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I'm watching this TV documentary/short clip video where Olu Jacobs and wife beget a pair of twins after many years of having their last child. Before the twins are born, there's so much joyful anticipation that their only son is to finally have a sibling. The whole joyous mood turns sour when the pregnancy is confirmed to house two kids instead of one. Sacrilege! Abomination! They scream. Mother is in tears. Father is greatly worried. Villagers remind them of what the tradition says of such an occurrence. Culture regards them as evil demons that should be crushed.

The clip is a reflection of some cultural practices in the past. It is no news that certain cultures despised twins and simply did not tolerate them, because they did not understand them. The same ignorance was the reason why kids were accused of being 'ogbanje', because they died few years after birth, with the same fate befalling subsequent kids in the same family. Now we know better. Better understanding of the biology of twins has rendered such practices practically non-existent. I'm not sure though if the knowledge of sickle cell anaemia and other genetic diseases has stopped people from accusing some kids of being ogbanje.

We humans generally hate what we don't understand. Whatever seems to be against the mainstream views or what we are used to, we condemn immediately. We forget that understanding is like light that keeps getting brighter. We have never known it all, and probably will never do. What we prohibit today might turn out to be totally amazing in future, only for us to look back with regrets.

That's why I usually pause when people scream support for something because it's in accordance with their culture, and when they castigate because it's against their culture. I always ask, "which culture?" Nowadays, culture means little to me. Cultures change due to changing times and understanding. Cultures grow; they get better. You don't stick to dehumanising practices just because your culture upholds them. It is foolhardy, and goes to show limited understanding of the realities of life.

Carlmax:
Call me a bigot or twisted but two ladies is way more rational than two men. The latter is just plain animalistic, even the Bible condemns it. # lesbianboy

Well that's your view. Some guys love it like that. I think we should all mind our work and face our front.

cyprus000:
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So for your mind now.


You dun make sense. Apply that logic to homosexualss,cos they ain't mentally and emotionally ok too.
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Hahahahaha.

Jidibia:
U know what? Go f*ck yourself ok. Matter of fact, suck my d*ck.

Lol. Do you both need a room?

cyprus000:
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Here comes this hypocrites again.

Those dogs that you see in porn movies,that have sex with ladies, are sleeping..oh sorry,_they were raped.

Cos it is the ladies that insert the dog's dick into their pussyy.
Even the horse too were_raped.

E be lyk say mumu dey una DNA
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You dey watch porn sef. So what are we now saying? Hahahahahaha.

cyprus000:
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Just lyk is also Consensual to _fuck a goat or pig and shouldn't be passed across has crime,under the mantra of animal abuse,cos those animals also enjoy it a


What do you think?

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They are things that is wrong and it is wrong.
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Lol. Listen to yourself. You're talking consent with animals. Hahaha. I can't deal. Have fun bro.

Emilokoiyawon:
See mumu anybody that exposes Nigerian Judicial hypocrisy is now gay Why didn't you call me a thief when I said they should stop killing(jungle justice) people for stealing bread in the street when those that steal billions go unpunished? I also support Biafra but does that make me Igbo? I support traditional religion does that make me a herbalist? Look here, there are millions of people all over the world who are not gay but do not think that gays should be punished. By the way, I don't think that fornicators and adulterers should be punished either. My opinion is very clear. If two CONSENTING ADULTS decide to engage in a sexual act that is entirely their business. Not mine. Not yours. And definitely not the government. If Nigerian government wants to be useful it should be busy protecting little children from child sexual predators like Mr. Shekau etc. There is not a single week we don't read about another child be molested by a Nigerian adult on Nairaland. From pastors, to lecturers, to politicians - child molestation is rampant in this country. Oya get to work and catch those people.

That's the normal Naija mentality. Maybe they also think that animal rights activists are animals too. BTW, from my experienc, most gay bashers are closeted homosexuals who are self-hating. The rest are swimming in the pool of ignorance and close-mindedness.

cyprus000:
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Going by your analogy. It is safe to say that homosexuality is bad,same has fornication and adultry.

and all should be frowned upon and not hand picked.

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Now. For the fact that adultry and fornication hasn't been outlawed.
Does it mean that we should subcribe to what is bad,cos if I have to apply your analogy.

_Rape,murder,stealing etc should also be legaliz.


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No. Consensual sexual acts should not be crimes. There's a difference between a crime and a sin. Sins are the ones in the bible and Koran, while crimes are stuffs you do that harm the other person. Fornication isn't a crime cos it's between two consenting adults. So also should be gayism, lesbianism, masturbation, etc. They're probably sins alright, but should not pass as crimes. Although I sha know that these laws in Nigeria about what is legal and what is illegal don't hold water cos nobody implements them. I mean plenty gay and lesbian couples are doing their thing, and nothing happens.

If you fornicate, how dare you condemn gays and lesbians?

omicron:
Some months ago, Nigerian doctors went on strike. What started as days of industrial action became weeks, then months. The masses were not happy. There were bitter complaints from every nook and cranny of the society about how insensitive, selfish, wicked and greedy Nigerian doctors are. It was as though medical practice in Nigeria was reserved for the 'meanies', seeing as everybody called the names with sweeping generalizations. Many said the doctors took an oath to protect lives and were not living up to it. Anyway, in the end, matters were apparently rectified and they resumed work.

Today- some months after the NMA strike was called off- JOHESU is on strike. JOHESU is an association of every other health worker in the hospital, minus doctors. The strike has lasted for sometime now. The doctors have been attending to patients alone. There has been deafening silence on this matter. There is no public outrage or outcry. Nobody is telling them they're not living up to their oath.

The interesting part is that the reasons for the strike of few months ago, are about the same reasons for the strike of today, yet, nobody is calling anybody greedy or insensitive or wicked.

There's undoubtedly a disconnect somewhere. I'm still trying to figure out what/where exactly it is.

oga poster, this is plagiarism. You stole this update from Facebook. It is someone's post you lifted without permission or acknowledgement. This is wrong.