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[quote author=~Royal~]Are there Any Ghanaians or people who Speak Twi in here?

I need your Help...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9CE3JJD8Kw

At 2:00 Mark of the Video The Fanti Father who i believe is arguing with the Ashanti Boyfriend, Goes Berserk on this Guy because i believe he does not want him dating his daughter Because he's an Ashanti.

At 4:04~4:16....The Father Points to his Arm and Skin......What is exactly he saying or trying to imply?....

Is he implying something about the indigenous Fanti being more pure than the Ashanti's ........

There is no translation for that part.. Both Men put their arms out....and The Fanti Father seems to Make fun of the Ashanti Boyfriend.

Can someone Educate me Please.[/quote]at 4:04- 4:16 the father who is fanti he doesnt want people with fufu body like the Ashanti guy, rather he want a man whose skin is smooth and juicy like his to marry his daughter. thats why he pointed to his arm and skin. the ashanti replied by saying that his body is rather juicy than that of fanti man.

dasparrow: @Post

I can't tell which tribe has the most beautiful actresses because in each tribe, I see the ladies are pretty. However, I though Juliet Ibrahim is not originally Ghanian? I read that she has a lebanese father and a liberian mother I believe but she migrated to Ghana at some point in her life. Nonetheless, they are all pretty ladies.

Juliet ibrahim did not migrate to ghana. she was born in ghana and raised in ivory coast.but decided to return to the country where she was born. her mum is half ghana from the ashanti tribe/ half liberian and her dad is lebanese.

[quote author=DARE_FATADE]The hausa man is Nadia's step father. her mum is a fanti married to a hausa man. Nadia herself was born in a fanti town in the western region of ghana. she has a fanti middle name too.[/quote]Juliets mum is half ghanaian from the ashanti tribe and half liberian. u r right, her dad is lebanese.

Sybellah: I thought Buari was Haoussa/Lebanese or is she Haoussa/Fanti/Lebanese?
And Juliet Ibrahim Mum is Liberian I believe and her dad lebanese?

They all look good though, but the Fanti look the best I think

The hausa man is Nadia's step father. her mum is a fanti married to a hausa man. Nadia herself was born in a fanti town in the western region of ghana. she has a fanti middle name too.

[quote author=tpia@]cant tell the difference between any of them- half (or three quarters) of the photos are biracial and the presentable ones among the other half look nigerian so are probably mixed with nigerian.

the 0.001% ( one or two, at most three) pictures who actually look ghanaian, cant tell who is what tribe.[/quote]Apart from Yvonne okoro, christabel ekeh, and ebiere bright, none of the non- mixed actresses there are mixed with nigerian blood what do you mean. the only mixed ones on there are nadia, jasmine, nikki, magdalene, soraya and juliet. the rest are not mixed.

valen la bella: Doesn't Twi and Fanti fall under the Ashanti ethnic group? I thought they were just languages within the group. Anyway, based on the pictures posted, Fanti all the way!

Twi is the main language spoken by the Akan ethnic group which consist of the Ashantis, the Fantis, and other small tribes. They have Ashanti twi and Fanti Twi. Ashanti twi and Fanti twi is like English and broken english, i hope you know what i mean. however over 80% of ghanaians, regardless of what tribe they belong to or language they speak, knows how to speak the Ashanti twi. i am half fanti/ half yoruba, i speak both fanti and Ashanti twi.

The HAUSA tribe

1.Sermira Adams
2.Salma Mumin

The EWE tribe

1.Luckie Emefa Lawson
2.Beverly Afaglo
3.Zynell Lydia Zuh
4.Kafui Danku

More actresses from the FANTI tribe

The FANTI tribe

1.Nadia Maame Esi Sidiku-Buari
2.Yvonne Nelson
3.Yvonne Esi Chinyere Okereke Okoro(Fanti/Ibo)
4.Martha Ankomah
5.Lydia Forson
6.Christabel Ekeh (Fanti/Ibo)
7.Ebiere Bright (Fanti/Ibo)
8.Blanche Worae

more actresses from the Ashanti tribe

The ASHANTI tribe

1.Jackie Appiah
2.Juliet Ibrahim
3.Helen Asante
4.Nana Ama Mcbrown
5.Veeda Darko
6.Magdalene mensah
7.Soraya Mensah
8.Ama Konadu Abebrese

two more actresses from the GA tribe

THE GA tribE

1.Joselyn Dumas
2.Naa Ashorkor Mensah-Doku
3.Benedicta Gaffah
4.Leonora Okine
5.Jasmine Baroudi
6.Nikki Samonas

A World Health Organisation report on the danger of mercury in skin lightening soaps and creams has revealed that over 77 per cent of Nigerians use such products on a regular basis.

