tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64327913979302363842024-03-06T02:12:53.241+01:00Pamela's WorldWords that describe me: protective, nurturing, loyal, sweet, vulnerably cynical with a bitingly sarcastic sense of humor and the memory of a young elephant.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger305125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432791397930236384.post-16568916513604315722016-12-26T06:02:00.000+01:002016-12-26T18:50:01.282+01:00My thoughts on "2017 New Years Resolutions for White Guys | MTV News"<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SBluYsydAVc" width="560"></iframe><br />
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a) Stop tarring everyone with the same brush - not all Caucasians fit the stereotype. If you get offended when someone makes assumptions about you, then you should not make assumptions about others.<br />
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b)'All lives matter' is not the opposite of 'Black lives matter'. 'Black lives matter' is a movement that raises awareness about injustices that were/ are being perpetrated against people of colour. In many cases, these injustices led to death. Yes, thank God our public lynching days are over but we have symbolic lynchings taking place (often through the judicial system) - when a black person cannot drive/walk in certain neighborhoods, when due process is taken away from someone because of the color of their skin, when the system seems rigged to ensure that you lose your voice and your life because of assumptions made based on your race.<br />
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'Black lives matter' is a relevant movement because it ensured/ensures that inequities are highlighted and this movement has led to setting up systems to protect the rights of minorities. I say, about time! So, even though I agree that 'all lives matter' but if a group in society is being hunted down, then it is imperative that we broadcast these issues and ensure that it is understood that their lives matter as well.<br />
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No, I do not advocate for hurting police officers. Police officers fulfil an important role in society by maintaining law and order and they should be accorded the respect that comes with that position. But, they should not abuse their power.<br />
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c) Mansplaining is not just a white thing - it is a male thing. I think Womansplaining is also a thing but I think the issue is more with the power behind mansplaining. A mansplainer effectively shuts down the voice of the woman and renders her ability to voice a thought/opinion and idea as null and void. In the workplace, this could lead to her playing a support role rather than being viewed as a leader, which has negative implications for the workplace and the economy as a whole.<br />
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d) America has been good to a lot of people and not just white men. But, I will say that because of the perceptions and assumptions that exist against minority groups, it is harder for minority groups to achieve compared to their white counterparts. But, this does not mean that they do not achieve. We have extremely wealthy minority individuals. Despite it all, they achieved. So America was/is good for them and has the potential to be good for us all.<br />
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e) Anyone can be 'woke'. Being 'woke' isn't the right of only black/minority people. My understanding of woke is when an individual finally comprehends the hidden issues that exist in society and takes a step either as an individual or communally to create change. Anyone can be 'woke'. After all, every major movement that occurred in the United States that involved changing the status quo for minority people, included Caucasians. So, we can effectively say that they were 'woke' since they understood the issues and worked with minority groups to create change.<br />
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f) Anyone can be racist regardless of the friends they keep. This holds true for Asians, Blacks,<br />
Latinos and Caucasians. Your keeping friends from a different ethnic group has absolutely nothing to do with your perception of that group as a whole.<br />
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2017 plan for all:<br />
a) be less judgemental - get to know people.<br />
b) Black lives matter.<br />
c) Blue lives matter. Respect the police.<br />
d) Stop mansplaining. We have a voice and a brain and we should be allowed to use it.<br />
e) Change your mindset. America can be good for all.<br />
f) We all need to be woke about issues affecting America and try to bring about a positive change in our environment.<br />
g) AGAIN! Work on yourself. Change your mindset. Get out of your comfort zone and challenge your stereotypes. And if you are a racist, you need to change.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432791397930236384.post-12797802879706408872016-12-09T11:11:00.000+01:002016-12-09T11:23:15.612+01:00Please Stop The Madness And Stop Tarring People.I was dismayed to read about the attack that took place in Ohio, involving an 18 years old Somali refugee, Abdul Razak Artan. The single-mindedness, the blind rage and the blind devotion behind the attack had me flabbergasted. Mr.Artan, probably fueled by some radical Islamic ideals stabbed several people after crashing his car into another. This was a young man that was a cum laude student and had no previous run-ins with the law. He was simply a good boy.<br />
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Of course, in this age of intolerance and xenophobia that has been brought about by the election, the President - elect rather than calm the waters has decided to fuel the fires by having an incendiary talk at a rally in Ohio in which he calls all non-native born Americans, and others into question.<br />
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For many immigrants, the United States is their home. They bought into the ideals that the United States espouses as being a land of opportunity in which the 'pursuit of happiness' and probably its attainment is somewhat promised. Now, they are being told that's a fallacy. We need to remember that there is a reason that the United States is often viewed as the land of immigrants because even though many Americans refuse to accept it, the first British group that came to the United States were immigrants.The Native Americans already resided here. #fact<br />
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But, lest I digress too far off topic. I will end by stating categorically, there is nothing wrong with loving your religion and following the tenets of your faith but there is something substantially wrong when you find that a subset of your religion endorses terrorism and you choose to continue along that path. This warning is particularly for immigrants, 'please, stick to the love your neighbours part of your holy book. Leave the rest alone because whatever you do, affects the whole United States and a subsection of people who have lived quietly and contributed heavily to the United States economy.' <br />
