TheMailMan wrote:Phinks, that's exactly what I'm saying saaxib. Why are these madhow-lovers making things so complicated? Why are they so interested in grouping us in with Jareers and Bantus? We are Somalis, and we fall under the same umbrella as Oromos and other Horn Africans. Just leave it at that.
Allah created us differently. How is this a bad thing?
There are two kinds of people in the world saaxib:
people who listen to what you say and recognize that each word has a specific role to play in making your point clear so there is no misunderstanding,
and
people who won’t/can’t understand your point because they’re too busy making assumptions to listen properly.
These guys fall in the latter group. The thing they don't understand is that we don't want to associate ourselves with ANYONE but Somali's. I f-king despise most Arabs as it is, I remember this one Arab dude who said "Mashallah you have hair just like me brother mashallah!!" and it honestly kinda pissed me off. Arabs don't like us plain and simple. They're f-king hypocrites because they said that Mo Farah was an Arab (I'm serious look it up) just because he was a gold medalist Olympics runner. What a f-king joke!
I am African, I am Muslim and I am black. But don't you DARE categorise me as being the same as a Bantu and grouping me as one.
I am a proud Somali man who loves his nation and people with a burning passion and hope to see our nation return to its prosperous state and days of glory. I reserve pride for the things we have accomplished like the recruitment of female pilots in our airforce way before other African countries. To say I'm a Bantu would be like SPITTING on my forefathers who've fought tooth and nail for this great land. Inheriting a rich and worthy culture to pass on to the next generation would be an honour. We have the ugly scars of famine, civil war and clan warfare. We've done and are doing what we can to make amends for our past indiscretions. This is a beautiful nation and despite our faults, I am proud to have been a man of Somali heritage and descent and I wouldn't want it any other way.
Somalia haa nolato!