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The writer seems like the obvious choice, but it's not really that logical. Cinema is different from literature--in any number of films, you might see up to five or six people with writing credits at the end. You might see a writer credited alongside with someone who originated an idea (a lot of book/comic book/television show adaptations are like this) and so on. Scripts are constantly revised by actors, directors, producers and so on as well.

Writers do come up with an initial idea, but a movie isn't like a book where it's the writer's talent with words that makes you love the story and feel attached to the characters. Scripts have very little in the way of stage direction. There's not much in the way of emotional descriptions, like there is in a book that goes into depth about the characters. The person that gives a film its unique feel and brings the characters and atmosphere to life is the director. It's the director's choice of camera angles, lighting, acting style, set design etc. that all comes together to turn a script into a vision. Just my opinion.

ikamefa:
pele tisha!

I see the guilty ones are coming out of the woodwork

Forget prayers and even psychiatry right now--you need remedial English. I know your problem is a serious one, but I feel like beating you out of frustration with your grammar.

There's no news here. The only question I have is whether people blame Obasanjo for "manipulating" the British government into releasing this statement the same way he "manipulated" the EFCC's reports.

davidylan:
where is the inequality between men and women? in the home? in society? And who are those amorphous people that are discriminating against women?

Fair question, I think. Gender inequality is pretty pervasive, even in a society like the US. There's a persistent pay difference between men and women doing identical or substantially similar work. It used to be said that women earned 75 cents for every dollar earned by a man in the same position, but that statistic is probably not accurate anymore. There is still a definite gap though, which you can google.

Wall Street firms (esp. investment banks) are notorious for their 'glass ceilings' that prevent women from moving into senior management. The barriers in places like this against women can be just as stringent (or even more so) than for black men. Again, if you google firms like Merrill Lynch, you'll read truckloads about the sexist atmosphere.

The most obvious differences are in politics, which is why Nancy Pelosi and Hilary Clinton are such big news this year. Surely you can recognize that previously, women were systematically rejected as presidential candidates or speakers of the House because of their gender and not their abilities to do the job.

Many more examples, but that's how I'd answer the question.

Donzman:
Men are not naturally stronger than women just for fun, there's a reason for it. The average man isn't 5'10 and the woman 5'5 for aesthetic purposes!

Interesting--by extension, the average Mayan is shorter than the average Senegalese and the average Samoan is heavier than the average Swede. Should we then assume that the "natural" order of the world is to have the Senegalese and the Samoans leading everyone else? How does height/weight difference determine natural leadership positions and so on. This thread is somewhat embarassing. I don't get the knee-jerk rejection of feminism in this thread. It's fine to disagree with it as a method of addressing gender inequality, but equating feminism to just bra-burning and extremism is as accurate as calling Barack Obama a Nation of Islam member because he believes in affirmative action. Everything in moderation, guys.

babyosisi:
When terracotta finds another Igbo poetry on argungu festival,I'll learn something "new".
we have never called it a naming ceremony,we name our babies way before then so that phrase is not in the celebration.

Any Igbo person here who has attended a naming ceremony in Igboland should please tell us.

Kai--I feel like I'm picking on people today. It's not about the Argungun festival, but you can learn something "new" about Igbo naming ceremonies from "Being Proud of Igbo Names" by Chinedu Maduabum (hope you can figure out his ethnicity, if that's the only way to resolve this trivial issue):

"In Igbo land, child-naming is regarded as very important, and it is always marked by a naming ceremony otherwise known as "child naming ceremony. The name given is not randomly selected or done through some guesswork or through some research work carried out on names. Moreover the high esteem, which Igbo names command is fast deteriorating. It is indeed shameful that Ndiigbo no longer find it a necessity to answer or be proud of answering Igbo names: in schools, business sectors and in the public places, the Igbo man prefers foreign names especially English names for identification and other related purposes is what this work will critically find out. It will also examine what may be the likely cause of the abandonment and to suggest a possible way forward."

I don't dispute whether you and your people have naming ceremonies or not--I have no idea. Donzman said that he's not familiar with them either, so it is plain to see that there are some Igbos who do not have naming ceremonies. The evidence I've given you would be enough for a mature person to admit that she is wrong and that there are Igbos that do having naming ceremonies and hold them in high regard. The poetry at these ceremonies can be very beautiful, by the way. I suggest you try and attend one if/when you get a chance.

babyosisi:
when we have non Igbos trying to educate us of Igbo tradition,it becomes laughable.
that link terra cotta posted said zilch of naming ceremonies in Igboland.

What's laughable is being sadly misinformed about a culture you claim as your own. From the link I posted:

As such, Traditional Birth Poetry of the Igbo falls into nine parts or sections; including poems about the quest for children, poems linked with pregnancy, poems that are sung immediately a child is born; Omugwo poems (a period when the mother rests, eats nourishing food and abstains from all forms of physical exertions.

Others include poems connected with the birth of 10 children (by one woman for her husband), recitations for child – namingceremony, lullabies, poems associated with the child’s physical development as well as derogatory poems for children born out of wedlock.

If the portion highlighted in red is not clear enough for you, there's not much I can do to help you. Frankly, there's no reason for me to believe you know any more about traditional Igbo culture than the average American knows about the Founding Fathers or the contents of the Bill of Rights. What happens in your little corner of the world does not mean that you know enough to make a blanket statement. Unless you want to point to evidence of your scholarship on Igbo culture, I'd have to defer to Prof. Bob Uzochukwu, who wrote the book I quoted. No one's stopping you from disputing his work and publishing your own dissertation on the topic

There are no naming ceremonies in any part of Igboland,it is not an Igbo culture.

