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are we reading the same bible?

have you even read what you have posted from the bible, from start to finish?

if u want help in understadning the bible, i can help, one rule is you cant take anything out of context.

U tried sha tho, lets hope u dont fool people with your ignorance.

personally i wouldnt get one, seen too many tattoo's that have not been done properly.

however, i do appreciate the look of them, i watch la-ink and miami-ink, the artwork is incredible and the colour, wow

i think there is a fine line between a good tat and a tacky one,

referring to someone as half-caste is offensive, u may not see anything wrong with the phrase, but it may offend other people who are reading this forum.

uzoo:
hi y'all,

i just gained a whooping 11kg in less than 3months from last december,most of the fat is in my abodem(tummy) and thighs, i do work out 2hrs a day 3 times a week and i just started watching my calorie in take a week ago .i weighed my self recently and just discovered i lost only 2kg in a space of 3 weeks.(slow huh?)
now the real problem is , i have a wedding to attend next month and the dress i picked for it doesnt fit anymore, i used to be a size 12 now i'm almost approaching size 16.
any ideas on how to increase this weight loss , say, 2kg a week?

keep up with what your doing, remember muscle weighs more than fat, and you may be becoming leaner but your turning your fat into muscle, which shows up on the scales hence only losing 2kg.
As long as your not starving yourself, eating a balanced mean with fruit and veg and exercising than u will lose weight.

2007 MR Nigeria. . . . Ikenna bryan okwara

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4Him:
A little stereotype isnt bad. When i'm in the north i cross to the other side of the street when i come anywhere close to a market full of mallams.
Am i being racist?

what is a mallam?

4 Play:
You are using extremes as examples of prejudice.Prejudice could easily manifest itself in the form of:

1) A lot of black people are thieves
2) A lot of men in parks are pedophiles

1) a lot of black people are theives, so i will cross the road when i see a black person.
2) a lot of men in parks are pedophiles, so i will not allow my child to play in park, rather stay at home.

this is my take on this. To be prejudice is human. We all exercise that right on a daily basis, whether we like it or not. Some claim it is intuition, others accept that it is simple pure right to be selective and that is fine too. It is legal to ascribe to whatever belief we want, it remains however illegal in the country I live in for anyone to try to weild power over me in anyway and for that I am grateful to God.

feel u bro!

@ nwando
haha parks were little kiddies play

JayFK:
I don't think you can just classify all prejudice as baseless though, you have to look at it from the other person's point of view too.
Okay for example lets look at a white dude who has been robbed and bullied solely by people of African descent. Let's say he has been robbed at least thrice by black people, would you say his prejudice is baseless or bad? Okay now child predators and paedophiles, you just know that if they have done it once they are prone to committing the same offense again, would you consider it prejudiced to keep close watch on them and not leaving your kids around them, even though they may not attempt anything bad? IMO I think my perception of Prejudice is bad only when its being directed at me. I think prejudice is just part of being human, just like negative emotions such as jealousy are part of being human.

your giving reasons for people being prejudice not examples of them.

these are prejudice

1) all black people are theifs
2) all men who are in parks are pedophiles.

JosBoy4Lif:
Those racists are still harboring hate for Obama, more hate for Billary, I mean Hillary though.
Not all people act on their prejudice beliefs I am aware of that. But then technically their is no bias without any action, hmmmm
And being passively prejudice is still BAD same with passive Racism, as most of us are,

discrimination is based on their action, while prejudice their attitude. So just because their racist it doesnt mean their going to discriminate against obama by not voting for him.

Just realised that 4-plays example is discrimination based on prejudice.

4 Play:
Why do you seem to acknowledge the rationale in 'profiling' young people but immediately recoil at the prospect of profiling young black men?

If the underlying rationale is sound-to find as efficiently as possible,those in possession of knives-then the Police would be justified in singling out young black men for. . . . . . surprise, surprise;guess which race is disproportionately more likely to be carrying knives in London.

Of course,like I noted before,these preconceptions may be grossly exaggerated,especially when being put into practice, but it still doesn't vitiate their underlying soundness and functionality.

im not acknowleding the profiling young people, was it not u who gave this example, i was trying to explain how prejudice is bad from your example. the topic which of this thread is about race and racism, what a better example than to choose that of which is happening in the UK and America with the police force.

