Ginny,
Well said. "Refute the untrue things that have been said and leave it at that". There`re some very good literary critics here who can handle this and with concrete facts. No need for retaliation or anger. Just a thought!
Regards,
Omar.
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Fra: Ginny Quick <[log in to unmask]>
Til: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Dato: 18. februar 2000 00:04
Emne: Re: Brigit and Joel Samuel Found
>Hello, everyone, I'm not sure what others will think of this idea, but I
>thought I'd put it out there and see what happens. Maybe it would be a good
>idea to take the "No Problem in The Gambia" article and others like it,
>point by point, and counter the erroneous claims made in these negative
>articles. I'm not sure what good it will do, but I think when claims about
>a particular culture or people are made which are untrue, it is a good idea
>to try to debunk them, if not for the writers of the articles, at least for
>other people who may not really know the truth. And also, for the
>self-respect of the people who may be falsely portrayed in such articles.
> I can completely empathize with the anger of some of the members of
>this list. Having a disability, I come across on a daily basis the
>stereotypes and misconceptions of the nondisabled community. And it makes
>me sad and angry to see false stereotypes and misconceptions spread around
>by people upon other people. However, I don't think retaliation and anger
>are the right ways to go. I thinkthe that the best thing to do would be to
>refute the untrue things that have been said and leave it at that. That is
>all that anyone can do.
>Ginny
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Modou Sanyang" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 2:49 PM
>Subject: Re: Brigit and Joel Samuel Found
>
>
>> Prince,
>> Rather than a vindictive retaliation (as suggested by both options 1 and
>2),
>> I support Ginny and others' idea of responding to the article by exposing
>> and addressing the fiction and half-truths in the article and by writting
>> more about the positive aspects of The Gambia. Surely, members of the L
>can,
>> individually or collectively debunk the erroneos interpretations of our
>> culture contained in that article.
>>
>> best regards,
>> Modou.
>>
>>
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