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Furthermore, remember that any untoward acts that you perform put lives and livelihood of millions of people in jeopardy. It is important to think before you act. Parents, it is time to put on your parenting panties and PARENT. This is the time to be on the lookout; keep an eye on what your children are reading, watching, listening to and browsing on the internet. Know their friends because a youthful mind can be easily swayed.<br />
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I will end this all by taking a deep breath and saying, May God Have Mercy On Us All.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432791397930236384.post-12393177439752182732016-12-08T04:00:00.000+01:002016-12-08T12:09:51.956+01:00I Will Not Purchase That Book!<br />
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Okay, I am trying my best not to be dismissive but I just can't help it. Seriously, I thought Nigeria was going through a recession but we seem to be able to find that spare cash and time to buy into a very rich woman's tale of woe. As I have gotten older, I seem to find myself losing patience with women who have it together and still chose to stay with men who are obviously not good for them.<br />
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Case in point: An on-air personality chooses to marry a man, who has clearly shown that he has interests outside the relationship and decides to keep him by thunder by fire. In an attempt to keep him, she closes her eyes to his indiscretions (a very stupid strength of the Nigerian woman), tries to change herself physically for him by bleaching her skin to look like the sun (ahem) and then to end it all, contracts a sexually transmitted disease from him. Like, everything is clearly saying, RUN WOMAN RUN. Yet, this woman still stays.<br />
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<strike>But, when the<span style="color: red;"> </span>silly , ,</strike> Let me start all over again. So, the silly guy is gallivanting all over the place with his dingaling and then gets a woman pregnant, she finds out AND still, she remains. Then when they decide to put everything on blast and now her business is now public knowledge, she decides to stop doing 'in the morning things'. Let me be cynical here for a moment but if this had not become public knowledge and her profession become in jeopardy, I believe she would have remained in that relationship. By the way, she dispenses love advice on air. So, now that the curtains have been drawn and we can all see the dirt, she now decides to write a book and then we all carry ourselves to go and buy the book. Abeg, NO!!!<br />
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I will not be purchasing this book but if you decide to get it for me, for Christmas, fine. How can your house be burning and yet, you still choose to remain there? What is the hold? Na juju? What exactly were you getting from the relationship, apart from the popular position that many Nigerian women vie for (that of being a Mrs.somebody) but apart from that, absolutely nothing?<br />
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By the way, if we decide to look at the chronology of her relationship, it turns out that though she was the one that was married, she was actually the side chick. He had been with the woman longer than he was with her. Oya... #I #just #cannot. Seriously, woman, why are you crying when you can be singing, "thank you Jesus, for my deliverance"? See me see trouble, Oh!<br />
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I just wanted to rant. There has been too much hullabaloo about that book. And I just #can't #take #it #no #mo'.<br />
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Domestic violence is real and is an epidemic. But, institutional silliness is a choice, women sometimes choose to remain in things that no longer serve them.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432791397930236384.post-61006421589479165232016-12-07T12:40:00.001+01:002016-12-07T14:32:34.458+01:00Silence.......Then Twitter<br />
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Yes, it has been a minute. Let's blame it on a place, time and events.<br />
I really do not have much to say but that the next couple of years will be an extremely<br />
interesting one in the United States. The United States chose to vote someone in who is quite famous for the phrase, 'you're fired' as president. I was taken aback at the result because I was so sure that with many of the values that Americans seem to espouse that allowing someone who had made so many faux pas to become President of the United States will be a great NO! NO! but I guess I was wrong. He is president and we all have to accept it and move on. <br />
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Yes, let's please stop with the recount hullabaloo. The election of the President-elect says something about the inconspicuous hostilities that many have about certain changes that have occurred in the United States in the past couple of years. <br />
Furthermore, it further restates that the United States is still patriarchal and still isn't quite comfortable having a woman at the helm. Let the events that occurred with Mrs. Clinton be a warning to all women who aspire to lead the United States -a) you do not have as much leeway as your male counterparts. They can smack a couple of bottoms and still be seen as individuals with leadership potential but you cannot. b) you have to be as pure as snow. There cannot be any hint of unethical or otherwise conduct. Mrs. Clinton would have done a great job! But, we have what we have.<br />
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Talking about what we have? All I can say is that President Trump's reign will be one that is completely different from his predecessors. That brings me to my important question: what's up with President Trump and Twitter? It seems that he prefers to make his pronouncements and judgments on twitter. On the one hand, we can say that this is a great move because it keeps him in touch with the pulse of the nation, and he makes himself seem more accessible to the common man. But, it seems his pronouncements over twitter seem to get him into more trouble. To be quite honest, his behavior over twitter seems to be quite prescient of what we will expect from him in the next four years - that is a man who might not be willing to follow protocol. Will that be good for America? I guess the next four years will show us. <br />
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I watch with bated breath and pray that he does end up making "America great again."<br />
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<i><b><span style="color: purple;">Maybe, I will follow him on twitter.</span></b></i>..;-) #Just #saying.....<br />
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Aramide, is an independent Nigerian Afro-Soul/Jazz artist. Aramide discovered her talents for singing and writing as a teenager and decided to nurture them.
