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"Ithe wa Nyambura na Wambui" Platinum Member  |
That was a while ago, when I was in Jamuhuri, around nine years ago, I am not in a position to retrieve that info now. Emotions are the greatest enemy of rational arguments |
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"Ithe wa Muthoni na Jayson" Platinum Member |
I would also want to hear this cos to me too she has been one of the people in the world who have touched millions and millions of hearts in a positive way. She was in SA the other day to inaugurate a girl's school in the slum there. What I have always wondered (Wambui you may shed some light here) is that is it true that she threw a certain shoe designer out of her program when he claimed that if he knew blacks would buy his products he wouldn't have made them nicely or stuff like that? There was an email that was making rounds sometime back to this effect. "mûthuri aikarîire njûng'wa onaga kuraya kûrî kîhîî kîhaicîte mûtî" |
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wa Wakuru,
I never heard of that, but if it's true it would be the best thing to do. We black people are fighting a battle that we will only win if we become more agressive in the fight against racism. But first we must embrace ourselves. I wouldn't be surprised if Oprah did such a thing. |
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"Nyina wa Hazel" Gold Member  |
Ngunjiri...yes I can confrim thats what she did....read from her website sometime back...actually it was Tommy Hilfiger  ....the nerve he has got to say such a thing on black person's show!!! I actually was a big fun of his products and trust me I stopped buying them! |
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Yes, Wakanyugi you are right. Now I remember the issue. It was true, and for sure many black people even in the US were outraged. I stopped short of burning my hilfiger regalia.
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"Ithe wa Nyambura na Wambui" Platinum Member |
I have just received my copy. I expected to find characters with familiar names such as Obonyo, Kamau, Rhoda, Hamisi or Mueni, but the characters' names are Anglo. It is also interesting that the setting is not in Africa, but US. Mr Mbaya may be breaking new grounds. I will have my final views after reading the book.
Emotions are the greatest enemy of rational arguments |
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I love your respose Wakanyugi!!It doesn't make sense to me when pple say that americans are better of than africans.It's the exact opposite.All we need to do is prove them wrong!!Actually I have met many who have openly admitted that we are by far better!Look at the kind of educ we have.Ask an American kid a simple arithmetic and they will go looking for a calculator.I dont mean to offend anyone(or maybe my argument is shallow)but thats the TRUTH.I have taught and tutored for a couple of months so I know. Wa Teresia,Go for it.You will be suprised at how pple will buy the bk.I swear! |
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