The report, published this month by the organisation on its website, further shows that it is followed by Togo with 59 per cent; South Africa, 35 per cent; and Mali, 25 per cent.

In a similar vein, the organisation has issued a warning against skin lightening soaps, creams and cosmetics like eye makeup, cleansing products and mascara, saying they could be containing mercury.

It cites the adverse effects of inorganic mercury — a common ingredient found in skin lightening soaps and creams. The effects include kidney damage, reduction in the skin resistance to bacterial and fungal infections, anxiety, depression, psychosis and peripheral neuropathy.

Others are skin rashes, swelling of the skin, irritation, seizures, numbness, pain tremors and memory loss. According to WHO, once the chemicals get absorbed into the skin and enter the blood stream, the complications are worse.

Carolyn Vickers of WHO Chemical Safety Department says, “Mercury in soaps and creams eventually enters waste water and then enters the food chain as highly toxic methyl mercury.

“The mercury enters environment, where it becomes methylated, and enters the food chain as highly toxic methylmercury in fish. Pregnant women who consume fish containing methylmercury transfer the mercury to their foetuses that can later result in neurological deficits in children,” the report states.

It adds that lightening soaps and creams are commonly used in some African and Asian nations and dark-skinned populations in Europe and North America. Mercury salts work by inhibiting the formation of melanin, resulting in a lighter skin tone.

It is also reported that some women use these products for as long as 20 years. The number is growing by the day. Ehowhow.com says “ It is generally believed that this practice is influenced by deep racial inferiority, ignorance of identity or a crisis of identity but it is important to note that there is more to it than this. For some of the women, skin lightening satisfies their need for attention, their desire for beauty as seen in magazines where models and celebrities have light colored skin. It can be seen as perpetuating the colonial belief that being lighter is better.”

In many countries, this deadly substance has been banned.

“Some manufacturers are no longer using mercury as a preservative in mascara and eye makeup cleansing products as a result of consumer pressure. However, most jurisdictions still allow the sale of makeup products containing mercury compounds. The soaps contain approximately one to three per cent mercury iodide, and the creams are composed of one to 10 per cent mercury ammonium. It is imperative to check for mercury content on the packaging of the soaps, creams or other cosmetics before getting hooked to them,” the report says.

Part of the consolation, however, is that despite a deliberate ploy by some manufacturers to conceal the presence of mercury in their products, there are a few ways by which consumers can confirm when in doubt.

According to WHO, the amount or concentration of mercury in a product may be labelled on the packaging or in the ingredient list. Names to look for include mercury, Hg, mercuric iodide, mercurous chloride, ammoniated mercury, amide chloride of mercury, quicksilver, cinnabaris, hydrargyri oxydum rubrum (mercury oxide) and mercury iodide.

Skin lightening products are manufactured in many countries like China, the Dominican Republic, Lebanon, Mexico, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the USA.

These products come in different forms, including soaps and creams; the soap is often sold as “antiseptic soap”. These products are supposed to be applied to the skin to dry overnight. Women use the soap to wash their hair, arms or face or their entire body. Products with very high levels of mercury contamination look grey or cream coloured.

When the product manual reads, “Directions to avoid contact with silver, gold, rubber, aluminum and jewellery’’, this may indicate the presence of mercury. However, it is important to note that companies selling products that contain mercury do not always list it as an ingredient.

source www.onlinenigeria.com

JOSELYN DUMAS

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[quote author=Missy_B] **Jaw drops and . . . . faints**
Chris Attoh, Nana Kwame . . . No, Van Vicker or John Dumelo . . . I mean Majid . .. errm the last dude.
Heck! All of the above . . .Can I have them all, please. [/quote]i can seem to choose either. want all of them.


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