Comments for African Bullets and Honey http://africanbulletsandhoney.com Martin Kimani's Blog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:03:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Somos Pacifico! by Andrew Wamae http://africanbulletsandhoney.com/2009/04/27/somo-pacifico/comment-page-1/#comment-3267 Andrew Wamae Mon, 04 May 2009 11:53:55 +0000 http://africanbulletsandhoney.com/?p=819#comment-3267 Somos is magnificent and Palenque truly is a must see. It will also be interesting to hear your view and feelings about being an african from an anglo tinted african world meeting africans and people of african descent from a hispanic tinted world, that meeting, awareness and appreciation of common heritage and yet difference leading to a culture clash in so many different levels will be interesting to hear about. Somos is magnificent and Palenque truly is a must see. It will also be interesting to hear your view and feelings about being an african from an anglo tinted african world meeting africans and people of african descent from a hispanic tinted world, that meeting, awareness and appreciation of common heritage and yet difference leading to a culture clash in so many different levels will be interesting to hear about.

]]> Comment on Dr. De Cock Praises The Cut by coldtusker http://africanbulletsandhoney.com/2006/12/15/dr-de-cock-praises-the-cut/comment-page-1/#comment-3225 coldtusker Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:21:37 +0000 http://bulletsandhoney.wordpress.com/2006/12/15/dr-de-cock-praises-the-cut/#comment-3225 De Cock would have had a great career in porn! Just coz of the name... Can you imagine the starlets screaming his name! De Cock would have had a great career in porn! Just coz of the name…

Can you imagine the starlets screaming his name!

]]> Comment on The Dollar to cease being the global reserve currency? by coldtusker http://africanbulletsandhoney.com/2009/03/29/the-dollar-to-cease-being-the-global-reserve-currency/comment-page-1/#comment-3224 coldtusker Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:18:19 +0000 http://africanbulletsandhoney.com/?p=744#comment-3224 Not any time soon. Remember that China needs to export to USA. For now anyway. Not any time soon. Remember that China needs to export to USA. For now anyway.

]]> Comment on Colombia: the Central Bank with an art collection by coldtusker http://africanbulletsandhoney.com/2009/03/30/colombia-the-central-bank-with-an-art-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-3223 coldtusker Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:13:28 +0000 http://africanbulletsandhoney.com/?p=749#comment-3223 Glad you put the link up to your new webpage. Missed your blogging. Glad you put the link up to your new webpage. Missed your blogging.

]]> Comment on The Dollar to cease being the global reserve currency? by African Bullets and Honey » The Dollar fends off blows from the Chinese and the Russians http://africanbulletsandhoney.com/2009/03/29/the-dollar-to-cease-being-the-global-reserve-currency/comment-page-1/#comment-3222 African Bullets and Honey » The Dollar fends off blows from the Chinese and the Russians Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:46:53 +0000 http://africanbulletsandhoney.com/?p=744#comment-3222 [...] the other day China’s central bank governor, Zhou Xiaochuan, was calling for the creation of an alternate global reserve currency. Now the Russians are suggesting a partial [...] [...] the other day China’s central bank governor, Zhou Xiaochuan, was calling for the creation of an alternate global reserve currency. Now the Russians are suggesting a partial [...]

]]> Comment on Signs that the Devil roams among us and that the Kenyan nation shall be born in church by hellen mbuku http://africanbulletsandhoney.com/2005/12/13/signs-that-the-devil-roams-among-us-and-that-the-kenyan-nation-shall-be-born-in-church/comment-page-1/#comment-2178 hellen mbuku Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:59:32 +0000 https://bulletsandhoney.wordpress.com/2005/12/13/signs-that-the-devil-roams-among-us-and-that-the-kenyan-nation-shall-be-born-in-church/#comment-2178 My personal comment : ' the righteous shall live by faith ! " My personal comment : ‘ the righteous shall live by faith ! “

]]> Comment on The War Against the African Who Refuses to Beg or Die by Bridget http://africanbulletsandhoney.com/2005/03/15/the-war-against-the-african-who-refuses-to-beg-or-die/comment-page-1/#comment-1491 Bridget Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:05:25 +0000 https://bulletsandhoney.wordpress.com/2005/03/15/the-war-against-the-african-who-refuses-to-beg-or-die/#comment-1491 Dear Mary, could you tell me how to look for "mitumba" importers? Where to find them? Sorry for the straightforwardness, but I've been trying to look everywhere and no results so far. Thank you. Dear Mary, could you tell me how to look for “mitumba” importers? Where to find them? Sorry for the straightforwardness, but I’ve been trying to look everywhere and no results so far. Thank you.

