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Bukola Solomon - My Blog
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I am a Nigerian born in her own land. I am proud of my colour. I dont segregate from people based on mere physical factors like age, colour, nationalities, race and all, but by the age of their ideas, compatibilty of values and all. its just a pity that as much as globalization has brought us closer, some still live in a shallow-minded pit, called racism. Anyways, I am guided and influenced by my culture, music and values. I love travelling across the globe to discover the diverse cultures, races, minor and major ethnics, religions and ways people define beauty. I come from a minor ethnic group situated in the north-central region of Nigeria, its called Okun. its a shame though minor but 30% of Nigerians know where that is. I am a christian, and that though might shape but not total control of my political ideology. I am a realist, i view things the way they appear and at the same time, i dont believe in all what i see.
Knowledge is power, just because some nations have power, they are conceived to have wisdom. Hmmm! i wonder.We have, i fear confused power with greatness. As some said, the sole advantage of power is that you can do more good, nah, "power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely"- Lord Action 1887. How do we get the men of power to live for the public and not off the public. I seriously wonder.
Thanks to TIGed for this opportunity to express our minds, and to learn about these diverse cultures, races and ethnics within our own borders. I am Solomon Bukola Motunrayo, a woman of power in the making, a woman of virtues. Enchante!
Je suis le prochain chef de l'Afrique
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Nice
Solomon,
You're already very active on the site, and I really enjoy your posts. I get the sense that you and your personality come through very strongly in your writing, I like it!
I think you already answered one of your own questions. You ask "How do we get the men of power to live for the public and not off the public?". You say almost immediately after "I am Solomon Bukola Motunrayo, a woman of power in the making, a woman of virtues." There you have it! If one of your virtues is that you believe in wielding your power for the public good, then I'd say you're part of the solution to corruption and the seeming loss of purpose among men (and some women) of power.
Just a question... What do you think of the term and concept of "feminism." Do you identify with any of it's many forms?
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Feminism
Thanks Hayley, i dont see a reason why we cant have gender equality. i am anchored on that concept. I do identify with some of its forms. And these forms can be grouped into liberal feminism, critical feminism, constructivist feminism, poststructural feminism and postcolonial feminism, we have also in terms of religion: God and gender. I only ally to equal political, societal, economical and property rights. i stand against the sexual part,lesbianism or bisexuality, i kick against that. and prostitution as well.
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Sexuality
Do you see any tension between liberal feminism and post-colonial feminist? (I'm assuming post-colonial feminism is the equivalent of third world feminism, a form that might be inappropriate for me to identify with, but which I certainly support whole-heartedly)
Do you "kick against" lesbianism and bisexuality because of your religion? Do you mean "kick against" as in you don't support gay rights/marriage?
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like your ideas
yea Liberal feminism argued for equal rights for the women politically and that this is possible without altering the structure of the society while postcolonial (and you are right, third world feminism is closely related to the former) feminism argue that colonialism marginalized the postcolonial women but dint turn them into voiceless.
1. I dont support homosexuality or bisexuality because of my religion and personal belief. I persoanlly dont believe everything is predetermined, i believe everything is caused and not cursed. what i mean is we come into this world like a blank paper, as we grow, we began to choose the words we wish to write on the paper. so i dont believe some people were born homosexual or bisexual.
I believe in freedom of belonging, u choose where you wanna belong to and take responsibilty for your choice. I dont see them as devils though as some see them as, but i see it as a wrong choice
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Interesting...
Right, I find that liberal feminism is pretty opposite post-colonial/third world feminism in that liberal feminism seeks to "liberate" third world women and blindly apply Western values of equality (related as you said to politics, but also economics) and "freedom" to their lives. I think this is another form of colonialism, and seeks to once again rob third-world (I don't even like that term) women of their agency and culture/context yet again. I would much prefer that women all over the world find unique, place/culture-specific/appropriate, ways of supporting themselves, and that liberal feminists stay out of others' business. Because of this I find it interesting that you identify with both liberal feminism and post-colonial feminism.
I also find it interesting that you say we chose the words we write on the blank paper (ourselves), whereas I find that many of the formative experiences that shape who we are (sexual preferences,ideology, religion, etc.) happen early on and are often out of our control. I'm pretty unsure about whether or not sexuality is determined through genes or upbringing (nature vs nurture) or a combination of both, but either way I wouldn't say that ones sexual orientation is a choice.
Just throwing out ideas :)
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hmm,
i like the way you ended your comments. i love you thinking.
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Thanks!
If you hadn't posted such great blogs I wouldn't have gotten a chance to think those things. Nice pictures, by the way. The one with the gray shirt looks professional.
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