beating and poking the stuffed Judas like Easter children!
I am not an apologist for fraudsters, but you have to understand their
cultural role and celebrate them! One almost universal element in
human cultures is the "trickster". They were individuals who were
allowed to break taboos, challenge authority, cross boundaries, and
enter territory that others could not. They were sometime just
tolerated sometimes celebrated and almost by definition could, even if
only for a moment, hold power over everyone including the king.
Emmeagwali should be understood in this light -- as a jester, a 419er,
whatever you want to call him. Whether you celebrate him, condemn him,
approve or disapprove his "transgressions" you cannot dispute the
value of his contribution to the internet.
At a time when the norms of discrimination and inequity were casually
being transferred to the internet ( an issue still critical if not
worse now...) Phillip created and promoted the idea that a black man
could excel in the use of computers and contribute enough to early
internet evolution to be given the accolade "father of the internet".
As we all know, a huge percentage of what is on the internet is either
junk or opinion so it really does not matter if the persona that
Phillip created stands up to peer review or not.
What I do know is that Phillip inspired thousands of young black
students to consider and get involved in the emerging internet and
computer technology in a way that NOTHING ELSE AT THE TIME was doing.
He used PR ingenuity to turn his real academic achievements in
computing into an inspiration for the widest possible audience of HIS
OWN CONSTITUENCY-- young black students. How many of us academics can
claim that? So I personally celebrate him while also enjoying a good
LOL! He may be a mediocre of fraudulent western academic, but he is a
brilliant and ingenious African!
On Sep 30, 8:58 am, toyin adepoju <toyin.adep...@googlemail.com>
wrote:
> I agree that Gloria Emeagwali needs to provide whatever proof she can about
> Philip Emeagwali's wrongdoings.Yes,one is predisposed to believe allegations
> against him,that does not mean all allegations against him are factual.
>
> How do we distinguish fact? As much as possible through evidence.
>
> If Gloria Emeagwali still has any communication she made on this matter with
> relevant authorities and would like to share them with us,very good.If
> not,then we could let it be.
>
> Its important that even when a person is caught in wrongdoing,as Philip
> Emeagwali has been,we take pains to ascertain the specific dimensions of
> this wrongdoing.If we don't,then the entire project of identifying the
> person's wrongdoing suffers a credibility problem.
>
> Thanks
> Toyin
>
> On 30 September 2010 11:15, Mobolaji ALUKO <aluk...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Steve Nwabuzor:
>
> > Your own logic surprises me.
>
> > Dr. Gloria Emeagwali's "revelation" is only a day or two old, yet various
> > assertions have been made about Philip Emeagwali for years now, with the
> > trio of Ikheloa, Adepoju and Ochonu doing incredible work of recapitulation
> > and refocusing of minds on them only within the past fortnight or so. So
> > where does your assertion arise that "*As a consequence of Gloria's
> > 'revelation', every allegation against Philip Emeagwali is now deemed
> > proper. What a convoluted logic." ?*
>
> > In fact, it appears that it is the other way around: that there is a
> > pre-disposition to believe Gloria because of all the preceding allegations,
> > that it appears to conform to a pattern of a history of misrepresentation.
> > It may be the final straw for some people who would have loved to give
> > Philip Emeagwali a benefit of the doubt all of this time - but not for me.
> > [Honestly, I just presumed all of these years that Dr. Gloria Emeagwali was
> > Philip's wife - I have had private communication with her over other
> > matters, and always wondered - or was conflicted - about her true
> > professionalism in relation to my other nagging concern, but never really
> > brought myself to ask.]
>
> > By the way, "Emeagwali" is not a common name, like Okeke, Okafor or Ojo.
> > We know not whether Gloria bears ANY past or present relationship with
> > Philip beyond a common last name. It is merely intriguing that she has come
> > forward to present her concern, pointed us to her website in which she put a
> > disclaimer, and further now referred us to her lawyers over a case or
> > complaint that she filed over the matter.
>
> > Finally, you have read most or all of the submissions on this Emeagwali
> > matter, I presume. So what would constitute proof of allegations beyond
> > reasonable doubt on this matter? It may be helpful for you to re-state the
> > allegations as you have read them, and indicate what additional proof that
> > is required. The ball would then be back on the Indomitable Trio.
>
> > I thank you in advance.
>
> > Bolaji Aluko
>
> >> --- On *Wed, 9/29/10, wa...@comcast.net <wa...@comcast.net>* wrote:
>
> >> From: wa...@comcast.net <wa...@comcast.net>
>
> >> Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Phillip Emeagwali's Fraudulent
> >> Activities Have Tainted the LSAT
> >> To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
> >> Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 5:06 PM
>
> >> Bolaji & Co.,
>
> >> It is indeed interesting to observe that you bought hook, line and sinker
> >> the 'revelation' by Gloria Emeagwali about 'the cut and paste wizardry' of
> >> Philip claiming her as his wife. This discussion is about providing facts on
> >> the false claims of Philip Emeagwali. Some of us are cautious in not
> >> condemning Philip because his accusers have not proven their allegations
> >> beyond reasonable doubt.
>
> >> I am not a fan of Emeagwali but before conclusions are drawn, plain facts
> >> must be presented. It appears that Gloria's information passed the litmus
> >> test of our critical thinking as academics without any corroborative
> >> evidence. As a consequence of Gloria's 'revelation', every allegation
> >> against Philip Emeagwali is now deemed proper. What a convoluted logic.
