Yus,
I`m not the type who goes for this ping-pong thing. I guess you`ve realized that I like football better. It seems to me you want to tie strings on people and direct their steps and tell them when to speak and when not to, and I believe also to say what you would like to hear. So I`m the last to speak just because I live in Scandinavia. Yus, remember the issue here is not Scandinavia. My experience was in DC, and I was making reference to Saul`s definition based on this experience. And regarding Scandinavia and Norway for that matter I`ll suggest you acquaint yourself more with issues here concerning your claim and then bro you`ll see the light.
Who said you`ve stated that the person Saul describes did not exist? Where are you picking that up? My piece was based on my personal experience and I know this better. I thank God that I`m alive today, because the character I had the encounter with wanted me dead. I still find Saul`s definition befitting, and if you should have a problem with that I`m sorry I cant sing no lullaby for you, and you`ll have to deal with it. If you feel that Saul is stereotyping then put that to Saul. He is always in a better position to speak for himself. The fact that you believe in him stereotyping doesn`t mean that I should do the same. I hope you dont think that I should bark just because you say "Omar bark".
I`ll want to refer you to Cherno Baba`s lines, "Among other things, my duty is to stir a debate and put in place a conduit for an array of views and opinions from others to filter through. In this way, we all can learn from one another. It often pleases me for any reader to constructively criticize me ,point out my inaccuracies, and provide better viewpoints. No one is perfect or can claim a monopoly on ideas". Great and humble piece, and I wish you go back to these lines. I yearn for the day when we will accept that others can think and believe differently.
Yes Yus, I`ve already "taken a hard long look at the information", and I still hold my stance as to what I believe in and what I stand for. You dont wanna change that , do you? I wonder who you`re trying to impress, but PLEASE stop this winding.
No hard feelings bro. We just share different views on this one. I`ll want to rest my case now.
GOD NATT, OG SOV GODT( MEANING, GOOD NIGHT AND SLEEP WELL).
Regards,
Omar.
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Fra: Yusupha Jow <[log in to unmask]>
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Dato: 28. desember 1999 18:15
Emne: Re: SV: Yusufa: Re: ON BIGOTRY AND STEREOTYPING
>Mr. Drammeh,
>With all due respect, you should be the last one talking since you live in
>Scandinavia where your exposure or experience to bigotry have been quite
>limited. Talk about you experiences but you simply cannot endorse the use of
> the word based on one single experience.
>
>In no way did I say that the type of person that Saul described did not
>exist. My objection was to two things: First, the fact that he naively tried
>to stereotype African Americans into three groups. This was an
>over-simplistic naive categorization as well as a futile attempt at
>stereotyping. Second, after a handful of experiences with unsavory
>characters, he decided to call a whole section of the population the most
>demeaning word that was coined by whites to describe blacks. But he had no
>justification for the use of the word. And up to this point, he nor you, Mr.
>Drammeh, have been able to justify it's use.
>
>I don't expect you to be able to read between the lines and see bigotry for
>what it really is. But I would urge you to not only use your mind, but take
>a hard long look at the information in front of you before agreeing with
>blanket statements like the ones Saul made.
>
>To conclude, no apology is expected from you. Hope you acknowledge that we
>cannot generalize or make stereotypes. This type of behavior has been the
>cause of too many problems.
>
>Have a nice day, Mr. Drammeh.
>
>Yus
>
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