Tuesday, October 14, 2008

The Post Of An An Insightful Black Girl

so there I was...thinking about the "letter to my younger self" that was read out by Sim in the class.Remember the one that entailed descriptions of how one is coerced to buy five skinny jeans (in different colours) for the five days of the week.Maybe this will jog your memory...dropping the "xhosa accent".I realised that a majority of the class nodded their heads and clapped their hands for this, obviously confused, young lady.I must agree I was one of them, but I clapped for the way this lady managed to follow in the footsteps of Napoleon, Hitler and even Stalin!!So,wait for it...congrats girl!!Propaganda is your tutor. I fail to comprehend what you have against rhodes university, or its students,because the fact of the matter is that NO ONE ever expects you to be other than that you are. In fact, I have witnessed even lecturers urging us to speak our minds merely because the quotes we spew are not a reflection of who we are let alone what we believe. So although there may be "groups" that urge you to become a part of them (be it by speaking a certain way or even dressing that way), you're not forced to do so.And if you do then, quite frankly, you have no back bone and thus have no right in putting down the Cambridge of South Africa(i.e. Rhodes).
Otherwise...thatwas avery CREATIVE piece.

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