JosBoy4Lif:
Prejudice beliefs are BAD. Racism is BAD, any form of discrimination is BAD

u talk a lot of sense. What all you said is true.

4 Play:
The reality is that the Police can't search everybody,this would be demanding the impossible. Here,a preconceived opinion about the likelihood of a particular person to be in possession of knives would enable the police efficiently execute its tasks.

Of course,there is always the possibility of a prejudice being effectively exaggerated but,in the circumstance I pointed out,prejudice does serve a useful purpose.

yes, it is beneficial for the police to stop young people, ok thats good prejudice.

But theres always 2 sides to everything.

it is a common fact that the police do more stop and search on young black guys than young white guys. So, if the police are stopping and searching more young people, and their prejudice is influencing them to stop black guys, is this not a bad thing.

I know many of my friends have stopped and searched by the police, when they havent done nothing wrong, but because of thir skin colour their immediately thought of to be criminals.

soo, it is not beneficial for the young people to be stopped by the police. bad prejudice.

Kobojunkie:
Do you realize you have continually put down the other side as being SMALL MINDED/ NARROWMINDED/IGNORANT. But if I called on a man who shared the other side of this view, he would probably use the same words when considering your position ? Are you sure it is BLACK AND WHITE as you think or more based on the idea you have of your world and how it ought to be??

In that example if you notice, it is completely legal to be have no prejudice against gays in America and it is completely legal to have it against gays in Saudi arabia. But you did not even based your own assumption on the legal status differing in both countries in this issue but on your own FOREJUDGEMENT, you own PRECONCEIVED OPINION, hence your own PREJUDICE, LMAO!!! Do you see what I see now

i sed not everything is black and white.
hmmm, im getting really confused now. need to think about what u wrote.

4 Play:
Not all preconceived opinions(prejudices) are wrong.Many preconceptions are based on evidence.

If I was a police officer doing random searches for concealed knives on the streets on London and I decide to select young men,mainly, for my searches-my decision making here can be seen by many as fitting the definition of prejudice-but it would be a "prejudice" based on tons of indisputable evidence showing that young men are more likely to carry knives than any other segment of society.

Wouldn't the above be "prejudice" which serves a good purpose?

but what if i was i young black guy, walking down the street of london, because of ur prejudice, i more likely to stopped, even though i have done nothing wrong, than if i was a young white guy, is this not bad?

i get wat ur saying tho, and as i mentioned before, not everything is so black and white, people should not be looking at it as 'bad' and 'good' but rather the situtation and reasoning behind the prejudice.

Weird Example here : In america prejudice against homosexuals is considered bad. In Saudi Arabia, prejudice against homosexuals is considered good and just. So if in one case it is bad but in the other it is good. Is it good or is it bad
[quote][/quote]OK now i get u, but no, they are still being small minded. Just because they believe that the action of gays are bad, does not mean they should discriminate against them and treat them like an outcast. afterall, are they not all human?

so people actually get a but implant

i dont think kobojunkie means that it is good to be prejudice, but that u can still be a good person, i think

Kobojunkie:
Then consider this definition of the word Prejudice, A forejudgment; bias; partiality; preconceived opinion. A leaning toward one side of a cause for some reason other than a conviction of its justice.

If justice is relative then would that not mean that it is possible that not all prejudices are bad?? Would it not then depend on who is judging in this case?? I am not sure if I make myself clear in this.

i get wat u mean, not everything is black and white and clear cut. being a prejudice may not neccessarily mean that i am a bad person, but it does mean that i am naive and ignorant .

For eg, i meet an asian person for the first time, and i autimatically think the guy is clever. This is not necessarilly a bad thing, but me thinking this way is very narrow minded.

debosky:
@ kobo you're entering very grey areas here- who measures or defines justice?

Is it 'justice' for me to marry an Efik lady even though I 'know' its a yoruba one that will make me happy?

What may be 'just' to you may not be just to others. In fact the very definition of what is 'just' has changed so much over time.

At some point, it was regarded 'just' to subjugate black people because the Europeans genuinely felt they were superior. . .is that regarded as 'just' now?

the oxford english dictionary defines prejudice:
Preconceived opinion not based on reason or actual experience

so debosky, how do u know an Efik lady will not make u happy, ur judging somethin before u actually know the outcome.

the world isnt perfect, nor will it ever be. We all have and will be discriminate someon, whether it be colour, sex, nationaility, eye colour, height.

