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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Wally: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by rasol: [b] I suspect Wally is saying that Ham is derived from Kem which means Black. The ironic thing about almost all the pseudo-terms utilised in anthropology to divide and mislabel Africans is that they almost all invariably reference skin color. Black means Black. Negro means Black. Hamite means Black. Moor means Black. Aethiopes [notwithstanding the possible Kemetic root of Ethoshi] means Black. Kemite, the most authentically Black African term...means Black. Now the question of which terms are appropriate for African scholarly use, is a very interesting one. Wally - considering Rwanda as a context - how exactly would we 'take back' the term, Hamite? It's been suggested before that if the Somali play the fool and take the bait of the Hamite fallacy like the Tutsi did....history will repeat itself.[/b][/QUOTE] Thanx rasol for sparing me the effort of restating what by now should be common knowledge... The problem with the Tutsi and the Somali has nothing at all to do with the label "Hamite"; it is a question of a more sophisticated people (ie, Western Imperialism) finessing a relatively unsophisticated people. Both the Somali and Tutsi [i]cultures[/i] are 'stuck' in a bygone era. Interviewer: Do the Gunju people think themselves superior to the Kwaji or Nkulu people? Gunju Man: Yes Interviewer: Do the Gunju people think themselves to be superior to all other Africans? Gunju Man: Yes Interviewer: How about white people or Arabs? Gunju Man: Gunju are superior to everyone... Label the Gunju "Hamite" and say they are superior to other Africans and you merely echo an ideology that already exists. You simply exploit a given weakness in order to perpetuate your control of the situation. The good news is that not every Tutsi or Somali (or Amhara or Hausa or Twi or..) is that socially primitive, and they are the vanguard. The way that you "take back" the terminology is not by debating the issue with those who have usurped and now use the tool you created as a weapon against you, but rather educate the victims. Once this has been done, the rest takes care of itself. It's really that simple... [/QB][/QUOTE]
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