After secondary school, she learned to play the saxophone and guitar, which became instruments that she is most passionate about. (Friday Demola - Fresh Vibes Monday)
To Read More Click Link: <a href="http://pamelastitch.com/blog/861-fresh-vibes-monday.html">Fresh Vibes Monday</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432791397930236384.post-37040807595063676342013-12-20T07:11:00.001+01:002013-12-20T07:11:37.735+01:00Random Thoughts: On Feminism And Beyonce's Beyonce Onslaught.<a href="http://www.pamelastitch.com/blog/849-random-thoughts-on-feminism-and-the-beyonce-yonce-onslaught.html#.UrPfi1ROfgc.blogger">Random Thoughts: On Feminism And Beyonce's Beyonce Onslaught.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432791397930236384.post-88967219293968220612013-11-11T18:47:00.001+01:002013-11-11T18:49:08.371+01:00Fresh Vibes Monday<span style="background-color: #b5c5de; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">Eniola Badmus, musically known as Niyola (pronounced nee yo lah) is a Nigerian musician who sings within the genre of Pop, R & B and Soul . She is also known as Banky W's first lady, because she is the only female signed under the EME label. This Monday, we introduce you to her newest music video called , 'Toh Bad'.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.pamelastitch.com/blog/827-fresh-vibes-monday.html#.UmUcyi9M1tQ.blogger">Fresh Vibes Monday</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432791397930236384.post-78703593006240381442013-10-14T14:23:00.001+02:002013-10-14T14:25:30.982+02:00Fresh Vibes Monday: Toni Braxton And Babyface (USA)<br />
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<a href="http://www.pamelastitch.com/blog/824-fresh-vibes-monday.html#.UlvhxEZPWys.blogger">Fresh Vibes Monday</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432791397930236384.post-1843927744174970972013-10-07T14:10:00.001+02:002013-10-07T14:10:03.715+02:00Fresh Vibes Monday: J Martins and DJ Arafat (Ivory Coast and Nigeria)<span style="background-color: #b5c5de; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15.59375px; text-align: justify;">Have you heard the song,”Touching Body” By J Martins and DJ Arafat? This song offers a fusion of Coupe Decale and Highlife beats and gets you dancing and grooving this Monday morning. Imagine, my excitement when I found out that this song also has a video on youtube. The video is a very simple one featuring a well groomed DJ Arafat and J Martins dancing with a couple of girls.</span><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/6uGLhRyCZ8c" width="560"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432791397930236384.post-59378998715849417462013-10-03T14:55:00.001+02:002013-10-03T14:55:20.542+02:00Random Thoughts: Hair Styles And Proposition 65<a href="http://pamelastitch.com/blog/819-random-thoughts-hair-styles-and-proposition-65.html#.Uk1pM3hL9Z0.blogger">Random Thoughts: Hair Styles And Proposition 65</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432791397930236384.post-89616449153454334242013-09-30T14:52:00.001+02:002013-09-30T14:52:05.218+02:00Fresh Vibes Monday: Omawumi - Warn Yourself (Nigeria)<div style="background-color: #b5c5de; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 1.3em;">We will be visiting Omawumi's Lasso Of Truth this Monday. <a href="http://www.pamelastitch.com/blog/720-fresh-vibes-monday.html" style="color: #36517c; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Yes, we did an introduction a couple of months ago on the CD when it was so fresh, so clean (hope, I'm not dating myself with this statement) </a>but today's bumping vibe will be on the video that was released a couple of weeks ago. This song is one of my favorites from the 'lasso of truth' CD and it is called 'Warn Yourself'. It features a dancing Omawumi and her back up dancers doing 'shakara' (flirting by not seeming interested) with a guy who at the end of the day gets her. There are many things that are lovable about this video but let me start off by listing some of what people might detest:</span></div><div style="background-color: #b5c5de; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 1.3em;">a) Omawumi's dressing. Multicolored Leggings with a short shirt. Not feeling it.</span></div><div style="background-color: #b5c5de; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 1.3em;">b) No Wizkid.