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Politics / Re: The First Woman In Nigeria To Be A Governor by chinani(f): 2:14am On Nov 06, 2006 |
Congratulations to her! I hope she does well for Anambra & herself! |
Culture / Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by chinani(f): 2:09am On Nov 06, 2006 |
I don't know. *Chinani's not really my name. I found it online. I picked the name b/c it sounds Igbo. http://www.ngex.com/personalities/babawilly/dictionary/pidgino.htm Look under omoge. My name is Ogonnaya. Her father's in-law or namesake of her father's in-law. Not impressed by it myself, but it's seen me this far so what can I do. But you know how it goes if you don't see your people everyday. . .some of my cousins swear my name is Ijeoma. [center] *Doesn't "chinani" sound so pretty though? What should you say it means?*[/center] |
Romance / Re: White Girls Dating Nigerian Men by chinani(f): 1:59am On Nov 06, 2006 |
Sista:I'm computer dumb, but I think it'll be temporary. Sista:I remember that discussion/poster. I think you might have a point here. But again, the women came w/ doubts and she was given reason to doubt. See what I mean? When white women come in, some people will feel rude saying "be careful" out of nowhere. I feel bad about that thread though b/c I did feel as though that AA woman got discouraged. Sista:Still on that thread. The difference is what mamaput said (salt). And b/c it's already OBVIOUS that the man was using her. The woman went point for point telling how he'd humiliated & deceived her. It was no point, stating the "you know you got played" statement. With the AA woman we were warning her to shine her eyes (walk w/ her eyes open so as not to be made a fool of) w/ the white woman she'd already been made a fool of, so "sorry" is all that can be said. Sista:That's exactly what it means! I wish people in general didn't do this and I wished women and black people didn't do it especially. But we do and so I wrote it b/c that's what the situation currently is. I just hope we can "grow ourselves up" or mature as adults while raising our children better than this. Sista:You're right. NL posters, myself including, might be doing a disservice to some white women on here. But then, going back to my previous point, no one wants to talk out of turn. Like if you came in only talking about sunshine & lollie pops & I asked a negative question about your partner, wouldn't it sound unnecessary? Like hating? Sista:Black Americans really do believe this. I say that b/c I don't think Africans see things in this context. We're not doing it (saying it) to hurt anyone. I think some people have (a) bad advice (b) myopic views & (c) simply feed into other people's existing views/anxieties. 1 Like |
Romance / Re: White Girls Dating Nigerian Men by chinani(f): 11:46pm On Nov 05, 2006 |
Sista:Interesting. Are you saying this b/c of what you've observed ppl saying to A.A. women on NL or b/c of what they've said to you? Really I don't think there's a face-to-face comparison for this. I do think people find what they're looking for though. For instance, in the last few months there's been a rash of black women, American and Caribbean, (i.e., Jessilina, BigSis but there are others) coming on NL to dogg out Nigerians & Naija men so they get what they obviously came for -- a dogg fight. However most white women come on for moral support, information, and/or to speak glowingly of Nigerians and/or Nigerian men. Few people can resist that sort of bold flattery and even fewer try. So those women too get what they're looking for -- a "thank you" for the validation they supplied to so many who are unsure about looks, income, career, (their new) identity and future. Simple huh? 1 Like |
Family / Re: Nigerian Guys Can You Marry A White Woman? by chinani(f): 11:37pm On Nov 05, 2006 |
Sista:The truth in its plainest form. Only the unsure seek approval. What's your problem w/ this statement Ndipe? IBEXY:An unintelligent statement. *** I don't need your apology, thank you. |
Culture / Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by chinani(f): 11:26pm On Nov 05, 2006 |
Wow, thanks for the post Kamsi. I didn't know of those names. Oh, I really love Kamsiyochuckwu. It's so lovely. Kaobimdi, I also like but I'd be afraid that people would think I call my child "Kobi" after the American bb player (a ridiculous man). What do you think? Anyone ever ask you that? |
TV/Movies / Re: Chiwetel Ejiofor In Inside Man With Denzel Washington by chinani(f): 10:51pm On Nov 05, 2006 |
Oh my I'm a huge fan but I didn't know he was in all those films! I have some watching to do. As for Inside Man, I saw it & liked it. |
Politics / Re: Imagine this woman to win "BIG BUTT OF THE YEAR",where my african women dey? by chinani(f): 8:46pm On Oct 29, 2006 |
Read about this this morning. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061029/ap_on_re_af/nigeria_plane_crash Reportedly 6 survivors, but I'm holding my breath. |
Politics / Re: Radical Islam - The Tragedy Of Political Correctness! by chinani(f): 8:44pm On Oct 29, 2006 |
Davidylan, I think it's a mistake to oppose people in the name of religion. They may be radicals and if they are evil then their actions are not sanctioned by Islam. It only politicizes, polarizes the situation to refer to them as such. Then, "the world" is too bogged down in propaganda to do anything worth doing. The cost of being offensive and insensitive is human lives & human suffering. I, for one, don't see too many people being "politically correct" instead I see many being intentionally offensive & decrying political correctness. |
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