tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588572344099937920.post303687537649678242..comments2024-02-15T03:44:18.172-08:00Comments on Black Woman Thinks...Religion, Politics, Race, Atheism and more...: Back to Africa?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588572344099937920.post-73545352609612482872011-09-20T21:24:47.502-07:002011-09-20T21:24:47.502-07:00WOW!!!.... i read some of your blogs and thought t...WOW!!!.... i read some of your blogs and thought to myself 'maybe you just have different views to most black people.' But after reading this I think you have some serious issues..... 1. You probably hate yourself for beong black and therefore do not embrace your origins. 2. You really feel like you want to please white people so you write all the almost racist blogs. 3. YOU"RE BLACK WHY PRETEND TO BE SOMETHING ELSE???!!!!!JUST CURIOUSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588572344099937920.post-70658554660101500372009-09-02T08:10:43.450-07:002009-09-02T08:10:43.450-07:00There are plenty of reasons to go back.
People w...There are plenty of reasons to go back. <br /><br />People who celebrate Ancient Egyptian culture are not insecure.<br /><br />Many people in African nations live better lives than African Americans in the ghettos and inner cities. <br /><br />Americans watch too much CNN and arae brainwashed. There are negative and positive things in all nations.<br /><br />I did not like what you stated: there isn't anything to 'go back to'<br /><br />Have you been to over 50 countries<br /><br />The same 5 countries in Africa are portrayed over and over again in the media: Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, and Ghana or where ever Caucasian celebrities go to buy orphans or conceive or give birth to children: Malawi, Namibia, Ethiopia<br /><br />Many people in Africa live in urban areas and mimic the hip hop culture of AmericansVashtinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588572344099937920.post-23586054599604740832009-04-21T19:25:00.000-07:002009-04-21T19:25:00.000-07:00Wow! I found this post to be interesting, heartfel...Wow! I found this post to be interesting, heartfelt and honest. I have searched your blog and find a lot of commonalities of thought. I still have a lot more to go. You have a very interesting voice! Keep up the good work!Disassociated Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06404778221218580243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588572344099937920.post-5577723549230088692008-09-11T08:57:00.000-07:002008-09-11T08:57:00.000-07:00Yeah, this was a pretty short sighted post. But mo...Yeah, this was a pretty short sighted post. But most importantly I always find "black bashings" black people amusing. The real reason why this post is ignorant, is because 1. you assume all black people who want to return to Africa are ignorant of their origins and ties to the continent and 2. you completely ignore the cultural, social and psychological dynamics that pull some of us back to the continent. <BR/><BR/>Why is it the only people who are analyzed and challenged about their African connections or African-ness are black people who live in the US whose ancestors were victims of slavery? NO OTHER PLACE do you find this attack upon a group of people trying to get back what they were robbed of. Black Cubans consider themselves African even if they call themselves Cuban and are extremely nationalistic. Black Brazilians are the same. Most blacks in the caribbean as well. They are all correct in doing so but the only folks who get analyzed for making such a claim are black folks from the US. To me this analysis and denial of a black person's connection to Africa is just another side-effect of slavery. It's just yet another way to continue hurting a group of people.<BR/><BR/>At the same time, white people can call themselves African (They never will be) and no one says anything about it. For them it is another attempt to steal a continent and an identity. Imagine how much history they can claim if they convince people they are the true Africans? The only way to do that is to steal the continent and the African identity. But before you allow yourself to call white people African just because they live there think about this... you have never heard in your damn life and never will hear a white people call themselves Chinese no matter how many generations they bring up in China. Think about that shit and you will see why white people calling themselves African is an attempt to steal what they don't own.... again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588572344099937920.post-37781686540733240162008-08-21T09:19:00.000-07:002008-08-21T09:19:00.000-07:00I appreciated what Anonymous said in this last com...I appreciated what Anonymous said in this last comment here, both about homeopathy and about the need for some people to explore their roots in order to experience wholeness (not his/her words-sorry!). <BR/><BR/>In South Africa, homeopaths have to be registered with the Medical Council of South Africa, which requires they are degreed and tey are also able to be linked to the medical aid system which also has quite high requirements, which perhaps helps me trust more in the whole medical field of homeopathy as something beyond placebo?<BR/><BR/>But back to the whole 'we are African' thing, as a South African I concede that its VERY irritating when Americans or Europeans who originated from Africa many generations ago speak of Africa as theirs when they have never even been here. At the same time, as someone of European decent, in a country where all white people have European decent somewhere along the line, I know how much it can mean for identity to connect with those European roots, even though connecting with that doesn't make me any less South African. Does that make sense?Corihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118095971831927866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588572344099937920.post-50829182665313243442008-07-31T14:26:00.000-07:002008-07-31T14:26:00.000-07:00Great blog, very interesting post. I found you thr...Great blog, very interesting post. I found you through Wayne of The Year of No Money in Tokyo.