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Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by Octaves(m): 10:14pm On Jun 02, 2015 |
B4 they came, most ppl werent even wearing clothes. elantraceey: 1 Like |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by ukata16(m): 10:15pm On Jun 02, 2015 |
Baby shower! WTF is that? Now our women are doing it more than oyibo |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by piagetskinner(m): 10:32pm On Jun 02, 2015 |
Dressing shoddy...esp in ways that exposes part of the body..ladies wearing cleavage revealing outfits,tight leggins that shows the countour of the hips an buttocks, Guys wearing saggy pants, wearing ear studs,tattoos and braided hair# |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by UyiIredia(m): 10:35pm On Jun 02, 2015 |
There have been positives gained from the Western culture but these are negatives for me. LGBT rights: LGBT's are absurd to me so giving them certain rights heterosexuals have is something I dislike. Pornography: It spoils kids, can be addictive, trivialises and gives false impression of s€x, encourages promiscuity all the while hijacking a person's sexual instinct for money. If prostitution is an open gutter, porn is the sewage waste flowing out on the streets. Suits in workplace: Africa is hot and power generation is a problem so suits can be uncomfortable. Besides they native wears should be allowed too it's our culture and we should promote it. Undue materialism: The spread of atheism counts among this but more importantly is the tendency for whites to_I'm not sure how to put it_NOT be content. Several cultures including African, Aztec culture in South America, the Chinese in Asia and the Aborigines in Australia reached a way of living and a level of technology and were satisfied with that and stabilized. But once the West found science, it didn't stop. Science has indeed been of benefit but along the way the Aztecs were almost wiped out, Africans enslaved, Aborigines made strangers in their homeland etc. It is not entirely true that quality of life is made better by more material comforts, it is possible that quality living is a state of peace with oneself and one's condition despite how horrible it is. Maybe it's because of this many in the West pay lip service_as I see it_to Eastern philosophies like Buddhism. 1 Like |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by SPAGGYYY(f): 11:20pm On Jun 02, 2015 |
chiedu7:neither is it western |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by Nobody: 12:11am On Jun 03, 2015 |
Sapphire86: Y do u ppl ave problem with equality in marriage? Wat is it u want? Dictatorship? |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by africandictator(m): 12:18am On Jun 03, 2015 |
white wedding what the Bleep! 1 Like |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by Nobody: 12:18am On Jun 03, 2015 |
piagetskinner: Lmaooo.....hypocrites. africans dressed worse than this back in the days. Oyinbo man brought clothes. Educate urself pls. Go check ur brothers and sisters in central africa, that was how ur great great great grand parents dressed |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by bigsmoke2(m): 12:39am On Jun 03, 2015 |
Wearing suit inside hot sun 2 Likes |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by cjplainstrip: 5:45am On Jun 03, 2015 |
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Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by Sapphire86(f): 6:36am On Jun 03, 2015 |
netizenbuzz: Gawd.... did u understand my statement before quoting me? I was talking about gays!!!! |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by Ihuomadinihu: 6:59am On Jun 03, 2015 |
netizenbuzz:Oyibos didn't bring any clothes,rather they brought Western clothes and influenced African clothes. Prior to the coming of oyibos, Africans had their wrappers but they exposed their bodies. Oyibos thought Africans dressed indecently and decided to bring western clothes. We had Dashiki,Akwaete,aso oke etc but they brought Ankara to West Africa. 1 Like |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by Ihuomadinihu: 7:06am On Jun 03, 2015 |
piagetskinner:Africans were wearing Jewerlies, doing both permanent and temporary tatoos before Western civilization. African men were braiding and growing their hair. Igbo women for example,were wearing Mohawks. These things are already found in African cultures apart from sagging pants. The problem is that Africans practice the Western form of these things like getting the Western tatoo in place of indigenious tatoos. 1 Like |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by Ihuomadinihu: 7:22am On Jun 03, 2015 |
Aystarz:Depends on how you define Feminism. I can only speak for Igbos....there were Female labour groups that fought for women rights and priviledges. Besides, there was n't any need for feminism cos subjugation of women started with Western civilization. 1 Like |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by Ihuomadinihu: 7:29am On Jun 03, 2015 |
starlingbawa:Contrary to that,only the rich men that could afford multiple wives or people that could not have kids through one wife were the ones that married numerous wives. What will a poor farmer with a small farmland be doing with more than one wife? |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by Ihuomadinihu: 7:59am On Jun 03, 2015 |
Godfullsam:Actually, Trouser is not a Western culture but a Middle Eastern and Asian culture. Trouser were probably made for horse riding and it was worn by both Men and Women. When trouser entered the Western world,it was considered ''unmanly'' so women only wore trouser. At some point,the dynamics changed and men only started wearing trouser. The beautiful thing about culture is that you can borrow it and interprete it in a way it suits you. That being said, Western culture is not homogenous,it borrows heavily from others. Therefore,any cloth item can be borrowed by Africans and interpreted accordingly. Africans had their own makeup made from materials surrondings them. Some of these materials are Charcoal,clay,Cam wood, oil etc. White men only brought Western lifestyle,technology and language. Africans had their own lives before Western people came. 1 Like |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by starlingbawa(m): 8:26am On Jun 03, 2015 |
