Reforming Traditional African Parenting
Before the penetration of Western cultures into the African fold, Africans did alright in their own right. They nurture kids the way they deemed fit and many offspring of theirs turned out okay. The patterns were simple, the man provides and the woman nurtures the home… setting up a gender role chart. Some activities or chores are seen as masculine while some others are termed feminine. The male child is taught the ways of the African man while the mother imprints her long-standing values on the daughters. The demarcation was of high reverence in the traditional African community.
The Reason for Political Correctness in Freedom of Opinion and Speech
Everyone has an opinion and is thereby free to express it in any way as long as it doesn’t incite or trigger others. Free speech is a human right and should never be compromised. As such, it should be encouraged due to the likely outcomes if it’s not. However, the limitations of free speech help put in place a check for inclusiveness. Hence making some personal opinions shielded from the public hearing. Opinions that would never see the light of day have paved the way for the artful modification of opinions — popularly known as political correctness.
Challenges of An African Bachelor
Marriage is believed to complete a person. A single man is expected to get a wife once he’s considered grown up. The same goes for the female who is approaching 30 years of age. But the focus today is on the male who has to deal with sneering remarks and disrespect just because he is single.
The Exclusivity of the N-Word
The N-Word has been a subject of debate and those without African heritage really think it’s a double standard for those with African ancestry to have the n-word exclusively to themselves. Feeling left out is quite understood but unfounded. Furthermore, if we go back to where it all started, we’ll realise that the word isn’t a complimentary word when it was invented by the masters of the slave trade. The n-word was uttered to make a slave feel small. But as time went on, the freeborn reinvented the word to ease the pain and memory associated with a word created to demean their race. And that makes the word off limits to anyone who doesn’t share such historical background.
The Unlikely Contestant
He charged at her as a final assault more as a chauvinistic expression than reason. At first, she dodged. But like the bully that he is, he charged again. She was ready. Using her small frame to advantage in their height disparity, she passed between his legs again. This time he was quick to turn but not before she grabbed one of his legs, raised it and pulled it simultaneously. Then he lost his balance and crash-landed on the muddy floor the second time. This time on his bum with his muscle-endowed legs splayed wide apart. Of course, his trouser joint was split open like ribs exposing other fancies peeping from under his pant. Having done this, the wife escaped. He did not have time to change into another dress before he encountered his astonished admirers.