There are many females who wear locks here in the U.S. and in the Carribean Islands. People who practice Rastafarianism wear locks too. Some people don't like when it is called dread locks because the word dread was said to have been implemented by racist people who thought that locks were dreadful.

Maybe barak obama in the u.s. at least
They really want him to be the first black President here. That means alot!

You're right some anthropologists do exploit the lives of some indigenous African tribes but most of the time they have the permission to do so from these tribes. Let's not forget that they do the same thing in South America, and Australia. The reason why they do not censor the nudity in some of these films is because within these cultures, the nudity is not seen as offensive. The ideas associated with social darwinism has been discredited years ago and only the ignorant still accepts them. When anthropologists visit indigenous tribes they do so to learn about a world outside their own! I've seen alot of wonderful programs about Africa that compliments the arts and the beauty of the land. Wasn't Beyonce just in Nigeria back in September 06' singing the Nigerian National athem? Some people believe that civilization is all, but what is wrong so with being indigenous and in the same breathe what is so wrong with documenting their wonderful lives and teaching others about them as well? I took a Cultural Anthropology class and these tribes were never depicted in a negative light.

@ Babyosi, You are absolutely right. There is no way in hell that I would distance my man from his parents. I am actually the one who encourages him to be closer to them. I'm a very responsible and mature person and that's why he's with me. This is the same reason why I am with him. The only thing that his parents dislike about me is the fact that I am not Nigerian hands down. He and his parents get so caught up in thier individual everyday lives that they barely have enough time to spend with each other and I am the one who tries to urge my man to make time. I do have history of divorce in my family but does that mean that I would want the same for my own family? I am a woman, why would I want that?

No Americans do not feel that all Africans grunt. There are many celebrities that visit
Africa and come back to the States and exclaim about how lovely it is over there. Just to name a few, Will Smith, Jay Z, Oprah, and Angelina Jolie who practically lives in Africa! So what are you guys talking about? Whenever they talk about the negative aspects of Africa in encourages troubleshooting to urge donations, volunteers, and prevention programs for the wars, genocide, and poverty! Just because you guys are from Nigeria and never experienced starvation, famine or life long destitution, it does not mean that we should let the millions on starving women and child die from lack of food, shelter, and diseases because no one see's their suffering! I have a very good friend who is in Malawi right now volunteering her life for free! She went out there for 3 long months to build a school and teach English to 13 year old kids. She ended getting Malaria in the process and was very ill for a few weeks. Still, she is helping to make a difference and if the problems of Africa were not being broadcasted then no one would know when to help! Should they hide what's going on in Dafur, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia? Should they have kept the killings in Rwanda a secret? I know Nigerians are very proud people! Don't worry, I've seen many positive programs about your precious Nigeria too. I also like your movies! Very entertaining!

Hello I am new to this site although I have browsed through here a few times to read some of your discussions.

I'll admit that I have always been interested in Nigerian culture. I enjoy watching Nigerian movies, music videos, and concerts because your people reminds me so much of my own. The body language, the dancing, the socializing and the many of the values remind me alot of my own culture.

I have a major dilemma though. I am in a relationship and very much in love with a man who was born and raised in United States by Nigerian parents. I was born and raised in the United States by West Indian parents. My big problem is that his parents hate me because I'm not Nigerian and this really hurts me. When I say hello to his Mom she acts as though she never hears me. When I say hello to his father he at least tries to be mannerable but still makes it obvious that he is not really please with my presence. I am an educated, intelligent, hard working, beautiful woman and I feel that I deserve better treatment from them than that. My mother shows him respect when he greets her because she respects the fact that he is someone's son she expects the same treatment in return, for me because I am her daughter.

My mother told me that a few years ago, a Nigerian man called her a slave child. I find it hard to not believe that many Nigerians including my mate's parents may share this view. Am I mistaken when I say that my ancestors are your ancestors? Mothers, Fathers, Children, Aunts, Uncles, Sisters, Brothers, and Grandparents were all separated during the slave trade. Some were stolen and some got left behind. Interestingly enough, the same "Slave Children" fought for equality and freedom through the Rebellions that went on in the America's and the Carribean Islands. They gave their lives to free the black man from bondage makiing it possible for Nigerians and other Africans to go to the appropriate embassies, get their visas, come to the U.S, Britain, France, Holland etc,

Here in the United States I meet tons of African people working, opening businesses, attending colleges and universities, and sending money back home to their families. Seems like everyone wants to have their own American dream. The problem is, many Africans don't consider people like me to be sisters and brothers. Slave children like Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Jesse Jackson, and Marcus Garvey risked their lives so that the whole black race would no longer be looked at as inferior. They risked their lives so that the KKK and racist whites here in American would stop murdering black people simply because of the color of our skin.

The slave child is the reason why any African person has the priviledge and the liberty to migrate or even travel to the America's and Europe. I believe we all deserve a bit more respect. It's a shame that I am judged by my Love's parents simply because I am not Nigerian. I am very hurt, and angry. Can some please explain the logic behind this to me. ?I know more about Nigerian than he does. When I ask him a question about Nigeria he never knows. His parents did not even teach him Ibo. They did a very bad job of teaching him his culture and now they expect him to leave me for a Nigerian woman. Wow!

Hello I am new to this site although I have browsed through here a few times to read some of your discussions.

I'll admit that I have always been interested in Nigerian culture. I enjoy watching Nigerian movies, music videos, and concerts because your people reminds me so much of my own. The body language, the dancing, the socializing and the many of the values remind me alot of my own culture.

I have a major dilemma though. I am in a relationship and very much in love with a man who was born and raised in United States by Nigerian parents. I was born and raised in the United States by West Indian parents. My big problem is that his parents hate me because I'm not Nigerian and this really hurts me. When I say hello to his Mom she acts as though she never hears me. When I say hello to his father he at least tries to be mannerable but still makes it obvious that he is not really please with my presence. I am an educated, intelligent, hard working, beautiful woman and I feel that I deserve better treatment from them than that. My mother shows him respect when he greets her because she respects the fact that he is someone's son she expects the same treatment in return, for me because I am her daughter.

My mother told me that a few years ago, a Nigerian man called her a slave child. I find it hard to not believe that many Nigerians including my mate's parents may share this view. Am I mistaken when I say that my ancestors are your ancestors? Mothers, Fathers, Children, Aunts, Uncles, Sisters, Brothers, and Grandparents were all separated during the slave trade. Some were stolen and some got left behind. Interestingly enough, the same "Slave Children" fought for equality and freedom through the Rebellions that went on in the America's and the Carribean Islands. They gave their lives to free the black man from bondage makiing it possible for Nigerians and other Africans to go to the appropriate embassies, get their visas, come to the U.S, Britain, France, Holland etc,

Here in the United States I meet tons of African people working, opening businesses, attending colleges and universities, and sending money back home to their families. Seems like everyone wants to have their own American dream. The problem is, many Africans don't consider people like me to be sisters and brothers. Slave children like Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Jesse Jackson, and Marcus Garvey risked their lives so that the whole black race would no longer be looked at as inferior. They risked their lives so that the KKK and racist whites here in American would stop murdering black people simply because of the color of our skin.

The slave child is the reason why any African person has the priviledge and the liberty to migrate or even travel to the America's and Europe. I believe we all deserve a bit more respect. It's a shame that I am judged by my Love's parents simply because I am not Nigerian. I am very hurt, and angry. Can some please explain the logic behind this to me. ?I know more about Nigerian than he does. When I ask him a question about Nigeria he never knows. His parents did not even teach him Ibo. They did a very bad job of teaching him his culture and now they expect him to leave me for a Nigerian woman. Wow!