Hi! *waves back* Can I say, I also love that there are so many 'out' Nigerians on Jezebel? ('cause I love y'all but you know Naija folk be mad undercover with that nationality/ethnic background sometimes so very nice to see y'all here :)

As a fellow Nigerian, I concur. Nnamdi is a very fine Naija igbo bobo and he has a degree in corporate finance from UC Berkeley (with phd parents), and does philanthropy work in Nigeria. Whew, *fans self* You did good, Kerry W, very, very good- A+, a bajillion points to the both of them.

Ah, the college system in the US. We could do it like the Nigerian secondary school/university entrance system where you get in based on your test scores/grades alone. So don't make the scores, you don't get in and kids get maniacal about testing and all the students get ranked and the rankings are posted on the…

'Stoohp it!' But really, we do not protest, absolutely do not protest at all ;)

Captain Jack Harkness. That is all.

While we're on the subject of charming Captains...

Oh my God guys, do you think the world will possibly end soon? Reading things like this, I rather wish it'd hurry up and just end already. I just started reading on the rape stats/cases for Nigeria and how rapists get away scot free in the country (with some horrifying stories of child/infant (1 year olds and 3 year…

That was amazing, thank you for posting that video. He articulates succintly what Lindy talked about above and what has always made me uncomfortable with the 'it's just a joke' crowd. What they're doing, what they do, when they, as members of a By Birth Only privileged class, make fun of the oft-disenfranchised in…

Also, this gif is brilliant.

So much truth. Oh Amurrica, seriously, who decides these terrorist label things and why bring Assata up now, decades later during the first black/half-black what have you president, Obama's administration? I sense a conspiracy theory or 20 in the works...

I know, when I first heard of all this 'controversial' twerking business, then saw the video, I was like, 'oh, so that's what the big hullabaloo is all about?', well if so, then my 50 year old aunties in Nigeria have that shit on lock down. Hell, go to any African party and you will definitely see some of the most…

Yes to everything you said here. I posted about this earlier, but watching the video I was like, 'so this is Black Cool, oh shit, it really does still exist'. Then got teary eyed and watched it on replay all morning. So much love for those 2, especially Monae, right now.

Yes! I watched this video on replay all morning. Coolest. Video. Ever.

You know, I've never heard the term before and seeing the headline, my first thought was 'maybe they're avaitors?' before scrolling down and seeing your comment so now I don't feel so silly about my apparent misinterpretation of the term 'fly girls'.

You know, related to the 'bashing being African' issue, it's so very interesting because when I talk to my mother about this issue of being called Black/African-x etc that abounds among us black people in the Americas (including recent immigrants/children of recent immigrants), she'd express confusion because there…

Really, that's certainly an interesting perspective- so by your rubric, my cousins who are albino with Nigerian parents and 'full blooded' Black Nigerian ancestry going back centuries as far as anyone can remember would not be considered Black? Hmm, interesting.

Btw, are you familiar with any of the Naija make-up products being manufactured currently? YoungEastAfrican mentioned something further down in the comments section that I hadn't even considered (ah, colo mentality), to the effect that even among Africans in SSA, there's such a wealth of genetic diversity and…

See, I hadn't even considered this angle to the story but you're right- there's so much genetic and phenotype related diversity among Africans on the continent that it's nothing short of awe-inspiring. I know Nigeria is currently bursting with a wealth of new make-up manufacturers attempting to cater to the wide…

Understood. And I feel exactly the same way about being called specifically Nigerian. 'BeacauseofReasons' summed up my initial knee-jerk reaction to reading the first few lines of Sade's piece, which she's since clarified and prompted my original post.

Thanks for the response. I guess without waxing philosophical, then when you say you're half-Black, but don't consider any connection with Africa, then what does the 'Black' even mean? Just skin color (but there are Indians, and Aboriginals in Australia who share the same skin color so by that token, would they be…