Ihuomadinihu: By all admission you MIGHT have a great point there. But the FACT remains, the BOTTLENECK associated with the advent of the coming of Christianity wasn't a necessary burden associated with the African man prior, and I'm SURE you'd agree? |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by Ihuomadinihu: 8:34am On Jun 03, 2015 |
starlingbawa:African men were not entirely polygamous nor monogamous. Marrying more women depended on your purse size and capacity and and not culture. That being said,Western culture did not soley impose monogamy on Africans cos it was in place before Christianity. |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by starlingbawa(m): 8:45am On Jun 03, 2015 |
Ihuomadinihu: This is an Open Forum where we all share ideas and learn from one another. Honestly, what you have just opined is 'ERRONEOUSLY' misleading. Are you saying in CLEAR TERMS now that TRADITIONALLY and CULTURALLY Monogamy was the accepted way of life for Africans before the coming of the white man? NO! That's very incorrect! Back then, it was a choice to either be Monogamous or Polygamous in nature with the later being firmly entrenched and deeply rooted in the African culture. Please check again and verify your facts... Cheers!!! |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by Ihuomadinihu: 8:54am On Jun 03, 2015 |
starlingbawa:You read my comment but couldn't understand my point? Did i say that men were not allowed to be polygamous?? My stand is that men were allowed to be Monogamous as well as polygamous depending on one's financial means. You already aggreed it was a choice and not ''Compulsory or Mandatory'', i don't know what you are ranting about! You make it seem like polygamy was the only accepted way of marriage. No! Monogamy was not introduced by the white men rather they made it mandatory. Before the white men, you had to make your choice and live with it. |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by Mariojane(f): 9:01am On Jun 03, 2015 |
sexymoma:lolz no vex |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by lolly2pops: 9:20am On Jun 03, 2015 |
elantraceey: Africans used to wear nothing as far as remember. They would only cover their boobs and privates with animal skin and leaves. |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by lolly2pops: 9:29am On Jun 03, 2015 |
The fact that being fair skin toned is regarded as being beautiful and superior. The black mind is so enslaved it makes me sad. Here on Nairaland it is shocking to find that reviews on pictures of light skinned women are more positive than reviews on dark skinned women. People should be embarrassed for having this kind of mentality and for blaming whities for our misery. It is a total setback to the African race. B 2 Likes |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by starlingbawa(m): 9:30am On Jun 03, 2015 |
Ihuomadinihu: I'm NOT comfortable with your usage of certain words and since I DON'T engage in brawls here on Nairaland, I think it is MEANINGLESS to continue the discuss at this juncture. I'm out! 2 Likes |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by lolly2pops: 9:33am On Jun 03, 2015 |
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Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by Ihuomadinihu: 9:39am On Jun 03, 2015 |
starlingbawa:What words? I made my point...you can take it or leave it. Both Polygamy and Monogamy were here before any white man. |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by Ihuomadinihu: 10:00am On Jun 03, 2015 |
[quote author=lolly2pops post=34375406][/quote] Historically,the segregation on Africans with dark complexion started during the trans atlantic slave trade. In slave plantations,white men considered Light skin tones pretty and decided to make a demarcation by making them house servants,while dark skin tones were left in the plantations. The white man is culturally prejudiced when it comes to dark skin tones. Light skin and mixed race were treated well. Additionally, people with wavy hair were said to have good hair while others were considered to have negro hair,kinky and nappy hair. With time,such inferiority complex diffussed into Africa,and people began to consider light skin more beautiful and closer to the white race. Similarly, thin lips,straight nose,light eyes, slim body was considered to be closer to the white race as oppossed to broad features. The same complex led to the invention of Hair relaxers and Weaves (that is not to say that Africans didn't strenghten their hair in the past). It's all about divide and rule. Black Americans are the major victims here. They argue over light vs dark skin, skinny vs curvy, natural hair vs straight hair, natural locs vs false locs,etc. Recently,these complexes have penetrated West Africa esp Nigeria. 1 Like |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by frrank(m): 10:35am On Jun 03, 2015 |
Velocitron: I like all your comment, but this. Please... |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by lolly2pops: 10:41am On Jun 03, 2015 |
Ihuomadinihu: This enslavement is disgusting considering that our people do not influence the western culture and values as much as we cherish their ways. It is factual that the whites have succeeded in making the black race inferior unless we change and redeem ourselves. We need total cleansing. |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by piagetskinner(m): 11:21am On Jun 03, 2015 |
netizenbuzz:And who doesn't know the whites brought clothes?...I am talking about the morale decadence that has crept into our culture as a result of being incorporated by the west. the pygmies, hottentots who live in the central african region are still known for not wearing clothes. I'm talking about the motive for which these actions are made and ure talking another thing...read and comprehend before quoting#capish |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by Nobody: 1:17pm On Jun 03, 2015 |
Re: Adopted Western Culture That You Dislike. by Nobody: 1:20pm On Jun 03, 2015 |
netizenbuzz: Exactly, I was surprised to see many people saying the same thing. At best, women and men were practically naked with loin cloths on their waists, until the Christian missionaries said it was barbaric and sinful. 1 Like |
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