There will always be extremes, and although racism is not as bad as it used to, there will still be narrow minded people who will be racist. But saying this rome wasnt built in a day, i wonder how world we be in 50 years time

Friend of God - Israel and New Breed

love the beats to this song

am a friend of God
I am a friend of God
I am a friend of God
He calls me friend

(Lead)
Who am I that You are mindful of me
That You hear me, when I call
Is it true that you are thinking of me
How You love me
It's amazing
(Choir sings lead verse)

(Chorus)
I am a friend of God
I am a friend of God
I am a friend of God
He calls me friend
(repeat)
(Lead) What a privilege it is… (to the top)

(Vamp)
God almighty Lord of Glory
You have called me friend

israel and new breed - Alpha & Omega

this song is the best, always touches my heart!

You are Alpha and Omega
We worship you our Lord
you are worthy to be praised

We give you all the glory
we worship you our Lord
you are worthy to be praised

there must be more smallville fans than this this show is amazing, watched all 7 series, its nice how were now seeing how superman becomes to be, like in the films.

doyin13:
Sportsman- - - -maybe. a big maybe too

Athlete- - - - - - hell no. Are you kidding me

I bet you lot never heard of Bo Jackson. . .or don't forget Lawrence Taylor.

And his short game is pretty crap anyway. . . .He has excelled in this sport largely because his competition are a couple of lazy
middle aged toffs. So he can drive the ball farther than any one. Well almost everyone.

i agree with the first part of your statement, but i dont think age is a hindrance in golf.

D-reloaded:
you're Nigerian. Fine

Please let Hero answer the questions. He proposed the thread, so let him fulfil his obligations. You're helping him out, it's cheating.

ok i will. But he needs to hurry up with his replies!

D-reloaded:
blue-sky, they are not the only ones who are gay or have family that wouldnt accept them for coming out. No excuses

If they are going to go and hide their homosexuality, they should bloody think of protecting themselves when they go on these "encounters"

i agree!

FACTS ON NIGERIA

Fact all the Governors in Nigeria are Corrupt
Fact all the minister are Corrupt except the lady in Finance maybe
Fact our President is a thief
Fact our Vice President is a Thief
Fact there is 60% Unemployment in Nigeria
Fact Factory workers in Naija can be compared to sweat shop workers in China
Fact we are no longer the Giant of Africa only the Paper Tiger of West Africa
Fact 98% of Nigerian Men ages 18-30 will rather leave than stay and suffer if given the chance.
Fact our Military is corrupt
Fact our Customs is as corrupt as the Mob in the 1980's
Fact our Police share their rifles with armed robbers.
Fact Most of Nigeria does not have good roads, no light and many times no water.
Fact MTN, VMOBILE AND GLO all make you dial over and over to get through on their network.
Fact there is no railway service in Naija
Fact Nigerian Local Airlines are like playing Russian Roulette ask Gani
Fact most of the country survives from Hand to Mouth without any assurance of tomorrow.
Fact if you go a Public or Private Nigerian Hospital you are asked to pay even if you are dying

We have a continent with jokers and functional illiterates running around as leaders
We seem to forget that, Nigeria for instance, is more that 80% slum!


Conclusion or Thesis: Nigeria is a dying Country

haha i love this post, not because of the content, most of it is true. But because the poster started using 'we' and 'our', no matter how much u want to try [b]pretend [/b]your AA, we all know your nigerian. Dont try hide it, embrase it!

@ d-reloaded

nigerian, i think that was ur question?

D-reloaded:
Lurker, I've always found it weird that the whole "down-low" crap is popular in cities that ARE pretty gay-friendly, Atlanta, D.C and co, you'd think they would feel more comfortable coming out and accepting themselves instead of using a woman to cover up while giving her a death sentence in the process.

a black person coming out no matter where they live is going to be hard.

whats easier, pretend to be straight, ok yes ur not, but ur friends, family and work peers will not treat u different, or even disown u, just because ur gay. U can lead the life u want, no stigma attached to ur name. pretty comfortable i think?

Or, u can come out, friends will not feel comfortable around u, u may even lose some, work peers treat u different, and family may disown u, be embarrassed or ashamed.

There not thinking about the girl their banging, its all about protecting their assess.