Igbos do "ikuputa nwa" which is a Child dedication/christening usually preceeded by a church service and a reception afterwards.

LOL @ "christening". What is a christening if not a naming ceremony? In fact, what happened before the missionaries stopped by eastern Nigeria less than 100 years ago? Look, I'm not interested in message board arguments so I won't go much further with this, but please don't debate issues of culture that you're not familiar with. Being of a particular cultural background doesn't make you immune from ignorance about it.

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My exact thoughts.

Information about Igbo naming ceremony practices

Perhaps BabyOsisi's people/area has practices that differ from their neighbors, but naming ceremonies are pretty common to Nigerians and most other people all over the world.

Nia--I agree with your point distinguishing feminism from womanism. The thread-starter may want to google bell hooks (lower case--that's how she writes her name) for a perspective on how women of color view feminism as opposed to white women, who traditionally led the movement. I'll agree with everyone else that have said this isn't really an appropriate venue to gather research. Unless your professor/teacher is extremely lenient, they probably won't be too happy with the results of an internet poll.

The producer is definitely a good choice, since the financing and assembling of talent is arranged by them, but from an artistic standpoint, the director is responsible for making or breaking a film. S/he guides the actors, supervises the cinematographers, translates the writer's script from a written document into a visual product, works with the editor to put the scenes together in post-production, and tries to make sure that the project stays within the budget set by the producer. Many casual film-goers might not be aware of it, but directors are the invisible hands that craft a successful film.

**Hears the sound of a koboko whizzing through the air at TOH**

ThiefOfHearts:
Not going to ever happen.

I have feet, they're for moving on. Which isnt hard for me to do at all so if I were a guy, I wouldnt push my luck

It's easy to talk tough on a message board o. Some women are whipped like that

ThiefOfHearts:
lol you accepted his bastard kid and he still left you

lol women are so stupid.

Nothing stupid about it--better hope that when you meet someone you want to get serious with, you don't have to take a chance on raising someone else's kid as your own.

You guys might be interested in this article about African comic books and comic book characters.

I've had the same question since the inception of EFCC, but I think they've definitely proved their worth while ICPC has faltered. Mariory is so right--constantly accusing EFCC of being Obasanjo's hounddogs ignores all the work they do with more pedestrian criminals. They have been putting away everyone from low-level financial scam artists to the Tafa Baloguns, and employing young Nigerians to do it. The organization is definitely one of the greatest benefits of OBJ's tenure. Mariory's right--ICPC should be the ones defending their low visibility/inactivity of the last few years. When you read stories like this one, it makes you wonder how and why the organization is still around.

Tell Me Why - Paul Van Dyk

Tmoni:
sometimes, you have to pay your dues before venturing into the woods.

Great point, which I think speaks to what Freelance and Wole Oba were saying (which I agree with). I've had a freelance business since I was a teenager and I've tried a couple of times to turn it into a full-time business. You should definitely have some capital saved up as a cushion and some experience/skill in the area you want to be in. Alternately, if your family can support you if/when you have rough times, you're in luck.

I disagree with Seun on one thing though--targeting the rich is not at all synonymous with having a successful business. Wal-Mart is the largest and most profitable company in the world, but it started as a thrift store (something roughly equivalent to a market stall) in rural America about 45 years ago. It's big secret is not rich customers--it's actually less-wealthy ones who are attracted to the store's very low prices (there are issues about its corporate philosophy, but let's leave that for now).

Whatever business you're trying to get off the ground should also be something that you have a strong interest in and a passion for. You can be CEO of a company selling goods or services that you have no interest in, but the majority of successful entrepreneurs will tell you that they made their money following their passion. You should also prepare yourself for the possibility of failure, just as much as you envision how incredible it would be to succeed. No great entrepreneur is 100% successful with every idea--the ones that go bad are the ones you learn the most from.

odada:
telling me how cool your diddy gives u a head like i bloody care in the first place nicom[b]pu[/b]

Na wa for this Eng[b]r[/b]ish of yours, sha.

babaearly:
and for you who want to know about Exu or Esu is this enough? does he look like a loving God like ALMIGHTY GOD,JEHOVAH in Heaven? need i say more and for your info we call your god,Esu meaning Devil or Satan. ah need i really say more?

Perhaps you can post a picture of your deity.

Another link, for your education.

I think all this 'romance' garbage is a little overrated, and all this talk of sending credit has got me thinking. Naija babes appreciate real stuff, not giant teddy bears or flimsy flowers (unless they're the plastic/cloth flowers from Wal-Mart: chicks dig those).

That's why I'm thinking about buying my sweet 'eart a small lamb or a goat for Valentine's. Maybe some chickens too. Just something she can raise in the backyard and kill quickly when we want to have our next romantic evening.

Great photos.

ThiefOfHearts:
I should just put up my address and watch how many of these motor mouths would actually put it to work.

Jos has already volunteered, and Stilettos is willing to cash in her air miles to come and join in the flogging.

Careful what you wish for.

ikamefa:
who remember this one?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YetOfq7quFU

Dancing is not their strong suit

My2Cents--I wish you the best of luck with your book. I've been interested in aspects of Ibibio culture in Cuba and Nigeria for several years, particularly the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abaku%C3%A1]secret societies and masquerades like idem[/url] (ireme in Cuba). I don't know if you are interested in things like that, but that might also be something to incorporate into future work.