tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post1775655736832748736..comments2023-07-20T09:06:52.338+01:00Comments on Funmi Iyanda: Stop, download, grab your favourite drink and read slowlyFunmi Iyandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943233329336056807noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-82647575888319385862007-11-20T14:59:00.000+00:002007-11-20T14:59:00.000+00:00Vox audita perit, litera scripta manetOur people p...<I>Vox audita perit, litera scripta manet</I><BR/><BR/>Our people perish because we never take records down. Oral traditions have the weakness that over time they are a lot more easily diluted than written records are.<BR/><BR/>In the meanwhile, I hate that mentality of <I>everyone else is doing it so why can't we</I>? Reminds me of <A HREF="http://chxta.blogspot.com/2007/02/Chxtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03363269342812285103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-72166491876564855512007-11-20T12:50:00.000+00:002007-11-20T12:50:00.000+00:00@chxta, that is why we must find digestible ways o...@chxta, that is why we must find digestible ways o raise important issues but that is not true only of black people but of all people besides we are culturally more oral and informal in our learning process if only we can organize that better we might have more success at enlightening more people.Funmi Iyandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943233329336056807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-71550231659669943822007-11-20T12:20:00.000+00:002007-11-20T12:20:00.000+00:00The question then should be how do we move forward...The question then should be <I>how do we move forward</I>?<BR/><BR/>First we have a problem of divided loyalties in Naija. Too many people south of the Niger feel an (all too uncomfortable) affinity to the West, while on the other hand too many people north of the river feel an (all too uncomfortable) affinity to Arabia.<BR/><BR/>We don't have as many people who are loyal to the concept of Chxtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03363269342812285103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-61562768564101400562007-11-19T17:30:00.000+00:002007-11-19T17:30:00.000+00:00I downloaded and read it at home over my special n...I downloaded and read it at home over my special noodles treat....<BR/><BR/>Very interesting piece, all what he discussed then is still relevant now from Bribery and corruption to the educationally disadvantaged north- you cannot imagine how low their cut off marks are to enter secondary schools compared to other parts of Nigeria.<BR/><BR/>Over 40years ago and our problems are still the same...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-37589956648769005622007-11-19T15:53:00.000+00:002007-11-19T15:53:00.000+00:00It's rather interesting that 'important' topics li...It's rather interesting that 'important' topics like this one attract so few comments, while 'mundane' issues such as how pretty the new speaker is get a lot of responses...<BR/><BR/>Someone once said something about the surest way of hiding stuff from black people is to put it in a book...Chxtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03363269342812285103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-79422001460135352682007-11-15T17:50:00.000+00:002007-11-15T17:50:00.000+00:00it seems authentic.it amazing to see we're still b...it seems authentic.<BR/>it amazing to see we're still battling the same demons today.Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14010927174982585682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-64807992876404832972007-11-15T13:37:00.000+00:002007-11-15T13:37:00.000+00:00Interesting read just skimming through it. Will se...Interesting read just skimming through it. Will settle to read it better when I get home.Chxtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03363269342812285103noreply@blogger.com