Sidi,
A mea culpa here: I should have qualified my assertion which you wrote to
correct me on. By asserting "Brother! I'm not in the business of sniping
["garruwalley" as
you insinuated in your mail] behind covers; let's leave that to the ladies",
i was referring to the fact that petty sniping, especially covertly, is
considered effeminate and wholly in the realm of women and gossiping. Hence i
mocked that to go for that would tantamount to acting like a woman; men are
supposed to be upfront. Talk about stereotyping!
Implicit in this is a semantic distortion that "garuwalleh" can only be
effeminate and nothing to do with the pettiness/bitchiness men can equally
engage in. Explicitly, however, it just goes about telling you how deeply
ingrained male domination and aesthetic disdain for equality/partnership with
our sisters is in society, especially African ones. I'm not going to hide
behind the old hat that i'm merely reflecting society's deeply ingrained
prejudices.
I will, however, seize this opportune moment to retract the statement - out
of our respect for our women folk. And i apologise for any offense it might
have caused.
You wouldn't by any chance mention this to someone else you know? [laugh]
Good morning Sidi,


Hamjatta - Kanteh
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