nnokwa042:
not racism if a Yoruba who his mum is an igbo woman and wants to contest for governor of lagos and put his names as chukwuemeka ogunbiyi no yoruba person will vote him

Guy you hit it and Nigerians are shouting racism why there own is worst on earth

d ton make no head

d tin make no head

When they tell you guys to stay back in your country, u will be complaining of racism. They don't want you. Come back here, let's fix our mess here!

possibilita:
hilarious

No mind those Brazilians jare, you go see their names wey go long like something wey dem dey use do menstruation

food for thought: Do we even register new born babies in Nigeria? Do we keep record of births and deaths?

confy35:
When they tell you guys to stay back in your country, u will be complaining of racism. They don't want you. Come back here, let's fix our mess here!

Sharrap dia...!! who told you that they're immigrants. A lot of African Brazilians are descendants of Atlantic slavery. So where the fuvk are they coming back to..

Cizinho Afreeka (Africa) as a name? See this yoruba guy and his Ethiopian partner o.

tpiah01:


seems Foluke means surrendered into the hands of God, therefore the literal translation into Portuguese would be Rendeu-se nas maos de Deus (from google).

They can try contracting it into a name since the meaning can also be expressed in their native Portuguese.

Now you put it like that, it could definitely work!

What I've deduced from the story is that they want to assert an African identity. Afro-Brazilians have had their culture suppressed since their arrival in the 1500s. This has continued to the present day and they've mostly been marginalised, contemporaneously with a white migration policy (also adopted by the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa) to help sustain their marginalisation. This has had all kinds of consequences such as miscegenation (mixed marriages and offspring), to help breed out their 'blackness'. In response a small group of Afrocentric Brazilians are reasserting the African identity which has been robbed/attenuated by their oppressors. This is what makes this story very political.

Can any yoruba person here kindly tell me the meaning of Foluke?.

seyema:
Racism everywhere, may God help us

just as you have Tribalism in Nigeria!! Racism/Tribalism/ Nepotism Everywhere

chocolateme:
Hmm..
Since Foluke was rejected, why not christen her "Luke Fo" at least let her start with "Luke" from the bible, and "Fo" from the Chinese then when she grows up, she can sue them alongside her parents for misspelling, defamation and inappropriate manipulation of her name and on that ground demand for correction in her nomenclature. Period!

and you think you just made sense up there abi? smfh

ChinonsoDike2:
Black people cry about racism wayyy too much. Give it a rest.

It's very easy to say that until you've been through it personally or you've seen it happen to someone close to you. Racism is real and horrible. I've heard of a white woman who named her child DANGER! but guess what? was she stopped? nope, rather it was thought as a little bit funny, silly light hearted, nothing serious. Let it be a black person and watch people's reactions
Next time don't judge something you don't understand

Na wa o. Moderator make una borrow am name now

hunkydory:
Can any yoruba person here kindly tell me the meaning of Foluke?.

it means come make we fok

hunkydory:
Can any yoruba person here kindly tell me the meaning of Foluke?.

Means I surrender this child in the hands of God, to care for.
Meaning the parents are acknowledging that they can only do a bit in taking care of the child and calling upon God to do all the caring.

ChinonsoDike2:
Black people cry about racism wayyy too much. Give it a rest.

This is not black ppl crying racism; it is blatant racist. As long as a name is not offensive, it is a fundamental right of parents to give their child whatever name they so desire. Brazil is a corrupt racist shit hole not fair to blacks....

Those Western butt-licking jackasses. See correct family na, with thoughtful intentions.

A country where they name their child after anything! Go Sao Paulo and hear how many Kennedy (after US presido), Washington, Berlin sef...and hear how ppphucked up it sounds in 'Brasileiro'

Porra mesmo!!

nnokwa042:
not racism if a Yoruba who his mum is an igbo woman and wants to contest for governor of lagos and put his names as chukwuemeka ogunbiyi no yoruba person will vote him

This is definitely not true. People will not vote for him only if he is 'Biyi Chukwuemeka

ritahot:


It has nothing to do with racism!. The name made no sense at all!!. In Nigeria do they make any sense the way the act?

read your personal text a million times, over and over again and try to memorize it so that when next your fingers are itching you to type rubbish you can slap yourself in the brain to jump-start it, you hear?

tpiah01:



if that's their law (I dont know though), then the parents should make the child's name sound more Portuguese.

