TouchRight:
They know better

HellVictorinho:

I am not a fourth class citizen!!!!!!
Furthermore, I don't gain anything from masquerades so I don't think they should exist!!!!
Why should I also believe that any religion is my essence
Why should I do what my ancestors did when it doesn't make sense??
Why do you think anyone that doesn't practise baseless traditions is misinformed
Do you think I give a damn about the lifestyles of the white people
All blacks are not the same!!!!!
All blacks don't have the same reasoning!!!!!!!!

thundafire:
blaming the white wen our black leaders are useless is absolutely absurd. We are in 21st century and we can't blame the past always. British were very brutal with the Americans and Scottish yet they are very developed with a right thinking attitude.

Originalsly:
One of the poorest countries in the world is Haiti... (why is another story). If you believe Nigeria is sooo hard... try Haiti. Regardless of what the world says or believe.... a Hatian will proudly tell you he is Hatian... and he will hold on to his culture wherever he is. The ones who practice voodoo will not hesitate to let you know.... they are proud and maintain their culture. Jamaicans another example... they hardly ever compromise....they will speak their "pidgin" and you are expected to understand or ask for interpretation.... while we will form half baked accents. If we are not proud of ourselves as individuals... how can we be proud of our culture.... let alone artifacts? What have we done with our historical slave trade sites?.... what have the Ghanians done with theirs?
Masquerade we want to erase from our culture.... but let's promote and embrace Halloween. Why?...... INFERIORITY COMPLEX.

Sunky200:



so why do you feel offended when Africans heritage is being discussed cos I don't understand your you or are you telling me Africa and Africans is at per with other continents?

Godpikin4real:
A white man once told me "He's more African dan I am". Up till date, I still wonder what he means by dat. Also, this post reminds me of him.

ethicallyright:
The first week of this year has produced stories with diverse themes , hopeful and thought-provoking news contents and revealing current affairs nuggets.

Few of these captivating pieces of information have made it to the front page of Africa's largest Internet forum, Nairaland. One of the trending media content that got to the front page was that of a cultural masquerade who relieved himself of his traditional duty after a convincing sermon by a young christian lady.

From twitter retweets by conservatives to Facebook timelines of Pan-Africans and even in the Nairaland thread provided immediately after this paragraph, there has been a battle of wits between citizens who believe the Nigerian culture of masquerading has outlived its importance and those who find pride in the ways of their ancestors who came before them.

https://www.nairaland.com/6344670/lady-converts-masquerader-christianity-makes

The purpose of this thread is anything but an argument. This thread simply reveals, with concrete evidence, what multinationals and foreigners think about our masquerades and masks.

tutudesz:

Just imagine with various tribes across Nigeria, we could've been earning sweet foreign exchange running into billions of dollars yearly.

mansakhalifa:
You want to know why?

It is simply because Nigeria is home to some of the most inferior Africans that you will ever find anywhere on this bloody Earth.
Like my father would always say: they want to be more 'white' than the 'white man' himself.

We were thoroughly colonized. Why do a lot of Nigerians try to speak with a "foreign accent" for instance?

Nigerians are messed up like that.

My opinion.

mansakhalifa:
You want to know why?

It is simply because Nigeria is home to some of the most inferior Africans that you will ever find anywhere on this bloody Earth.
Like my father would always say: they want to be more 'white' than the 'white man' himself.

We were thoroughly colonized. Why do a lot of Nigerians try to speak with a "foreign accent" for instance?

Nigerians are messed up like that.

My opinion.

Ajsmart:
Because the average Nigerian is a stupid, easily brainwashed religious slowpoke who will hand over his/her birthright for anything foreign (though inferior). As a matter of fact, you can never convince the average Nigerian that she/he’s actually smarter, civilised and more spiritual than a white man so the whiteman/woman continues to enslave him/her perpetually since he/she enjoys staying low.

sadiqsalau888:
Africans should learn from china and India

1Sharon:


You do know Scots are British right?

thundafire:
they are not. They are fighting for their independence and have voted to be in the EU

Rossintii:


We are only good at attacking ''our leaders'' and demanding they ''Be like China'' etc.

But you cannot ''be like China'' if you have racial inferiority complex. If you use European languages with no plans to indigenize your lingua franca. If you adhere to European religions with no plans to develop or adopt your own ancient religions and philosophies. If you automatically prefer foreign manufactured goods to your own. If you are afraid to confront white nations or challenge them in any way, including technological prowess, seeing them as the unreachable ideal or 'ultimate'.

To be like China, you must THINK like China.

You cannot develop from a mental position of inferiority. Only from a mental position of equality, or even superiority.

BELIEVE you are equally as capable and competent as any race on Earth, and THEN you will get there. NOT BEFORE, because it is THOUGHTS that create reality.