</span></div><div style="background-color: #b5c5de; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<a href="http://www.pamelastitch.com/blog/814-mind-your-mindset.html#.UkF5Blsrufc.blogger">Mind Your Mindset</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432791397930236384.post-15594260433055954802013-09-20T15:22:00.001+02:002013-09-20T15:22:06.713+02:00Masquerades In Igbo Land - Mmawu<a href="http://www.pamelastitch.com/culture/west-african/812-masquerades.html#.UjxL-o8WvbE.blogger">Masquerades In Igbo Land - Mmawu</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432791397930236384.post-1341310468536650512013-09-20T15:00:00.001+02:002013-09-20T15:01:49.296+02:00The Review: Lee's Daniel – The Butler: A Tale Of Invisibility<div style="background-color: #b5c5de; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; line-height: 0.19in;">'The Butler' explores the role of the African American experience during different times of American history. The movie starts off by showing us a young Cecil Gaines who goes through a racial traumatic experience and how this experience shapes his story and how he views race relations. Cecil is able to get out of that environment and move to the city where he becomes a butler and a very good one who gets to work in the white house under several United States Presidents. But, while Cecil is working in the white house, the tide is changing outside in terms of racial relations and his family is getting caught up in the crossfire. Cecil will eventually have to choose a side.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; line-height: 0.19in;">When we talk about the civil rights movement in American History we often get caught up in the story of those that visibly fought for rights. But, what about those that quietly fought within the system. Those that created change without creating waves but changed mindsets individually. 'The Butler' celebrates those individuals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; line-height: 0.19in;"><img alt="the butler2" height="252" src="http://www.pamelastitch.com/images/stories/september2013/the%20butler2.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); float: left; margin: 0px 10px; padding: 5px;" width="400" />Beyond celebrating the quiet activist, 'The Butler' also tells the story of the blue collar worker who in many cases has so many negative stereotypes ascribed to him or her. 'The Butler', gives dignity back to the blue collar worker by implicitly stating that their role in society is extremely important. They are part of the chugging wheels of the economy. There is dignity in labor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; line-height: 0.19in;">This movie also juxtaposes two different forms of activism and its consequences. Cecil's son Louise was one who had seen the effect of race on his life though he grew up in a black neighborhood in which his family was obviously middle class. He was able to understand that the indignities that he saw daily wasn't acceptable because he was someone from the new school. He had not been indoctrinated to understand that as an African American of that time period, he should be grateful that his father had a job in the white house even if he cleans boots all day. He had not grown up on the farms to see the brutal indignities that African Americans at that time had to accept. He knew what he aspired to achieve and he knew that he could only achieve it by being someone who was vocal about his discontent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; line-height: 0.19in;">His father on the other hand, had grown up seeing brutalities based on race and as such he learnt that his coping mechanism should be one that includes a lot of yeses. His place was never to ask the why questions or dream of aspiring for more. Now, with father and son looking at race relations through different points of views, home life was a battle zone since they both believed that their way was best. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432791397930236384.post-43384285492854109462013-09-20T14:51:00.001+02:002013-09-20T14:51:26.527+02:00The Review: House Of Gold<a href="http://www.pamelastitch.com/entertainment/film/811-the-review-house-of-gold.html#.UjxEypBDIRE.blogger">The Review: House Of Gold</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432791397930236384.post-18838306184277621392013-09-20T14:34:00.001+02:002013-09-20T14:34:59.858+02:00Sister Sister With Rachel Zadok<a href="http://www.pamelastitch.com/books/808-sister-sister-with-rachel-zadok.html#.UjxA763Fu1E.blogger">Sister Sister With Rachel Zadok</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432791397930236384.post-34035640687613705112013-09-20T14:24:00.001+02:002013-09-20T14:24:14.022+02:00Sister Sister With Rachel Zadok<a href="http://www.pamelastitch.com/books/808-sister-sister-with-rachel-zadok.html#.Ujw-ZZVcj1E.blogger">Sister Sister With Rachel Zadok</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432791397930236384.post-1540188435724325672013-09-20T14:14:00.001+02:002013-09-20T14:14:38.939+02:00A Male's Perspective: Should I Move Back To Africa?<a href="http://www.pamelastitch.com/lovers-lounge/805-a-males-perspective-should-i-move-back-to-africa.html#.Ujw8KAOX1QE.blogger">A Male's Perspective: Should I Move Back To Africa?</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432791397930236384.post-87866755424254122672013-09-09T13:53:00.000+02:002013-09-09T13:53:31.768+02:00Fresh Vibes Monday: Dayz Nella - On The Phone [Feat. Jay & Tasha] - Zimbabwe/Australia<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/A3dN7Me1z6A" width="560"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432791397930236384.post-35068014378558654332013-08-27T14:49:00.000+02:002013-08-27T14:51:09.735+02:00My Thoughts On Ese Walker: If You Ask Me Na Who I Go Ask<div style="background-color: #b5c5de; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
