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To: USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: The Limitations of African Cultures, By Toyin Falola
"And if you're the Prodigal Son, my friend
Then you're the one, you
Left taking your only possession
Your culture "
(Prodigal Son by Steel Pulse )
Initial reaction:
It could be an inner sense of cultural chauvinism or cultural resilience that makes one feel antagonistically disposed towards the very title "Limitations of African Cultures" by Ojogbon. However, on second thoughts, apart from e.g. some practical limitations on polygamy ( limitations on how many wives one man may be legally or illegally permitted to "have") suggesting any unwarranted limitations on our great African culture/s - including the Great African Music would be uncharacteristic of Ojogbon, and so the inner voice cautions, after all - God forbid, since he cannot be accused of being " Eurocentric" it would be better to suspend your intolerance and any pre-formed hostility to whatever notions of "limitations" Ojogbon may have. It's not a matter of "feet running to do evil", you don't judge a book by its cover and you don't rush to some hasty judgment either. First take note of what Ojogbon says on the matter , and if you don't like some of it, then wait for some level-headed response from the likes of Chika Okeke-Agulu and from the moral mountain, Nimi Wariboko.
Remember, point number 1 in Pirkei Avot :: be deliberate in judgment
and don't forget; criticism is not a crime
Demba Conta ; School Days
The Limitations of African Cultures, By Toyin Falola
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