]]> Comment on If You Think Africa is Suffering From a Brain Drain, Your Brain is Drained by commy girl http://africanbulletsandhoney.com/2005/05/28/if-you-think-africa-is-suffering-from-a-brain-drain-your-brain-is-drained/comment-page-1/#comment-1664 commy girl Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:42:33 +0000 https://bulletsandhoney.wordpress.com/2005/05/28/if-you-think-africa-is-suffering-from-a-brain-drain-your-brain-is-drained/#comment-1664 i think u are dull, for this rubbish u call right up Africa is indeed suffering from brain drain that's a fact . brain drain is caused by African leaders, that's another fact sending money to relative does not help so much. is better u teach people how to fish then giving them fish to eat. and i also think people like u are part of African problem u think of your comfort but u are not ready to think of Africans solution brace up girl and try to be patriotic. i think u are dull, for this rubbish u call right up Africa is indeed suffering from brain drain that’s a fact . brain drain is caused by African leaders, that’s another fact sending money to relative does not help so much. is better u teach people how to fish then giving them fish to eat. and i also think people like u are part of African problem u think of your comfort but u are not ready to think of Africans solution brace up girl and try to be patriotic.

]]> Comment on Fernando Botero and Abu Ghraib by Sam Rizzo http://africanbulletsandhoney.com/2006/11/20/fernando-botero-and-abu-ghraib/comment-page-1/#comment-3135 Sam Rizzo Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:03:56 +0000 http://bulletsandhoney.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/fernando-botero-and-abu-ghraib/#comment-3135 I would argue a somewhat polemic idea that Botero did not choose these works to make some overt critique of U.S. torture policy but rather to express an essence he felt needed to be expressed. Listen to the NPR interview with Botero conducted by Margot Adler. Botero never looked at the famous photos from Abu Graib, he painted only from what he read in newspaper articles. This might help in explaining the lack of U.S. presence or depiction of guards, as well as the fantastical portrayal of the dogs. Moreover, and as difficult as this is to establish given the chosen content, Botero's goal has always been to create the most essential representation of something, to paint "la naranja más naranja." That he was affected by reports of the Abu Graib tortures should indicate to us, by his own testimony, that regardless of his own sentiments toward the U.S. and its military policies, these events represent the essence of pain, injustice, abuse of power, or whatever it be. The political is clearly present, but it seems only fair to pay attention to Botero's own words with regard to his donation to the Museo Nacional de Colombia, "No aspiro a que estos cuadros vayan a arreglar nada, porque sé muy bien que el arte no cambia nada, los responsables de los cambios son los políticos. Sólo pretendo dejar el testimonio de un artista que vivió y sintió..." However interpreted, these works are a deviation from the happy rotundity normally associated with Botero, which makes them effective regardless of reading. I would argue a somewhat polemic idea that Botero did not choose these works to make some overt critique of U.S. torture policy but rather to express an essence he felt needed to be expressed. Listen to the NPR interview with Botero conducted by Margot Adler. Botero never looked at the famous photos from Abu Graib, he painted only from what he read in newspaper articles. This might help in explaining the lack of U.S. presence or depiction of guards, as well as the fantastical portrayal of the dogs. Moreover, and as difficult as this is to establish given the chosen content, Botero’s goal has always been to create the most essential representation of something, to paint “la naranja más naranja.” That he was affected by reports of the Abu Graib tortures should indicate to us, by his own testimony, that regardless of his own sentiments toward the U.S. and its military policies, these events represent the essence of pain, injustice, abuse of power, or whatever it be. The political is clearly present, but it seems only fair to pay attention to Botero’s own words with regard to his donation to the Museo Nacional de Colombia, “No aspiro a que estos cuadros vayan a arreglar nada, porque sé muy bien que el arte no cambia nada, los responsables de los cambios son los políticos. Sólo pretendo dejar el testimonio de un artista que vivió y sintió…” However interpreted, these works are a deviation from the happy rotundity normally associated with Botero, which makes them effective regardless of reading.

]]> Comment on The Slavery in Our Midst: The Nairobi House Maid by Men Vs. Women - Mashada Forums http://africanbulletsandhoney.com/2005/07/28/the-slavery-in-our-midst-the-nairobi-house-maid/comment-page-1/#comment-1981 Men Vs. Women - Mashada Forums Sun, 26 Oct 2008 02:31:24 +0000 https://bulletsandhoney.wordpress.com/2005/07/28/the-slavery-in-our-midst-the-nairobi-house-maid/#comment-1981 [...] is often marked with a immense contempt for their ‘inferiors’. Grabbed from: The Slavery in Our Midst: The Nairobi House Maid « african bullets & honey Also: [...] [...] is often marked with a immense contempt for their ‘inferiors’. Grabbed from: The Slavery in Our Midst: The Nairobi House Maid « african bullets & honey Also: [...]

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