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bknight: No poster has actually said its a nice thing discriminating against the OSU caste system. Some only said they're not willing to fight for such unions, so they'll prefer not to.

For anyone to be identified as such means its still there. Maybe time will fade it. While mynd44 is right, Vivianc made her choice. Practically, Not even FG can force her to marry a guy believed to be OSU
While we kick against female genital mutilation, some girls willingly want it to uphold the tradition of her people. Call it illiteracy, but some traditional beliefs,customs won't be eradicated in one night.

This is anoTher misconcepTion. I said yes I would marry an osu but That doesn't mean my parenTs won't kick againsT iT, but where does my loyalTy lie? WiTh my parenTs or the love of my life? The statement means I will fighT for The one I love.

alutacontinua: Well, i didn't see that part or maybe I didn't understand it that way.

You didn't see it cos iT did not exist. It only existed in his silly head.

Look aT the logical argument of a supposed sane person? Menh, I gat no time for a braT like you. STop trying so hard, cos you don't have iT.

One more Thing? Attack me again and you and I would make this section unmoderateable. Their are a lot of people here my views do not conform with Theirs, I don't go about aTTacking Them. As a very "forward" monkey, you should do The same.

I have warned you several times, This is the final warning!

alutacontinua: I don't think she's tryna respect or live by the view here. She's just tryna say so far as it still matters to some people and these people are important to our decision of who to spend the rest of our life with, we have to face the idea of what to do and not just brush it aside and pretend like it's not real or it doesn't matter BECAUSE IT MATTERS! Most especially when it is almost next to impossible to change their views on the matter.

alutacontinua: I don't think she's tryna respect or live by the view here. She's just tryna say so far as it still matters to some people and these people are important to our decision of who to spend the rest of our life with, we have to face the idea of what to do and not just brush it aside and pretend like it's not real or it doesn't matter BECAUSE IT MATTERS! Most especially when it is almost next to impossible to change their views on the matter.

Any specie of monkey would have understood my point, but noT this silly one.

when This puppy talks about "developmenT" and "backward" whaTever, iT cracks me up cos "iT" doesn't even have atTainable developmental goals. And one of The rules of setTing developmenTal goals I know is set pracTical ones.


@Xynerise: you are righT! But are all of grandfathers and fathers really chrisTians? If They are, why do we still have Ozo TiTle holders? Masquerade festivals? New yam festivals? Are They ChrisTian pracTices?
How would this practices end? Simple, generaTion would outlive them. Cos I can't have a son aT this age who would tell me "yo, mum, I'm of age, I wanT The masquerade rite of passage." And who told u chrisTianity doesn't have a form of discrimination? "Do noT be unequally yoked wiTh an un-believer." Did God not creaTe This un-believer? So why is iT biblically wrong for a believer to marry an un-believer?

Is discriminaTion wrong? Yes! However, anyone that says its noT a human phenomenon is in denial!

For the poster To creaTe this thread, ThaT means iT is real where he comes from. He needed advice. So would a beTTer have been "hey, your faTher is a fo...ol bla bla bla.......?" Does that solve the problem? Ok, if he walked up to his faTher and said "yo, pops u are a fo..ol," he would shiver and give his blessing?

Monkeys? Awww, how I love them! STories have it that they where supposed To be humans, buT ............. Well, That's why They are delusional animals who have lost Touch wiTh realiTies.

Considering you acTually have a striking resemblance with monkey (from your pic I have seen) I'm not surprised you came from a descendant of one. Not just a monkey but a silly one who doesn't have a mind of iTs own.

@Bluedevil and co: you guys are fo..ols for making this abouT me. Where in my post did I discriminate againsT osu? How does acknowledging the fact That osu concepT is really TranslaTe to me discriminating against Them? I made iT clear whaT I would do if I'm in That situaTion, but would the posTer be willing to Take such drastic measure?

In my previous posT, I used some key sentences; "The tradition of our forefaThers," "some of our faThers have not embraced the wesTern culTure; aka Christianity," and "no traditional parenTs would......."

The osu concepT has defiled a lot of ideologies, and barking like a deranged dog won't sTop iT, neither would any law banish iT. I can imagine a case where a man or woman would sue his/her parenTs because they forbid him or her to marry an osu . One Thing I'm sure is, generation would ouTlive iT.

