism

Com'on, you can understand better than this. Well, most Nigerians mistake Racism for Tribalism, though. We only mind the primary definition of racism as something relating to white and black and we undermind some secondary definitions.
  Racism doesn't just consist of issues of colours, it deeply consist of matters among people of same colours but different back-ground of origin. For example, the German race, the Greek race, the Roman race, Jewish race etc.
  Tribalism consists of issues among people of same race, but different tribes. You can not say that the difference between the Ibos and the Housas is tribe, that would be wrong.  Let me enlighten you. Talking about Igbo for instance, it is a race of it's own, and in this race, there are tribes: therefore, if an Igbo person have prejudice with fellow Igbos for reason of his origin back-ground, such issue could be referred to as tribalism. But if an Igbo man is prejudiced against a Hausa man for reason of his origin, this is RACISM.
   Remember the twelve tribes of Israel? They were all born of one father, and yet, their offsprings were/are classified into tribes.
   Take some examples: An English man would accuse Germany of racism toward them, are they not all whites? Adolph Hitler was a racist toward Polish people, are they not whites?
   So, my dear, the problem in Nigeria is racism, not tribalism, tribalism is an issue among people of the same race. What about the Oduduwa race?

u think ? through ur slavery mentality! maybe, just maybe

hmm not too sure?

still me

god bless nigeria!

i'm not sure you read my post carefully, many nigerians are not willing to accept that there are many definitions for Race, much deeper that the issue of Black and White. I totally agree with the post that there is racism in nigeria than outside nigeria.

ITS LOGICAL THAT RACE IS NOT ONLY "BLACK AND WHITE" THERE ARE OTHER BRANCHES OF RACE.
FROM THE POSTER
 

I deliberately started this thread because i want to enlighten us on the knowledge of the category of the manner of discriminations in Nigeria. I know that most Nigerians call it TRIBALISM, but that's a big foul language, it's indeed RACISM. I once asked an Italian mate if the Italians and the Portuguese are same race, and his answer was interesting: "No way, we're entirely different race" he remarked.
  I've asked you guys questions which none has yet answered. The question is:
  If the difference between Igbos and Hausas is "TRIBE", what then is the difference between an Oweri man and an Enugu man?
   But apart from what you already think you know about Race, have you guys really seen the dictionary for the definition of RACE?
   The word race is not our language, it's European: it derived from the Italian word, RAZA (which means, Family breed or origin). The European would consider it stupid to say that all white people are one race.
   TRIBE could be defined as the social devision in which people of same race are categorized. Remember the 12 tribes of Israel even though they were born of one father.

i agree that there is racism in nigeria. and indeed in every nation on earth.

http://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-17201.0.html



but what i refuse to accept is that racism in nigeria is worse than that outside nigeria. nobody in nigeria ever converted another to a slave on grounds of his race. let no oyibo apologist come here to make us feel equated in guilt as they should be if they have conscience

So then, an English man and a Scottish man are from different races?

If it is that there is only racism and not tribalism, then I gather you are saying that there is no such thing as a tribe?

The Italian man you speak of may well see himself and a Portuguese person as belonging different races, but I doubt an English man will see himself as belonging to a different race from a Welsh man or even  French man.

Also If you asked that same man if he thought himself of a different race to other groups of Italians he may not see it the same way. It seems that tribe and race can be interchangeable on many levels.


This definition of tribe seems to also adequately describe what we refer the word to. Both definitions of tribe and race seem to fit as far as I can see.

1. A unit of sociopolitical organization consisting of a number of families, clans, or other groups who share a common ancestry and culture and among whom leadership is typically neither formalized nor permanent.
2. A political, ethnic, or ancestral division of ancient states and cultures, especially:a. Any of the three divisions of the ancient Romans, namely, the Latin, Sabine, and Etruscan.
b. Any of the 12 divisions of ancient Israel.
c. A phyle of ancient Greece.
3. A group of people sharing an occupation, interest, or habit: a tribe of graduate students.
4. Informal A large family.
5. Biology A taxonomic category placed between a subfamily and a genus or between a suborder and a family and usually containing several genera.

Oh so if a Londoner doesn't like people from Newcastle, that would be tribalism? ok.

Arent there some tribes in Nigeria who all came  out from  the Benin Kingdom  (excuse my History) ? Just like the twelve tribes who came out of Isreal, are these not now tribes in today's Nigeria?

If an Englishmen does not like an African man because of the colour of his skin, or ethnic origin, what would that be?

Ok no need to get hot under the collar.

Yes, I am in England and an English man will see himself as the same race as a Russian man and a German, but he will see himself as a different nationality (geographically). We have forms that set out racial classifications, a White Scottish person will be classified as being of the same race as an English man, so you may have White English, White Irish, White Welsh, Australian etc, the term "white " refering to their race.  Here, having a different nationality doesnt change the race of a person.


Do you think your Italian friend will find himself of a different race to other Italians, because you are suggesting that Nigerians are of a different race to eachother. I doubt if you would find an Englishman who would consider himself of a different race to other Englishmen.


Even the English royal Family is German, I highly doubt anyone sees them as a different race to the English, well maybe we should start, lol
If you say there is a German is a race, English race, French race, are we the  Nigerian race?

Why is there no such thing as Nigerian race?

I was born and raised in England and around Whites, Blacks and Asians, trust me, an English and Irish person see themselves as being of  the same race. Most people in England know that the royal family is German and we don't see them as being of a different race to an English person. An English and Scottish person  see themselves as both White one may be Gaelic and one  English, but they wont really say  they are of a different race.


Have a look.
http://www.civeng.ucl.ac.uk/vacancies/pdf/EO_Classification_Form.pdf

Com'on, you can understand better than this. Well, most Nigerians mistake Racism for Tribalism, though. We only mind the primary definition of racism as something relating to white and black and we undermind some secondary definitions.
  Racism doesn't just consist of issues of colours, it deeply consist of matters among people of same colours but different back-ground of origin. For example, the German race, the Greek race, the Roman race, Jewish race etc.
  Tribalism consists of issues among people of same race, but different tribes. You can not say that the difference between the Ibos and the Housas is tribe, that would be wrong.  Let me enlighten you. Talking about Igbo for instance, it is a race of it's own, and in this race, there are tribes: therefore, if an Igbo person have prejudice with fellow Igbos for reason of his origin back-ground, such issue could be referred to as tribalism. But if an Igbo man is prejudiced against a Hausa man for reason of his origin, this is RACISM.
   Remember the twelve tribes of Israel? They were all born of one father, and yet, their offsprings were/are classified into tribes.
   Take some examples: An English man would accuse Germany of racism toward them, are they not all whites? Adolph Hitler was a racist toward Polish people, are they not whites?
   So, my dear, the problem in Nigeria is racism, not tribalism, tribalism is an issue among people of the same race. What about the Oduduwa race?