The Adventures of Cosmic Yoruba
& Her Flying Machines too
This post is essentially my commentary on ‘Alan Moore’s Misogynistic Legacy’. I read it on that blog following a link posted at When Fangirls Attack. The comment section of the post are closed so I had no choice but to come here. You may want to read the post before continuing just to get a…
If you don’t know about the controversy surrounding The Last Airbender, I am here to inform you. Firstly I must say that I strongly encourage you to boycott this movie! Do not waste your precious hard-earned money on movie tickets if you are in support of diversity in media. I’ll also add that you please…
Bridgette Amofah is a Ghanaian-British pop/alternative/soul singer and she is one of the best musicians I’ve listened to in a while. I’m very picky with my music and I’ve pretty much given up on any music from the West (i.e America and Europe). I’m a world music freak however occassionally I find a musician that…
I was not going to comment on Tyra’s ‘good hair’ show because I honestly don’t care. This ‘good’ hair thing doesn’t matter to me at all. However I saw the video on youtube and I was so shocked and angry, this is the result. I don’t know about other Nigerians having experience with this ‘good’…
This will be the last post on this Identity issue. When you come to think of it, it is really not complicated, you know this search for a community to fit into and for people who understand you. I suppose as human beings, we are constantly searching for companionship and I do recognise it’s importance.…
Disclaimer: Whatever I write in these series is nothing more that my experience and my interpretation of the world as I see it. So in the second part of the Identity series I hope to examine beauty, self-esteem and alienation. I’m going to talk more about my experience as a woman with ‘African’ features who…
Okay, this video has been circulating Facebook and some blogs. It shows a white man speaking Nigerian pidgin and some Hausa (In the video he’s basically saying that he’s at a club in Anambra and things are good etc). I mean he speaks it better than me and that’s not saying much to be honest.…
I’m an avid listener of world music aka global beats*. I love sharing my music so in this series I’ll showcase my favourite musicians from all over the world. Simphiwe Dana is a South African jazz singer. I’m not sure if her music is classifiable to be honest but she performed at the Cape Town…