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Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by Daniel058(m): 1:24pm On Nov 14, 2016
Ngoo nwayoo
Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by Nobody: 1:25pm On Nov 14, 2016
Raine80:

Once the spell has been cast it cannot be revoked.

shocked shocked
Even if I kissed a frog?

Comment updated, btw. cheesy
Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by kingthreat(m): 1:26pm On Nov 14, 2016
[quote author=lustychima post=51028289][/quote]

Na your pikin be dat?
Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by shine12: 1:27pm On Nov 14, 2016
She's wrong in this scenario.She said "A white man should decide what's racist or not".Wrong, the last time I checked racism is not bespoke to be experienced by black people only.
As a world renowned Novelsit that She is, I expected her to articulate her point without been confrontational.Throughout the US election period, we've seen tv political commentators supporting Clinton and Trump sit side by side and it's not been confrontational and I've not seen them directly attack each other.

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by repogirl(f): 1:31pm On Nov 14, 2016
Trump just pulled a Buhari 'change' on Americans, saying what he wanted them to hear.

I enjoyed how she tackled that oyibo man sha, you could see from her features that she wasn't buying his crappy explanation.

I don't think Trump is racist though, he just says it as it is,he didn't exactly lie, did he? He says what most people are too polite to say and maybe that's not such a bad thing . We need to hear the truth sometimes but I doubt he can act on it.

To me Trump is an arrogant spoiled obnoxious man who says and does what he feels like and seems to get away with it.
Chimamanda sef messed up when she endorsed Buhari that time, I still haven't forgiven her for that one.

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by omonnakoda: 1:31pm On Nov 14, 2016
What was the most racist thing Trump said? I don't get it

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by Oluwaplumpie(m): 1:34pm On Nov 14, 2016
samtee37:
Not again..
Lmao!
Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by Rossikk(m): 1:36pm On Nov 14, 2016
lilprinze:
Donald trump is a racists and so those who voted for him knew he was a racists and they still decided to vote for him. any one who doesn't like it should leave American asap they are not forcing any one to stay in their country.
Empty head, you do realise that nearly half the US population is non-white? Where should they go? Walking dunce with no brain.
Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by MarieSucre(f): 1:36pm On Nov 14, 2016
goingape1:
this stvpid woman again!

go change your Virginia to penisss if it affect you so much!

deadbrain

What is Virginia? What does this have to do with the topic?

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by MarieSucre(f): 1:36pm On Nov 14, 2016
hahn:


Why should they?

Their ancestors did everything they could to build a solid foundation for whatever privileges they enjoy today whereas our leaders steal everything we have and put them in European, Chinese or American banks and the funds are used to make those countries better for "whites".

At the end of the day, whites have perfected the strategy of exploiting the blacks and other minorities to the extent that these minorities work hard to benefit the whites and do everything they can to ensure than their own races remain in poverty and mental slavery.

Even Chimamanda will rather live in the US than here in Nigeria and most likely contributes more to the development of the US than Nigeria's.

undecided

Their ancestors built that solid foundation on occupying, conquering and pilfering the resources and manpower of other civilisations. That is nothing to applaud.

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by MarieSucre(f): 1:37pm On Nov 14, 2016
21Savagw:
Get your shit_ together NL, already saw the video like 69 years ago...Chimanda is great at twisting prompts with unnecessary metaphors...Saying Racist Politically incorrect Statements doesn't necessarily make you a bad president in the making.



Although Trump really is suspect.

Then So it's okay to be racist then? What about tribalist? Can Buhari also take some pages from Trump and start degrading other tribes? is that OK by you too?

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by Nobody: 1:37pm On Nov 14, 2016
[quote author=Haute post=51028317]

shocked shocked
Even if I kissed a frog?

Comment updated, btw. cheesy[/quo
That won't help , this is your life now embrace it
Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by MarieSucre(f): 1:38pm On Nov 14, 2016
kingthreat:
Who cares about the views of a erosion region woman, who is a
Pro-Atheist
Pro-Homosexuality (She was into licky licky in UNN)
Anti-Yoruba, Anti-North
Pro-Biafra
And tells dry stories.