Since you made this about me, I might as well use myself as an example. The only reason I know about This is because I meT the generaTions of my grandfaTher and my father, and these are The generations That wiTnessed and undersTood The osu saga, would my own kids no abouT it? Hell no! Unless Through formal educaTion.

So if The posTer has a generaTion thaT witnessed this osu saga, what would you have him do? Call his faTher a fool? Okwuru ona akari onye kuru ya? Nwata maburu nna ya, ogodo ekpuchie ya anya. (Mind you, The Umunna is a formidable force in igbo land) or leave The girl he obviously loves so much? These 2 people are important to him, the decision of The one To forego if The worsT happens is entirely his call (and The girl's).

Like I said, Osu concepT is real in some parTs and Thank God aT leasT now they mix, use same market and all. The place its still very strong in most Igboland is marriage and Trust me when the generaTion of most of our faThers passes, Osu would die wiTh iT cos I'm sure a lot of people in this generation don't care abouT this rubbish. The policy of "don't ask don't Tell" would kill iT.

Come to think of iT, do you know the osus discriminate against some other set of people called the "Umeh?" I guess noT.

Barking on The inTernet like a mad dog abouT someThing a lot of us know nothing about would noT solve This problem, in theory iT is sweet, but pracTically? Another different sTory.
I jusT remembered when where I come from, no man would marry any lady who sweeps with tips of broom and her waisT not properly benT, cos They believe such a woman is noT well trained and can't keep a home. In fact, as a growing child, my mum and grandmum made sure I sweep "properly." BuT now who gives a rat's azz abouT those Things?

rigormortis: EZIGBOTE SERIOUS...NKEM

Oh I'm shy, oya pm me. Friends first o and I so hope u are good looking.

rigormortis: EZIGBOTE SERIOUS...NKEM

Oh I'm shy, oya pm me. Friends first o

uniqueren: those are not rantings neither can a fool write that
those are the salient P.O.V of some or do i said most people esp the elderly

as for me I frankly don't think i can marry an osu
but that doesn't mean i will dissuade someone else from marrying his/her partner on that context

You dey mind them? They think tradition is as easy as social networking.

Whenever you fall in love with an Osu, brace up yourself cos you are in for a hard fight.

overdrive: Well said u spoke like a wise old woman and for that u just got urself a follower.

Thanks, and yes I'm old.

rigormortis: ALLRIGHT THEN, BUT ITS NOT GONNA BE ONLINE WHEN WE GET TO MEET, PLUS YOU DONT KNOW IF YOU'VE NEVER TRIED....THINK ABOUT IT

Hmmmmm, ihe a dikwa vely selious.

I think some people should sharrap, people's culture are unique to them.

Osu is very real in igboland, in some parts they are avoided like a plague. They don't even share same market-square, or village meetings with the "di alas." The concept of osu is not serious in some parts but they are still recognised as osu. Where I come from, we don't avoid them, but there is always this "oh they are osu" whispering whenever the need arises.

This is the tradition of our forefathers, and it hasn't been abolished, yet. We must acknowledge that whenever we bring someone home for marriage, our parents carry out these investigations behind our back. Saying its primitive is being myopic, as no matter how educated we are, we have roots and most times we go way back to our roots. And sorry, most of our fathers have not embraced the western culture.

However, would I marry an osu? Yes! But that doesn't mean my parents will not kick against it. But where does my loyalty lie? With my parents or with the love of my life?

Poster, this is a decision you have to make. Trust me, no traditional igbo parents would give their blessing, but are u willing to fight this? Is your love greater than the fear of being rejected by ur kinsmen? Think this through ok? Goodluck!

rigormortis: aight, so wassup, what do u say to my dazzling proposal, are you gonna inbox your number

Nah, sorry don't do online ish.

rigormortis: hey i have made mu mistakes and i have learned ok? that was way back and i aint scared to admit i was wrong

oh relax, we all have eaten our "cats" at some point, I ain't judging you.

rigormortis: hey you need to contact me asap, i'VE GOT WHAT YOU NEED AND WE BOTH GOING THROUGH THE SAME PHASE........ENOUGH ROOM FOR BONDING

Don't you like eating your "cat" and having it?

I used to think being single is fun till these past few days, cold wan kill me every midnight. Hot tea and all the blankets in this wouldn't just warm me up.