>
> >> Frankylyne is on the dot by requesting for proof. Let Gloria provide
> >> evidence, letters to and from editors of the newspapers she claimed
> >> published the said picture, then some of us skeptics would gladly accept
> >> that this man indeed has a serious problem. Referring to a disclaimer on her
> >> website is not convincing enough that the man claimed her as a wife.
>
> >> Finally, it is appropriate that we should address the issues and not pass
> >> innuendos on those who are slow to condemn Philip. This is not a forum where
> >> the herd instinct hold sway.
>
> >> Steve Nwabuzor
>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Wassa Fatti" <wassafa...@hotmail.com>
> >> To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 6:43:51 PM
> >> Subject: RE: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Phillip Emeagwali's Fraudulent
> >> Activities Have Tainted the LSAT
>
> >> Mr. Franklyne,
> >> There is a philosophical saying in Africa that asserts that the cheapest
> >> thing to sell is lies. If Philip Emeagwali claimed to be the father of the
> >> internet, who are we to deny? He however need to understand that the hardest
> >> thing to also keep or hide is the truth. So those who knew Philip Emeagwali
> >> will surely state the truth about whether he gave humanity the internet or
> >> not. It is just naturally part of human reality and nothing more. His case
> >> is a sad one. I have communicated with individuals who knew Philip Emeagwali
> >> as far back in Nigeria and in the USA. They spoke highly of him and they
> >> stated that he is a smart and very intelligent individual who does not need
> >> to make such a claim of being the father of the internet falsely. They said
> >> he could have used his masters degree to do a lot and be a pride of Africa
> >> rather claiming for something he is not or has not achieved. In the black
> >> world, many believed that he is the father of the internet and in the UK and
> >> many parts of Europe, diasporan black kids are taught about Philip
> >> Emeagwali. I returned from Oslo only few weeks ago and even there I have
> >> seen African children with photoes of Philip Emeagwali in their school bags.
> >> If he can have audacity to protray professor Gloria Emeagwali as his wife on
> >> a Newspaper, well, he is capable of creating a false image about himself
> >> that could be damaging to all of us as African educators. So understand that
> >> Gloria Emeagwali was the victim who stated that Philip Emeagwali protrayed
> >> her as a wife by manufacturing the image through technological
> >> wizardry. That is a clear evidence to show that there is some thing smelly
> >> with Pihilip's self promotions.
> >> Wassa
>
> >> ------------------------------
>
> >> Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:33:58 -0400
> >> Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Phillip Emeagwali's Fraudulent
> >> Activities Have Tainted the LSAT
> >> From: aluk...@gmail.com
> >> To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
>
> >> Franklyne Ogbunwezeh:
>
> >> You are one of the greatest deniers, and quickest accusers of Igbo ethnic
> >> bias, bigotry and hatred when the issue of Emeagwali is brought up.
>
> >> Now you ask for evidence about wrong wife claim, when the victim herself
> >> wrote here to your own reading:
>
> >> QUOTE
>
> >> The most disturbing thing to me is that Philip Emeagwali had the audacity
> >> to place my photo
> >> next to his- by cut 'n paste wizardry- to make the fraudulent claim
> >> that I was his wife. I stumbled on a newspaper that
> >> innocently bought into the lie and was able to get an apology from the
> >> editors.
>
> >> For the last few years I have had a disclaimer on my website at:
> >>www.africahistory.net
>
> >> What a jerk! What a fraudster! He should be stopped.
>
> >> Professor Gloria T. Emeagwali
> >> Prof of History and African Studies
>
> >> UNQUOTE
>
> >> And when from interview to TV interview, he is proclaimed "Father of the
> >> Internet", and he puts the poll - with him winning it - on his website, you
> >> still ask for evidence?
>
> >> There you have you....
>
> >> Bolaji Aluko
> >> Shaking his head
>
> >> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 1:02 PM, franklyne ogbunwezeh <
> >> ogbunwe...@yahoo.com <http://mc/compose?to=ogbunwe...@yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
> >> Did Philip Emeagwali claim someone as his wife? Where is the evidence.
> >> Has the man talked? If he has, I need to know what he said. I never heard
> >> this man claim to be the father of the internet. It has always been ascribed
> >> to him. All I head him say is that he did a calculation in 1989 that was up
> >> to that time not the case.
>
> >> I need information on the claims he made. Can someone direct me
> >> accordingly.
>
> >> Franklyne Ogbunwezeh
>
> >> * ************** *************** ****************** ***************
> >> ***********
> >> What constitutes a disservice to our faculty of judgment, however, is to
> >> place obstacles in the way of assembling truth's fragments, remaining
> >> content with a mere one- or two-dimensional projection where a
> >> multidimensional and multifaceted apprehension remains open, accessible and
> >> instructive.
>
> >> Wole Soyinka, Between Truth and Indulgences
>
> >> --- On *Wed, 9/29/10, Gben Silver <gbensil...@yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=gbensil...@yahoo.com>
> >> >* wrote:
>
> >> From: Gben Silver <gbensil...@yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=gbensil...@yahoo.com>>
>
> >> Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Phillip Emeagwali's Fraudulent
> >> Activities Have Tainted the LSAT
> >> To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com<http://mc/compose?to=usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
> >> Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 9:10 AM
>
> >> Ayo,
>
> >> Your conclusion is apt "doing it a bit too brown". You have succeeded in
> >> nailing Phillip in his "wriggle room". It was timely that Prof. Emeagwali
> >> (the real one) came out with this fact. It is appalling that a man can stoop
> >> so low.
>
> >> Dasylva
>
> ...
>
> read more »
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