<BR/><BR/>I'm a Canadian living and working in Ghana for the past 12 years. I came with ridiculous naive dreams and ended up staying for a good job. period. I see what you are writing about every day. <BR/><BR/>There is also a phenomenon of foreign volunteers who swarm Ghana every summer - check out my post about if if you have time:<BR/>http://hollisramblings.blogspot.com/2008/07/giving-back-volunteers-flood-into-ghana.html<BR/><BR/>I've added you to my blogroll - see if you think mine is interesting enough to add to yours...<BR/><BR/>Will be checking in on you often!<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/>HolliThe pale observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01597175124251218057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588572344099937920.post-3673608579729392052008-07-06T14:25:00.000-07:002008-07-06T14:25:00.000-07:001. I offered my son, who with no prompting and rea...1. I offered my son, who with no prompting and real/diagnosed allergies enjoys complete relief. The kind of allergies in our family are extremely severe. No placebo effect could be achieved. Its simply to painful and overwhelming to ignore - certainly not in a small child. <BR/><BR/>2. I know several physicians with reputable practices, one who has consistently recieved mainstream accolades for their work that also treat with homeopathic medicine. I think you may want to study (not glance or rush through) some serious text books on Ayurvedic medicine. <BR/><BR/>3. Nothing in my response indicated that you needed to cut yourself off from humanity. You're trying to hard to defend your position. My comment inferred that large number of well educated, hard working, no-where-near leftist or idealist minded African-Americans understand that everyone must find and examine their legacy. It is paramount to psychological health. I mean to seperate "us" from Black people that seem to have lots of excuses and side steps for not understanding and embracing who and what they are, THUS contributing more fully to society. I am saying its your duty to humanity to know who you are. <BR/><BR/>4. I didn't tell you exactly where my roots are because...well, its a mute point. lol I found my origins. Down to the exact community in Africa on my father's side. If we were standing in person having this discussion it might be worth sharing greater detail, but online it would be wasted dialogue. I know others that have done the same. Its not hard. But you have to actually apply yourself. Now if you're lazy...that's another story.<BR/><BR/>5. What kind of person am I? and who are you to presume what Africa needs? <BR/><BR/>6. A bunch of supportive comments from white readers (poll them) on African identity doesn't constitute the truth. You simply said what their egos needed to hear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588572344099937920.post-24759144043077289562008-06-27T14:27:00.000-07:002008-06-27T14:27:00.000-07:00Thank you all for responding. I have finally got r...Thank you all for responding. I have finally got round to acknowledging your comments which all indicate support for this blog - so thanks again!!<BR/><BR/>Samuel,<BR/><BR/>The issue of where and when to go back to is a difficult one. The clock cannot be wound back and I fell we should make the best of our current situation.<BR/><BR/>Zowoco, <BR/>I understand your sentiments. If you must hanker after somewhere then let it occupy a small part of your life. <BR/><BR/>Fej,<BR/>Your goat story made me smile. What do you do? You go on to the next village and hand it over to a family there. What would you do with a goat? You could organise a festival or gathering and arrange for the goat to be eaten and a good time is had by all. I'm interested to know what you did - even if it is a while ago!<BR/><BR/>Anonymous,<BR/>I have only one question: are you a believer in the supernatural? I don't want to make assumptions, hence my question.<BR/>You have obviously been the victim of the placebo effect and hey presto it has worked. I do write about what I know having had homeopathy treatment myself for several months. A total con. Believed by many. People who are had by the 'medical advice' given by these charlatans. You bought no active ingredients - sorry to have to tell you. Question anyone who is a homeopathic practitioner - question them as a skeptic and evaluate their response.<BR/>A prime example as to why black people are in the double mess we are in currently.<BR/>If loving my origins means disconnecting myself from other human beings purely based on such minor superficial differences as culture and skin colour - race, then I want no part of it. I wonder what lessons you are teaching your son who you love so much? What kind of environment is he being raised in.<BR/>Don't let someone else set your life agenda - set your own and please don't let it be based on our 'ancestors'.<BR/>What does 'found our origins in Africa' mean? Absolutely meaningless waffle. All homo sapiens came out of Africa. Fact.<BR/><BR/>I think you are just the kind of person the African continent does not need hence your tetchiness about my post. <BR/><BR/>Think about it.<BR/><BR/>Thank you all again and drop by very soon!<BR/><BR/>Kind regards,<BR/><BR/>Zee.Zee Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065793600067750148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588572344099937920.post-76106079069630948162008-06-20T11:40:00.000-07:002008-06-20T11:40:00.000-07:00What a superb example of self loathing. This choop...What a superb example of self loathing. This choopy, disconnected rant goes from Africa to homeopathy? lol <BR/><BR/>I won't comment on the obvious - you hate yourself. But I will address homeopathy.