I dont see anything to fight over.

I don't know, but I also doubt it's enshrined in law for the authorities to discriminate on what names they approve of. It's likely just systemic bias, which can also subtly be used to deny a person a job, scholarship, promotion based on their names or heritage. It is well documented how in many countries, people are denied opportunities solely because of name or ethnic background. Even the English do it to the Welsh and Irish.

Even if it is law, laws and constitutional amendments are made when people fight for changes. If the law is unfair, there is provision in most countries to change it, and most changes have started with one individual deciding not to accept status quo.

MissGdope:

and you think you just made sense up there abi? smfh

snd I've been waiting for what you have to say that makes sense till now but nothing yet all because being a Winner and Sinner is difficult, you have nothing to contribute and still chase the tail of someone that came forward weda making sense or not..

confy35:
When they tell you guys to stay back in your country, u will be complaining of racism. They don't want you. Come back here, let's fix our mess here!

lol. you don't get it. You should read up the connection between yoruba and Brazil. ..It got nothing to do with "stay back in your country"

Rekeb:

This is definitely not true. People will not vote for him only if he is 'Biyi Chukwuemeka

you never know tribalism in Nigeria is worst in the world

chocolateme:
snd I've been waiting for what you have to say that makes sense till now but nothing yet all because being a Winner and Sinner is difficult, you have nothing to contribute and still chase the tail of someone that came forward weda making sense or not..

you're still not making any sense

nextstep:


I don't know, but I also doubt it's enshrined in law for the authorities to discriminate on what names they approve of. It's likely just systemic bias, which can also subtly be used to deny a person a job, scholarship, promotion based on their names or heritage. It is well documented how in many countries, people are denied opportunities solely because of name or ethnic background. Even the English do it to the Welsh and Irish.

Even if it is law, laws and constitutional amendments are made when people fight for changes. If the law is unfair, there is provision in most countries to change it, and most changes have started with one individual deciding not to accept status quo.

I don't believe the story abeg, bloggers can write any thing to get traffic, how about immigrants, must they give their children Portuguese names.

MissGdope:

you're still not making any sense

what makes sense is that you keep forcefully associating yourself with someone that doesn't make sense at all, what does that make you? Lol.. Of all the senseless persons to disturb on nairaland here, it is chocolateme.. Ama m na Ike dikwa gi?
Anyway, it's alright. For decades now, no female has glorified my posts with any quote. So dear Uwc.

chocolateme:
what makes sense is that you keep forcefully associating yourself with someone that doesn't make sense at all, what does that make you? Lol.. Of all the senseless persons to disturb on nairaland here, it is chocolateme.. Ama m na Ike dikwa gi?
Anyway, it's alright. For decades now, no female has glorified my posts with any quote. So dear Uwc.

wtf are you on about? who's associated with who? oh please! @bolded, whatever I can't understand, can't hurt me so next time use ENGLISH.
Btw, I don't check the name or gender of the person I quote on here cos I honestly don't give a damn. You say something senseless, I will quote you and tell you. end of
You're welcome

MissGdope:

wtf are you on about? who's associated with who? oh please! @bolded, whatever I can't understand, can't hurt me so next time use ENGLISH.
Btw, I don't check the name or gender of the person I quote on here cos I honestly don't give a damn. You say something senseless, I will quote you and tell you. end of
You're welcome

lol miss quote.. Nice job u gat here.. Onye m.. Lara m azu.. Ichoro imem 30,, mana m ga eme gi 40. Apasa m n' ogbe. Nne na akozikwa tuuu.

augster:
Racists!

never say that do u kno what it means in language my name is a very sweet igbo name but is i turn it to hausa na u go run comotcomot

chocolateme:
lol miss quote.. Nice job u gat here.. Onye m.. Lara m azu.. Ichoro imem 30,, mana m ga eme gi 40. Apasa m n' ogbe. Nne na akozikwa tuuu.

you might as well be typing gibberish cos this is incomprehensible to me and therefore has no effect.
but just so you know you're not the only one who can speak their language. Heres a message from me to you:
ewobi no ma ma! ugha zagha vbe agbon. No ma ren n'egbere