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Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by oyinda3(f): 1:47am On Jul 30, 2009 |
na2day u no well for that comment |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by Ndipe(m): 1:49am On Jul 30, 2009 |
LadyT: Why adopt a half hearted measure instead of going the whole nine yards as dictated by tradition? |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by oyinda3(f): 1:52am On Jul 30, 2009 |
ndipe are you yoruba? ![]() the whole 9 yards vs casual greeting depends on circumstances ![]() the way u'll greet obama when u see him will be different from the way u greet your dad when he comes back from work not so? does that mean one is half hearted? |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by na2day2(m): 1:57am On Jul 30, 2009 |
oyinda.: back to sender! ![]() ![]() |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by WarfyBoy(m): 2:28am On Jul 30, 2009 |
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Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by oyinda3(f): 2:29am On Jul 30, 2009 |
na2day?: thunder fire ur mouth ![]() |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by na2day2(m): 2:30am On Jul 30, 2009 |
oyinda.: tornado wipe ur teeth! ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by oyinda3(f): 3:07am On Jul 30, 2009 |
na2day?: make acid blind your eyes. u dey mad ![]() |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by na2day2(m): 3:27am On Jul 30, 2009 |
oyinda.: make maggot eat u alive ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by oyinda3(f): 3:51am On Jul 30, 2009 |
make winch chop ur tin off ![]() ![]() |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by na2day2(m): 4:49am On Jul 30, 2009 |
oyinda.: i reject it in Jesus name! u wicked ooo ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by oyinda3(f): 4:53am On Jul 30, 2009 |
buhaheahahhahahheha ![]() ![]() |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by C2H5OH(f): 7:57am On Jul 30, 2009 |
Ndipe, I see nothing wrong with prostrating. If you don't want to do it then don't marry into the culture. |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by dayokanu(m): 8:18am On Jul 30, 2009 |
Oyinda na wa for you oh. You dey fantasy about na2day thing again? |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by Remii(m): 9:32am On Jul 30, 2009 |
oyinda.: no sweats, I don't cyberflirt, mi o ki nya ina torchlight. |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by oyinda3(f): 1:49pm On Jul 30, 2009 |
Remii: i don't cyberflirt either my bro. just that "some people" will always misinterpret ur intentions. u understand? can u explain your proverb 'cause i don't get it. |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by netotse(m): 2:20pm On Jul 30, 2009 |
na wa o. . .i always thot prostrating was a slam dunk issue in naija o!. . . @C2H205 man i dey fear u o. . .i cld almost believe u know me(u called me somefink similar to wot er'one calls me) @er'one else its 'netotse' y'all might as well spell it right if u're going to keep on mentioning it! |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by oyinda3(f): 2:25pm On Jul 30, 2009 |
rotfl me sef i dey fear that boy lol no be only u ![]() edo names are very difficult as u can see. lol |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by C2H5OH(f): 2:29pm On Jul 30, 2009 |
Oh well, what will you say of female circumcision? Practise it, because it's part of our culture?Ndipe, I don't see the bridge that connects female circumcision to prostrating. The former is a criminalistic action; a heinous crime that should be outdated. The latter is simply a way of saluting your elders. One is an involuntary bloodshed and is usually done without your consent, while the other is voluntary, requires no bloodshed or forceful action. If you choose not to prostrate you choose to walk away without a bride, simple as that. We don't always have to feed our culture to the dogs in favor of the white man's overglorified approach to life. |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by C2H5OH(f): 2:36pm On Jul 30, 2009 |
netotse:Lol OooOo did I really? Better watch your back. I'm watching you watch your screen. ![]() oyinda.:All 4 legs are now present. I can see that you (lovebird #2) are here to assume your rightful throne right next to your edo prince. You can as well pretend I'm invisible. Don't let me disturb the exchange of electronic charges between y'all. |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by netotse(m): 2:39pm On Jul 30, 2009 |
C2H5OH:dude u're the one that needs the back watching. . .like i said i'm an edo boy, wot i didnt tell u tho is that i hv 5 grandmothers(i'll sort u out from 5 different directions. . .lol!) on all other matters i plead the 5th! |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by oyinda3(f): 2:40pm On Jul 30, 2009 |
i'm not going to lie. i don't see anything wrong with the act of prostrating. the only thing i don't agree with is the purpose ![]() still i don't find anything wrong with prostrating or kneeling or whatever but all these excessive reverence for adults can be sickening. i kno i don't want youngins prostrating or kneeling or bowing down to me when i'm old. respect is good but i dun like all that excess. |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by oyinda3(f): 2:43pm On Jul 30, 2009 |
C2H5OH: whatever allows you to sleep at night i guess. weirdo lol gators was right abt u after all |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by netotse(m): 2:48pm On Jul 30, 2009 |
oyinda.: if wot u're trying to say is that since to them the definition of respect is to prostrate then u'll prostrate but to u respect means something diff then i agree wiv u! |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by C2H5OH(f): 2:54pm On Jul 30, 2009 |
netotse: ![]() ![]() oyinda.:with all the bump n grind, i don't get enough sleep these days. i woke up at 4:30a this morning. who is right about what? stop speaking in matrix scribble about some imaginary mannequin that doesn't even exist ibeg. |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by oyinda3(f): 2:58pm On Jul 30, 2009 |
netotse: yea u get the idea. i mean that prostrating alongside many of other traditions we have in naija (ex calling someone who's only 2-3 yrs older than u aunty or uncle etc) are just a part of the general emphasis on respect we have in our culture. i think this respect is excessive and not very conducive for development. everything should be in moderation |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by oyinda3(f): 3:02pm On Jul 30, 2009 |
C2H5OH: awwwww. 3 more weeks abi? it'll soon b ova i promise lol |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by Nobody: 3:18pm On Jul 30, 2009 |
calling someone who's only 2-3 yrs older than u aunty or uncle etc this is actually a quite pointless and unnecessary display of "respect". People take it to the extreme sometimes. |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by chiogo(f): 6:02pm On Jul 30, 2009 |
C2H5OH:The connection is that coercion is involved in both practices. I know yoruba people whose parents force them to prostrate to every single 'elder' they make acquaintance with, family member or not. some of these so-called elders don't even deserve the respect. That's why some do it anyway(prostrate) and still talk shit about the person. Last time I checked, culture shouldn't be forced on someone. One should voluntarily embrace it, that's the only way it can be sincere. I agree that the two are stupid for not discussing that before hand but maybe the girl in question isn't making a big deal of it, maybe it's just the parents. |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by C2H5OH(f): 7:12pm On Jul 30, 2009 |
I can see where you're going with that. Drawing a parallel between the two is far-fetched and absurd - my opinion. The form of coercion you just mentioned takes place all the time among parents and their children. You know there are always times as a kid you don't want to do something but your parents force you to. If an american male child says "whassup fool" to his father while greeting him, I would expect him to rebuke the child and deal with him severally. Even if he doesn't discipline him, it's within his obligation as a parent to show him a "proper" more-polite way of greeting - maybe a "hi dad, hello dad," something like that. For the Yoruba people asking you to prostrate or kneel down is how that respect is shown to those who are your elders. The point is that as a a grown ass adult, you would get to decide who/not to prostrate or get on your knees to greet. If you don't feel like it's a custom you want to continue then stop it. Just know that those elders will have a bad image of you in their minds. As long as you don't care then it doesn't matter. Your stroke, your choice. |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by chiogo(f): 8:05pm On Jul 30, 2009 |
You're right. |
Re: He refused to Prostrate as Yoruba culture demands by Nobody: 9:35pm On Jul 30, 2009 |
i agree with fcu ![]() |
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