Sunday, May 08, 2005
Wed May 4th, 2005 at 19:42:32 PDT[ Parent Reply to This
* Black is the right
. Any body can call Africans by any name but its the way you say it is which matters.
The tone which may be polite or harsh.
I am married to an american (white) and her chilrden here used to be confused to call me 'father' for I am not their real 'father' and as they are grown up children and, they don't want to forget their "real" father. Right they are and I respect their feeling. But what they should call me when they had to introduce me to the ONES I was expected to meet.
I realised their hardship and requested them to call me Baba (meaning old man) Baba means "father" in India and Pakistan. I did not want to be called a step-father. So I told them that when they are asked as to what Baba means by their white fellows, they can tell them that it means "our old man" but if you would tell them in a loving tone it would mean father. On the other hand, if you would tell them in a harsh and uneasy forceful tone they will equally understand what you really ment.
So it does not mean any thing if you call some body as nigger, black or African American, Spana, Asian or yellow race. What matters is the tone you use.
Love combines all the names and, so does the hate. Take care !!!! God be with you and protect you.
by ZAB on Wed May 4th, 2005 at 20:07:01 PDT[ Parent Reply to This ]
* Black is the right
. Any body can call Africans by any name but its the way you say it is which matters.
The tone which may be polite or harsh.
I am married to an american (white) and her chilrden here used to be confused to call me 'father' for I am not their real 'father' and as they are grown up children and, they don't want to forget their "real" father. Right they are and I respect their feeling. But what they should call me when they had to introduce me to the ONES I was expected to meet.
I realised their hardship and requested them to call me Baba (meaning old man) Baba means "father" in India and Pakistan. I did not want to be called a step-father. So I told them that when they are asked as to what Baba means by their white fellows, they can tell them that it means "our old man" but if you would tell them in a loving tone it would mean father. On the other hand, if you would tell them in a harsh and uneasy forceful tone they will equally understand what you really ment.
So it does not mean any thing if you call some body as nigger, black or African American, Spana, Asian or yellow race. What matters is the tone you use.
Love combines all the names and, so does the hate. Take care !!!! God be with you and protect you.
by ZAB on Wed May 4th, 2005 at 20:07:01 PDT[ Parent Reply to This ]
