>From: "Yusupha C. Jow" <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Goodbye Gambia-L >Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 17:19:50 EDT > >Hi everyone: >I just received permission to re-subscribe to the Gambia-L list. After the >'ordeal' of last week, I feel as if I've been to hell and back. I have never >been used to being muzzled; not since I left home at the age of 18 anyway. > >My one week absence from this list has made me realize that there is a divide >between some older Gambians who think times don't change and that expressing >one's ideas strongly or belligerently is rude and 'un-Gambian.' > > I even read an email where one of our moralizers questioned our upbringing >because of what transpired on this list. These statements IMO, should not be >expected from truly conscious folks because we all know no one is perfect in >this life. We all make mistakes. This makes the attempt to cast an ill-light >on some folks because of behavioral failings all the more baffling. Are we >not a society that is forgiving? Don't people use 'Jankading'' in the >Bantaba without being cast out like lepers, or having their upbringing >questioned! > >On the other hand, I totally believe that with the changes that time brings, >the youth of the country will become more aggressive about what they want and >their feelings. Cultural norms cannot remain in a state of paralysis, yet >some on this list seem to think that this is the case and that anyone who >deviates from what they deem as correct behavior should be treated like an >outcast. But obviously folks like myself and others are simply a bit too >aggressive for the peaceful and non-confrontational nature of some moralizers >who think their virtues should be emulated by the youth, the same >'laissez-faire' attitude which brought us Yahya Jammeh. > >Therefore, while I will remain a subscriber to this List, this shall be my >last posting ever here. > >I wish you all the best in all your endeavors, and to the many I have clashed >heads with over the years and consequently insulted harshly, as a human >being who has many flaws - I ask for your forgiveness. > >Regards, >Yusupha > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~