Last week, the ultra religious community in Nigeria was turned on its head as they got an extra shocker, when one of the willing supplicants to 'ministrations' got the gumption to finally speak up about her one week sexual ride with a famous pastor in Abuja. It occurred in a pent house suite in London. Now, as you know this site tries to maintain a level of cleanliness by staying away from certain stories that involve the goriness of life but from time to time, if the content being raised in the goriness involves a societal issue, it will be brought to light. Now, I applauded this woman for finally getting the guts to stick it to the man. Yes, I have issues with Nigerian religious 'personalities' but I believed that she lost the plot when she chose to label her highly enjoyable act as abuse. It wasn't abuse, it was a consensual act, that never had closure.</div>
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Nigeria, a country that pretends to have puritan and Victorian values, was turned on its head. At this point, I am still trying to decide if it is the idea of a pastor getting involved in extramarital affairs or if it is because a woman dared to speak up that she slept with her pastor. Confused.com. But, I will say this, she isn't the first and she definitely won't be the last. But, the Ese Walters – Pastor Biodun Coza saga, has raised up certain salient issues and I hope that this has created the avenue for many to open up about things in the church.</div>
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b) What checks and balances should religious personalities have on their power?</div>
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c)How much training should they have before they start putting their 'thoughts/opinions/gossipy factoids' out there for the masses to imbibe?</div>
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e) What next for Pastor Biodun and others that follow in his steps?</div>
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Poverty with a mixture of our spiritual and cultural ideologies has made Nigeria, a haven for half baked people who see the church as a fast means to gain power, popularity and money to thrive. All, you need to do is say some 'inspirational word' on the pulpit, add in Jesus name, do some hocus pocus and the always looking for next news congregation that does not bother to ask questions either out of ignorance/fear/obligation will accept what is said from the 'powered' individual hook, line and sinker. Unfortunately, these powered individuals are often equipped with some of the 'blackmail y' parts of the bible to ensure that their position remains sacrosanct and no one ever questions their authority. Even a lay man on the street can quote the 'touch not my anointed bit', probably because he has heard it so many times.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier;">I was browsing through a facebook’s friend’s wall when I came across a link to the book, 'when broken chords sing' by Abimbola Dare. I followed the link to the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/When-Broken-Chords-Sing-ebook/dp/B00E9INNEO" style="color: #36517c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Amazon page</a>and I was intrigued when I read the synopsis. This book falls under the genre of Christian fiction. We know that writing Christian fiction is no easy walk in the park because the author has to balance the spiritual with the secular. But, the secular is necessary since that’s what makes a book relatable and believable.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: courier new, courier;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 18px;"> In the book, 'when broken chords sing', we are met by the main protagonist – Destiny. Destiny is a </span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 18px;">naive</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 18px;"> university student who falls in love with her professor – Stanley Briggs. These two embark on a love affair leading to a wedding but on the wedding day, she finds out that all he told her was a lie. She is heartbroken. In a bid to heal her broken heart, she listens to the advice from her friend and relocates to a different part of the country where she finds love again in the arms of a church worker, Christopher. She is very open with him about her past at the advent of their relationship but this openness is actually what is a factor in the demise of her marriage. Christopher is a deeply insecure individual and he uses this information about her past as a stepping stone to physically as well as emotionally abuse her. Interestingly, she runs for help to several places and they are unwilling to help.</span></span></div>
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