tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906333.post114144113151711209..comments2023-09-22T01:46:59.110-07:00Comments on Home of the Mandinmories: NADD press Releaseousman ceesayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03756128037080964284noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906333.post-1141536046961934662006-03-04T21:20:00.000-08:002006-03-04T21:20:00.000-08:00Ous: I'm aware of the fact that most of you are no...Ous: I'm aware of the fact that most of you are not monolithic, but this is what people are saying and have said. Somehow, there are many people (Gambians) who believe that tribalism is alive and well in The Gambia. <BR/><BR/>Some said it is just like what is happening with African Americans. I still don't get the reference to African Americans and I don't get tribalism either. But, I was told, we (Gambians/Africans) use tribalism to discriminate. And the white man uses light skin to discriminate against dark skin people. They said this is how things are. What I was told never made any sense to me. But, since more than one person told me this, I have to believe that tribalism plays an important role however blurred the ethnic lines are.<BR/><BR/>The way Karamba was talking, yes I did walk away thinking he was talking about tribalism. Maybe (possibly) I could have misinterpreted Karamba, but this is what I walked away with and especially since he resigned his post with STGDP after that. I do hope you are right and this is not indicative of Gambian culture, but stems from the fact that certain individuals may have personal axes to grind.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515523400127073358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906333.post-1141518608641785502006-03-04T16:30:00.000-08:002006-03-04T16:30:00.000-08:00Cynthia,You wrote in your comment a lot of heresy....Cynthia,<BR/>You wrote in your comment a lot of heresy. However you characterized Karamba's assertion that mandinkas constitute the largest ethnic group as tribalism. I couldn't help but disagree with you. It is one thing to impugn and it is another to point out a fact. Kebba Foon did the former and Karamba's claim falls in the later.<BR/><BR/>What your un-named sources failed to tell you is that most Gambian families are not monolithic. Karamba has a fula mother and a mandinka father and I bet most of his family members are wollofs and other tribes. However going by your comment, his assertion that mandinkas are the dominant tribe signifies tribalism on his part. I guess the devil is in the detail and your sources have done a pretty good job making their own bigotry sounds like the norm in gambian society.ousman ceesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756128037080964284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906333.post-1141517028371651772006-03-04T16:03:00.000-08:002006-03-04T16:03:00.000-08:00I've heard so much tribal stuff that I'm not surpr...I've heard so much tribal stuff that I'm not surprised at anything. For instance, someone once told me that Jolas are synonymous to maid. So, when you say maid if you are Gambians, then you know the person is talking about Jolas. I've also heard that a certain person of Mandinka origin did not like the wife that was given to him because she was Wolof and he eventually divorced her. I've even heard, the only reason people have a problem with Jammeh is he is Jola. If he were Mandinka, people wouldn't care what he did. Therefore, I concluded long ago, that Gambians do have a tribal problem and many are trying to ignore. I won't talk about it openly, so it doesn't exist. A few Gambians (will not name names) tried to say things to me about others based on tribal affiliation. Even Karamba talked about tribalism in terms of the Mandinka being the dominant tribe. To me, I can't buy any of it. But someone told me in the absence of the white man, you have tribal preferences. I told them, I can’t but this either. The bottom line, from what I’ve heard, I do believe there may be some truth in what Kebba is saying, otherwise Jammeh couldn't have been easily defeated. <BR/><BR/>If it were up to me, all black on black stuff would end like yesterday (tribalism, colorism, etc.) <BR/><BR/>Good luck with these up coming elections. I hope everything turns out for the best.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515523400127073358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906333.post-1141502390030913002006-03-04T11:59:00.000-08:002006-03-04T11:59:00.000-08:00Hi Ous, do you happen to have the full posting of ...Hi Ous, do you happen to have the full posting of Kebba Foon posted on the post? If so could you post here or forward it for me. I'll check later. I'm not a subscriber to the post. Thanks for the tip off though. <BR/><BR/>Stay blessed.<BR/><BR/>BubaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com