Well she is on BBC and you are here so... The real question is who cares about your views?

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by Cooldude68(m): 1:39pm On Nov 14, 2016
KingRex1:
Did anyone notice her body language and deceptive smiles? She made valid points tho.

But saying a white man doesnt get to define what's racist doesn't seem fair.
I think she nailed it. A white man can never understand what it's like to be racially abused.

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by hahn(m): 1:40pm On Nov 14, 2016
MarieSucre:


Their ancestors built that solid foundation on occupying, conquering and pilfering the resources and manpower of other civilisations. That is nothing to applaud.

Our ancestors didn't build any foundation for us and instead exploit our resources to develop other civilizations.

What the whites did might be nothing to applaud but you have to remember that they bought some of the slaves from black kings. We sold ourselves out.

We are the victims are they are the victors. The end justifies the means

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by Nobody: 1:40pm On Nov 14, 2016
Haute:


shocked shocked
Even if I kissed a frog?

Comment updated, btw. cheesy
No nothing works
Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by Rossikk(m): 1:41pm On Nov 14, 2016
shine12:
She's wrong in this scenario.She said "A white man should decide what's racist or not".Wrong, the last time I checked racism is not bespoke to be experienced by black people only.
As a world renowned Novelsit that She is, I expected her to articulate her point without been confrontational.Throughout the US election period, we've seen tv political commentators supporting Clinton and Trump sit side by side and it's not been confrontational and I've not seen them directly attack each other.
I honestly wish some of you Nigerians who have ZERO experience of the black experience in the US and other western nations, would just shut the hell up and stop stinking up the web with your ignorance.

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by Legend87(m): 1:42pm On Nov 14, 2016
kingthreat:
Who cares about the views of a erosion region woman, who is a
Pro-Atheist
Pro-Homosexuality (She was into licky licky in UNN)
Anti-Yoruba, Anti-North
Pro-Biafra
And tells dry stories.
Ur enlish/contexts has got lots of work to do. After that, come out and challenge the successful people u're abusing. embarassed
kingthreat:
Who cares about the views of a erosion region woman, who is a
Pro-Atheist
Pro-Homosexuality (She was into licky licky in UNN)
Anti-Yoruba, Anti-North
Pro-Biafra
And tells dry stories.
Ur enlish/contexts has got lots of work to do. After that, come out and challenge the successful people u're abusing.
Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by kingthreat(m): 1:43pm On Nov 14, 2016
MarieSucre:


We'll she is on BBC and you are here so... The real question is who cares about your views?

She's an overhyped african writer. If i were into writing I could be on BBC too. Right now I'm into business and I'm making good money. Money good enough to buy you that dream car and take you to Tahiti on a date.
Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by cdz: 1:43pm On Nov 14, 2016
I need some help here: what exactly is racism? Is it something you say or do? And how precisely is Trump racist? Mind you, I'm not saying he is or isn't. I just need some schooling on how he is racist - because I know that blacks have said worse things about one another than he did. Yet, blacks can't be racist, can they? If Obama weren't black, I'm sure we'd call him racist for standing by and watching police brutality against blacks mount. But hey, he's black and therefore not capable of racism. What do I know?

The American press greatly misled us in the run up to the elections by selling us untruths concerning the standing of the candidates. We must be careful to ensure that they don't continue to mislead us, post election.

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by goingape1: 1:44pm On Nov 14, 2016
MarieSucre:


What is Virginia? What does this have to do with the topic?
only talking about her feminist equal right stuff!

not the topic!
Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by kingthreat(m): 1:45pm On Nov 14, 2016
Legend87:

Ur enlish/contexts has got lots of work to do. After that, come out and challenge the successful people u're abusing.

A flat head will always be a flat head. Get the freak out of my space.
Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by Rossikk(m): 1:46pm On Nov 14, 2016
hahn:


Our ancestors didn't build any foundation for us and instead exploit our resources to develop other civilizations.

