Igbo wedding pics

[General]

Originally Posted by Queen_T

That fukkked up caucasian standard of beauty, Those pictures remind me of when I went to see "The Children of Uganda" the other night-ALL of the Afrikan women&children had wigs or weaves.

It's pitiful....

Queen T, U have to be one of the most Militant Sista's on here!

[General]

I saw an Afrikan wedding with the King of Ethiopia playing that YT folk music, U know that dum--dum---------dum dum That YT music is sick. Where does that music come from? U know U R at a Negro event when that music is playing.

[Queen_T]

^Thank you brother General, I just choose to angle my "bad" attitude in a positive direction!

Damn, They was playin' that tired dum-dum de dum bs, that's sad...

[BlakWolf]

wow, that was a beautiful sight...those pictures were beautiful.. a traditional wedding beautiful..nuff said

[Kweku_Omowale]

those are wonderful pics naturally blessed,u and sis kentake area gift from the ancestors yah i feel all of ya, on the westernization of africans,it is beyond me why they want to be a part of this modern day rome and insanity,chinua achebe was right,when he wrote when things fall apart,
regardless,those are very nice pics,naturally blessed!

here loving you all,loving afrika!

united states of afrika!
brazil
colombia
peru,
cuba,
the carolinas
atlanta
lousiana
africa for the africans,those at home and those abroad, kwame nkhruma

" what colonialism created was an elite of well educated africans,who are dettached from their culture,traditions and way of life..." abu boahen

[M.Panther]

Rekhati

[No one said all Africans had nappy hair

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The replies that followeed the original post implied that such a belief was the popular one.

But these women clearly are afected by Eurocentricism.

Indeed.but they are quite fortunate compared to people I know

I think its funny that on this board many of the topics are unrealistic for making a change that can begin like tommorow (repatriation, jail system, revolution, etc).

Identifying the problem and thinking of solutions to it is the first step of actually solving it,no matter how long it takes.

Cutting the perms out of our heads is something we can do today.

True.

But people rather talk with a passion about the things they most likely will never accomplish.

The fact that they are talking about them is a start to trying to accomplish whatever it is they are talking about.One reason being that the goal is difficult to accomplish is the complex of trying to get people to actually do it.Instead of letting "them" convince "us", or "people" and "they",it should be "us","ours",and "we".

Take the mess out of ya heads! There is nothing Afrikan about weaves, period! It can make a beautiful outfit look buffonish!

I have to agree.

[Little95]

Originally Posted by Rekhati

When you are wearing a weave to imitate your oprressor it is a problem. Even Assata made mention of this in the book. They are not rocking nappy weaves or fros. They are intentionally trying to imitate white people. They Africans, just colonized Africans. Its a problem when you look like a mistel show and straight clownish like they do in those pics.

Funny thang is how we come in all shapes, colors & sizes 1 moment then next thang we all got "Nappy Heads, Big Boned Lipped, Nosed, etc..."? On real I ain't never ever had a "coo-coo bug nap" in my head,my whole life & think I would really get a girl if I had a head full a "coo-coo bugs"? So I aint' Afrikan cuz I had a curl, Flat-Top, Fade, Bald, etc...?
How come yo opessor ain't imitatin US???? Can't we see that being played out?!!! Why we gotta bite all the time & not noone else? Cuz these YT's & Messcans be gettin fades lookin like us, like it ain't nuffin & in a while they go be sayin they started fades & stuff like they like to mention that shatt bout hip-hop!! We must ReClaim our shattt all of it, from a Weave to a Nose Ring. Besides is not wearin a weave go make u free all of a sudden? Made us enslaved when we "was weaveless"!!!!!! Remember these r ppl who ain't even know how to grow food let alone make hair weaves they practiced "polyandry" & didn't take baths. So I seriously doubt they made "hair weaves". If u wanna speak on geeks or Ro(w)omans they really jacked r style like crazy so I see no real evidence as to why YT gets o much created into inventions is my angle..........