<BR/><BR/>For over 20 years I took regular over the counter allergy medicine. It had horrible side effects that I had to bear with because my allergies were extremely severe. <BR/><BR/>I switched to a homeopathic treatment which not only works for me but works well enough that I only have to take it for half of the allergy season. I used to have to take allergy medicine from Nov-Aug of every year! My son developed allergies at 4 yrs old and takes only homeopathic treatments and they work extremely well. He went from crying uncontrollably as a small child to no problems. He only has to take the medicine for about 1.5 months and it works for the entire allergy season. <BR/><BR/>My suggestion: Discuss only what you know. <BR/><BR/>My hope: You learn to love your origins. <BR/><BR/>BTW, many of us, that aren't lazy, have found our origins in Africa and visited. It would take a good paying job to afford the trip, which requires a good education. It would take some effort and intelligence to do the research. Its not impossible at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588572344099937920.post-48130232285617097522008-05-19T04:14:00.000-07:002008-05-19T04:14:00.000-07:00Hi ZeeMy Name is Fej and have lived for long perio...Hi Zee<BR/>My Name is Fej and have lived for long perios both in Africa and North America. I think that culture, not color has over the years conspired to mould our thought processes and interest... Africans have been moulded to think, like and appriciate different things than North Americans. While living in the US, I could never quite get over the relative sense of coldness that people have amongst each other, I suspect that a person who moves to Africa may never get over the erratic electricity and potholes. Not better, just different.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, socially Nairobi is much closer to New York than New York could ever be to some rural midwestern location. Same can be said about a Nairobian being socially more related to a New Yorker than to a maasai pastorolist.<BR/><BR/>I spent the last weekend in rural Kenya, beautifull beyond belief, and went to visit some rural folks who just happened to to be along our weekend route. We ended up staying for a day, they could not allow us to pay them.... and they gave us a goat at the end of our stay. Since I can't slaughter a goat, and its a valuable present I dont know what to do with it... If a person like this turns out in my Nairobi House and I talk to him or her outside the gate and not invite them in he/she would feel insulted because in the bank of goodwill, he or she banked and goat and excpects better treatment. <BR/><BR/>Lets just say it is very different. So different that intra-African communication is limited. You want to move to Africa start with a city... Which is really the worst of Africa: caught in a twilight zone between true and africa and true west.<BR/><BR/>Oh By the way, what do you do with a goat that has been given as a present?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588572344099937920.post-46476267996840479312008-04-21T20:18:00.000-07:002008-04-21T20:18:00.000-07:00Hi zee!Could I just say, I found you from hubspot ...Hi zee!<BR/><BR/>Could I just say, I found you from hubspot and you have some super high quality content here so I will be looking in regularly, real food for thought! I am white and know almost nothing of your underlying theme for this blog but I always like to understand other people's viewpoint!<BR/><BR/>Your content is certainly King! Get out & about online & promote yourself because I really do think a lot of people will gain true confidence and inspiration from reading your blog!<BR/><BR/>Regarding this particular post, I say, yes, wherever you are is Africa, that is, Africa is in your heart! And the heartland is its people. <BR/><BR/>For me as an English white woman living in Wales, I echo the war poet who said "If I should die, think only this of me: That there's some corner of a foriegn field That is forever England."<BR/><BR/>And this is truly remarkable, for peoples of all races and colours and gender: that you are what you truly believe yourself in your heart to be, and nothing else! And you take and implant that belief wherever you go, the whole world over.<BR/><BR/>I have German ancestry and intend to visit Germany this summer, yet in my heart as of now, I believe myself to be English. Will I change my stance? Quite possibly. But I shall remain white!<BR/><BR/>As you remain black. But not necessarily African. Since race began, negros have travelled the world over by trade routes, always taking with them an invaluable cultural influence. You do not have to reside in Africa, or even to be African! You can be English! But whatever you consider yourself, make a valuable contribution to your present community. And that is what I too always aim to achieve.<BR/><BR/>Which is what unites mankind, black, white, yellow: one's contribution to one's community, one's making the best of one's belonging, even if one's heart is focussed elsewhere.zowocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312746893065690894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588572344099937920.post-76287928252476514602008-04-16T15:27:00.000-07:002008-04-16T15:27:00.000-07:00Samuel SkinnerIf I remember my history right, the ...Samuel Skinner<BR/>If I remember my history right, the last major "back to Africa was freed slaves that went and founded Liberia. They didn't get along well with the natives and there is still conflict between the Afican-Americans and the Africans.<BR/><BR/>The African-American population doesn't really have alot in common with the current population of Africa. It would be like me moving to Russia. Except Africa is unbearably hot, while Russia is unbearably cold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com