What the whites did might be nothing to applaud but you have to remember that they bought some of the slaves from black kings. We sold ourselves out.

We are the victims are they are the victors. The end justifies the means
Your reading and interpretation of history and its supposed consequences is equal to that of a 4 year old child. Tell me something. Name me one book on African history you've ever read. Just one.

Don't bother. I know the answer. Zero. Expert on "our ancestors".

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by Nobody: 1:46pm On Nov 14, 2016
I don't believe in racism, we are all human beings. Racism is just people hating on each other regardless of colour. What will you say about our different tribes in Nigeria? Nigerians are more racists against themselves than any other, and we still the black race. Racism is overrated.
Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by KingRex1(m): 1:48pm On Nov 14, 2016
Cooldude68:

I think she nailed it. A white man can never understand what it's like to be racially abused.
Does it mean a white man can never get to define what's racist?
What if he's a lawyer presiding over a case of racism, does it mean his judgement must be clouded
Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by MarieSucre(f): 1:49pm On Nov 14, 2016
hahn:


Our ancestors didn't build any foundation for us and instead exploit our resources to develop other civilizations.

What the whites did might be nothing to applaud but you have to remember that they bought some of the slaves from black kings. We sold ourselves out.

We are the victims are they are the victors. The end justifies the means

If I sell you chocks gotten from a lecturers office does that exempt you from responsibility? No!

And I think it's disingenous to stop just at the part where we sold slaves to them. You skipped the part where they camped ships at the shore of a lot of riverine communities and forced them to give up the sovereignty of their land and the ownership of the resources therein.

You skipped the part where they themselves organised raiding parties to gather slaves.

You skipped the part where they forcibly fused different tribes under a single geographical entity just because they were too lazy to rule us separately and they were too stingy to disburse funds to rule us effectively separate. And years after they have left we are still feeling the tremors of this forced union.

So I think you do yourself and your generations to come a disservice for this dishonest defense of a reply you wrote here.

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by Tripleclick(m): 1:50pm On Nov 14, 2016
NOT SUPRISED, HER CANDIDATE LOST

CRY RACIST
SHE NEED TO CHECK THOSE WORKING AS TRUMP STAFFS
Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by MarieSucre(f): 1:52pm On Nov 14, 2016
kingthreat:


She's an overhyped african writer. If i were into writing I could be on BBC too. Right now I'm into business and I'm making good money. Money good enough to buy you that dream car and take you to Tahiti on a date.

Sorry but not sorry. I'd rather buy myself that dream car and take myself on that dream date to Rome. And you gain nothing from dissing somebody who doesn't know you exist on a website she doesn't even visit. You just sound petty and little.

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by MarieSucre(f): 1:52pm On Nov 14, 2016
goingape1:
only talking about her feminist equal right stuff!

not the topic!



Where did she say feminist want penisses?
Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by hahn(m): 1:52pm On Nov 14, 2016
MarieSucre:


If I sell you chocks gotten from a lecturers office does that exempt you from responsibility? No!

And I think it's disingenous to stop just at the part where we sold slaves to them. You skipped the part where they camped ships at the shore of a lot of riverine communities and forced them to give up the sovereignty of their land and the ownership of the resources therein.

You skipped the part where they themselves organised raiding parties to gather slaves.

You skipped the part where they forcibly fused different tribes under a single geographical entity just because they were too lazy to rule us separately and they were too stingy to disburse funds to rule us effectively separate. And years after they have left we are still feeling the tremors of this forced union.

So I think you do yourself and your generations to come a disservice for this dishonest defense of a reply you wrote here.

See ehn, if it was our forefathers who did the same to make us developed then you wouldn't be arguing.

They did what they had to do to get where they are.

Even if what they did was vile and savage, they got what they wanted.

It is sad we are the victims though
Re: Chimamanda Adichie On Trump, Racism And The KKK (Video) by Legend87(m): 1:53pm On Nov 14, 2016
kingthreat:

A flat head will always be a flat head. Get the freak out of my space.
And a slowpoke will never think of changing his brown roof... Ewu!

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