[IfasehunReincarnated]

Originally Posted by Rekhati

No one said all Africans had nappy hair. But these women clearly are afected by Eurocentricism. I think its funny that on this board many of the topics are unrealistic for making a change that can begin like tommorow (repatriation, jail system, revolution, etc). Cutting the perms out of our heads is something we can do today. Why do we not stress the things we can do easily like now?

But people rather talk with a passion about the things they most likely will never accomplish.

Take the mess out of ya heads! There is nothing Afrikan about weaves, period! It can make a beautiful outfit look buffonish!

The image in your sig of Kemetic women features an ancient pic of weaves galore. Afrikan DID wear wigs and weaves. they just didnt use hair harvested from prostitutes, poor mothers and domestic abuse victims from third world countries

[Mekeda7]

Originally Posted by M.Panther

Even though it may seem that the women had weave and such in their hair,not all Afrikans have flat noses,brown eyes(especially albinos,or those of a lighter complexion),and nappy/coarse hair.I once knew a East afrikan women who was dark black but had natural green eyes.She said it was because of her grandmother,who was albino.



A Fulani woman with "straight hair"
http://www.eldis.org/pastoralism/par...06_JPG_JPG.jpg

While I do think your statement about the variety of our physical presentation is true, I think the main point here is that those particular sistas in the wedding pic are trying to imitate a Western standard/aesthetic- or maybe even the mainstream Afrikans in America aesthetic, cause many sistas on the continent look to the Afrikans in the U.S. to see what they doing and then copy! We need to promote a self-centered standard of beauty (in hair dress and action).

[Rekhati]

Originally Posted by IfasehunReincarnated

The image in your sig of Kemetic women features an ancient pic of weaves galore. Afrikan DID wear wigs and weaves. they just didnt use hair harvested from prostitutes, poor mothers and domestic abuse victims from third world countries

These wigs also were not a style that imitated white woman.

[Mr.Olmec]

Originally Posted by Naturallyblessed

Beautiful......

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4717608.stm

MOST OF THEM WITH THAT GARBAGE IN THEIR HEADS LOOK LIKE THE STAR CLOWNS AT A CIRCLE??????

[Naturallyblessed]

Originally Posted by Kweku_Omowale

those are wonderful pics naturally blessed,u and sis kentake area gift from the ancestors yah i feel all of ya, on the westernization of africans,it is beyond me why they want to be a part of this modern day rome and insanity,chinua achebe was right,when he wrote when things fall apart,
regardless,those are very nice pics,naturally blessed!

here loving you all,loving afrika!

united states of afrika!
brazil
colombia
peru,
cuba,
the carolinas
atlanta
lousiana
africa for the africans,those at home and those abroad, kwame nkhruma

" what colonialism created was an elite of well educated africans,who are dettached from their culture,traditions and way of life..." abu boahen

No problem Brother! The hair thing is just indicative of the mind set our people still have......even in the Motherland! Last week I was watching a documentary on cultural traditions in certain parts of West Africa, and sure nuff, the women were dressed beautifully in their traditional outfits etc, but I could not find one woman with her natural hair!!!

[Goddess IsIs Akkebala]

Beloved QG Rekhati writes and I agree:
No one said all Africans had nappy hair. But these women clearly are afected by Eurocentricism. I think its funny that on this board many of the topics are unrealistic for making a change that can begin like tommorow (repatriation, jail system, revolution, etc). Cutting the perms out of our heads is something we can do today. Why do we not stress the things we can do easily like now?

But people rather talk with a passion about the things they most likely will never accomplish.

Take the mess out of ya heads! There is nothing Afrikan about weaves, period! It can make a beautiful outfit look buffonish!

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I have ran into a few brothers who appreciate an Afrikan woman who is natural all over, no make up, no weave, no faking it.

I really appreciate these brothers who do.

The outfits are indeed awesome, and I would love to have them.

All that was shown that was not eurocentric I enjoyed. Going to church to prepare for the ceremony, I am not for.

HILY/A
G-Isis.