Blog of the week: Eccentric Yoruba
In my original 'decadent menu', Friday was supposed to be a 'Blog of the Week Award'. I have not followed my original thoughts but a few days back, I found this blog purely by accident. I saw the author comment on BGLH and I was very impressed by the fluidity of her thoughts. I therefore clicked to check if she was blogging herself and at the time there was nothing. Fast forward a few weeks later, I read another comment on BGLH and decided to check again just in case she had started to blog and this time I was rewarded!
I have often heard this saying pandered around, 'blog with a soul'. In my view, this was the definition of that saying! Her blog is not science or hair related strictly speaking but it is human. She has pieces on identity, Africa, music, Japanese comics - a truly diverse blog. She does have a tendency to ramble on a bit but the writing is beautiful.
She has recently written a powerful piece (amongst so many others) about 'Not-Rape'. For this week, I would like to award Eccentric Yoruba my blog of the week award for this post. Click here to read her thoughts on 'Not-Rape'.
thanks a lot Jc! i'm truly honoured and i'm sorry about the rambling. i tend to write (and usually speak) exactly what is on my mind. thanks again!
ReplyDeleteIt was very touching
ReplyDeleteThe rambling becomes more like a writing style, though it does take a minute to adjust. You're very welcome :)
ReplyDeleteWow, that is an awesome post and an equally awesome blog. Thanks for linking me JC!
ReplyDeleteThat link was a handful to absorb and her writing style lures you to keep reading.
ReplyDeleteI do not know if this is the appropriate place to post this but here it goes...During my undergraduate years I was interested in a Nigerian man (student as well) who I was told very adamantly to stay away from unless I was into being controlled, belittled, etc. Personally, I never sensed this from him. I was just shocked at the amount of negativity from my Nigerian female friends that came up once I simply mentioned the interest factor (the only thing they knew of him was that he was Nigerian). I am not into placing people into "boxes" b/c of their cultural background-but I must admit it did leave me thinking of their experiences.
JC I loved the advice you gave her-intuition is truly a gift. Now I have yet another blog to read : ).
thanks everybody! @Jc, it was actually a friend who advised me to write as i thought because i was having difficulties bringing my ideas to life.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting read! :-) I'm a writer as well but I do fiction, also i'm sorry about your past experiences. I feel your pain, I can't write about it though. :-(
ReplyDelete@Da Jadedpoet, thanks a lot. i write some fiction as well though i'm unpublished. writing to me is a healing mechanism :)
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