I have been stressed out for few weeks now, I walk around like a zombie and I just wish, I really just wish that when I get home there would be someone there to share the events of our day with.

I miss giggling, I miss flirting, I miss how my heart beats whenever "he" calls. I miss those crazy things I do when I'm in love. I miss cooking cos I know someone can't wait to almost eat the plate while I watch with smiles on my face.

The one I miss most is how I would cause problems because I want "his" attention more; the arguments, the fights and the hot make up se...x that follows. *pls don't try this at home without supervision*

I'm now sister in christ (figuratively) and its not fun.

There are a lot of things I enjoy about being single; like freedom, no more boys' drama. I get to have some "vivian time" and I go wherever I want, whenever I want and no query. But to be honest, I think our lives would never be free of dramas, life itself is dramatic. However, I'd choose being single over being hitched with a man that would make my life miserable.

I vote for Patrick, Dygeasy and Laylow.

I vote for chelseaBMW.

MRbrownJAY: ^^ i certainly do not come on NL for popularity contest, as my views will offend quite a few, but thanks!

Nah, I'm not one of the "few" ur views offend. The sky is large enough, don't you think so? But your rudeness precedes you, u are welcome anyway.

tbanger: No one is saying the policies of the government should not be criticized. Attacking his office and his person is just wrong. Even in advanced democracies, it is never done. The republicans will never call Obama names. If abusing Jonathan is the way of standing the heat, then you guys should should carry your politics to the SUN!

First of all, I'm not a politician. In as much as I see GEJ adminisTration as a very disappointing one and highly corrupT, I wouldn'T aTtack his personality. I would only aTTack his office.

So did They aTTack his personality or his office? Can you give an example of the names they actually called him?

Let's not be blinded by sentiments here.

That's why They are called "opposition" parTy. They are There To criticise every move, decision, policy, eTc you make.

Do you expecT The "opposition" parTy To be in romance wiTh the ruling parTy? Hell no!

Nigeria is noT the only country with opposiTion party, oTher countries have them too buT we don't hear much of "crying" and "whinning."

That's how poliTics is played, if you can't stand the heat, geT ouT of the kiTchen biko.

@MBJ: I don't like you..... But good job.

AjanleKoko: If you don hammer, better work out a prenup if you wanna get married

As a confirmed igbo chick, I just punched my calculaTor To deTermine The naira equivalent. Chei........... I feel like ...........


But seriously, every partnership needs To draw up a parTnership deed. In the absence any parTnership deep, The law sTates That the profits and losses should be shared equally.

Hehehehehhehe, ladies and gents, pls draw up a prenup if you deem it necessary.

The wife deserves whaT she goT, and even more.

Omg! *hides under the bed*

Handsomeemmy: lolzzz... I refuse to blame it on alcohol, i believe the write up is from your sane self and no induce by any external agent.

I'm totally high.

*crying* I used to be the queen of multiple -crush scenario till I started crushing on Biolabee..... (Sorry if I messed up the name). The baddest part of it is he doesn't even notice me.

P.S. I'm a tiny bit tipsy, so whaTever I say on this thread, blame it on the alcohol.

I'd marry my besT friend.

caribchic: Seems like Kim K got everyone thinking about this placenta thing smh...me personally wouldn't even think of doing, i get upset by the thought of undercooked meat lol

Did she actually eat hers?

Huh?

His heart of Gold and his over-protective nature towards his children. My dad would kill anybody who touches us, we are like an oracle to him.

He is a good faTher, but not a great one and I have been so mad at him sometimes. I blame him so much for how stressful my life has been....................

Well, he did something on the night of my 21st birthday; I knelt down before him and he looked unto the sky and showered me wiTh blessings.
........... I know he didn't shower me with material gifts, he doesn't provide anything I need or whatever like my peers' dads (cos he doesn't have) ............... But I have taken solace in the mere thought that he means well for me and he loves me.

I love him so much. He is and will always be the mosT important man in my life.

Hahahhahahhahaha laugh wan tear my belle.

But honestly, putTing myself in The wife's shoes, it would feel really weird for me to be getting freaky while mum listens from the next door.
Then another question, must you do iT in The room and on The bed? Menhh This should be an adventure. Do it everywhere, in The car, rest room, kiTchen ......... hotel,,,,,,,


Is iT just me or is Coogar simply weird? The guy no fiT kill me wiTh laughTer at all.