What do you think?

"No, my sister. You have it backwards. Did you not understand the story of the prodigal son? You need to reclaim your kidnapped (and betrayed) brethren because WE HOLD THE KEY to your salvation. It is your arrogance that will be your undoing. So much so that you cannot even see Satan in your very utterance." -- Comment from an African-American with experience in Nigeria, he married a Nigerian woman

yorubaamerican: You need to reclaim your kidnapped (and betrayed) brethren because WE HOLD THE KEY to your salvation.

How so? Nobody should be held responsible for his ancestors' doings. And should I mention that there are WHITE SLAVEOWNERS among the ancestors of African-Americans?

yorubaamerican: Did you not understand the story of the prodigal son? You need to reclaim your kidnapped (and betrayed) brethren because WE HOLD THE KEY to your salvation

The story of the prodigal son has nothing to do with this topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Prodigal_Son

Nobody needs to reclaim anybody; africans hold the key to their own salvation, african americans hold the key to their own salvation, and the same goes with black Caribbeans.

I disagree with her.
Africans owe us nothing.

Some will be willing to explain our past anf thats cool.
But its not their duty. Whats done is done and we are different people now.

makahlj2: How so? Nobody should be held responsible for his ancestors' doings. And should I mention that there are WHITE SLAVEOWNERS among the ancestors of African-Americans?

What do you mean "his" ancestor's doings? Don't you mean our ancestors?

*Kails*:
I disagree with her.
Africans owe us nothing.

Some will be willing to explain our past anf thats cool.
But its not their duty. Whats done is done and we are different people now.

Very interesting comment. Tell me, what exactly makes us different from one another?

yorubaamerican:

What do you mean "his" ancestor's doings? Don't you mean our ancestors?

I meant everyone's ancestors. Africans', African-Americans', and even whites', to a degree.

yorubaamerican: What do you think?

Another comment from a Facebook friend, since Nairalanders won't touch this "meme".

"Africans people born on the continent are victims of an equally poor education system. Thus, they are ignorant, arrogant, and are unwilling to be taught. African people born outside of the continent are ignorant, willing to be taught, and very knowledgeable of the devil who spoiled them. Africans born and socialized on the continent are in no position to teach anybody anything about Africa -- which they know nothing about. (All of the knowledge on Africans in the past several centuries have come from her diaspora) Ms. Fatima Diouf is promoting arrogance and false pride ("proud for nothing" -- both tools of the devil to maintain division. But, upon closer inspection, the message of this "meme" is slickly packaged and is within the conceptual parameters of Western feminist philosophy (an anti-African phenomenon)"

yorubaamerican:

Another comment from a Facebook friend, since Nairalanders won't touch this "meme".

"Africans people born on the continent are victims of an equally poor education system. Thus, they are ignorant, arrogant, and are unwilling to be taught. African people born outside of the continent are ignorant, willing to be taught, and very knowledgeable of the devil who spoiled them. Africans born and socialized on the continent are in no position to teach anybody anything about Africa -- which they know nothing about. (All of the knowledge on Africans in the past several centuries have come from her diaspora) Ms. Fatima Diouf is promoting arrogance and false pride ("proud for nothing" -- both tools of the devil to maintain division. But, upon closer inspection, the message of this "meme" is slickly packaged and is within the conceptual parameters of Western feminist philosophy (an anti-African phenomenon)"

Hom many "Africans people born on the continent" has this person ever met? Three? Four? Africa is a big continent; too big to be subjected to such generalizations.

yorubaamerican:

Very interesting comment. Tell me, what exactly makes us different from one another?

Culture
Outlook/perspective
History; etc etc.

We have the same skin color and may have some similarities we can pin point for example some words in patois or some AA custom in south carolina etc etc but we are still just as different because of my list above.

Being caribbean I dont know what life is like for an african. I have some idea what it is for AAs because I was born and raised in america but even then because I was raised mostly around my jamaican family I take more to that side so I view life through the lense of a jamaican.

when it comes to Africans AND AAs, we dont have the same culture. We dont have the same view point.

yorubaamerican:

Another comment from a Facebook friend, since Nairalanders won't touch this "meme".

"Africans people born on the continent are victims of an equally poor education system. Thus, they are ignorant, arrogant, and are unwilling to be taught. African people born outside of the continent are ignorant, willing to be taught, and very knowledgeable of the devil who spoiled them. Africans born and socialized on the continent are in no position to teach anybody anything about Africa -- which they know nothing about. (All of the knowledge on Africans in the past several centuries have come from her diaspora) Ms. Fatima Diouf is promoting arrogance and false pride ("proud for nothing" -- both tools of the devil to maintain division. But, upon closer inspection, the message of this "meme" is slickly packaged and is within the conceptual parameters of Western feminist philosophy (an anti-African phenomenon)"

That is very interesting statement right there.

I would love to reason with her. Could you ask her to explain more what she means by that?