.Picture of the day: There are Kings and there are Princes

Exxcuzme · Nov 29, 2006 , 09:22 PM

Who provided Prince Charles a throne-like chair while the Emir sat like a subject in his own land? I guess the picture shows who is the true King.

emj · Nov 30, 2006 , 01:39 AM

Originally Posted by Exxcuzme

Who provided Prince Charles a throne-like chair while the Emir sat like a subject in his own land? I guess the picture shows who is the true King.

I suppose that colonial mentality is still at play...........The Emir being the subject and Charles being King.

The people in charge of Protocol etc etc did not for a moment think properly about the sitting arrangement. Prince charles IMHO would have felt more comfortable sitting on the couch beside the Emir

He must be saying in his mind.....,,,,heneeee.......what manner of people.

Hmmmmm.....so he visited the famous Indigo Tie and Dye pits in kano.
Hope they arranged at least a Mini-Durbar to further entertain him

He did not take Camilla with him.........hmmmmm

Caboose » Kano Durbar

Auspicious · Nov 30, 2006 , 02:09 AM

Weird, I know, but it strikes me as the Emir looks menacing enough to have
Charlie Boy for dinner..like I Lion would a scared Zebra..LOL!

Auspicious.

DeepThought · Nov 30, 2006 , 02:40 AM

What?
No pics of the usual bare footed bare breasted dancing maidens to welcome him?
or maybe that was probably at the airport?

emj · Nov 30, 2006 , 02:49 AM

Originally Posted by DeepThought

What?
No pics of the usual bare footed bare breasted dancing maidens to welcome him?
or maybe that was probably at the airport?

Actually they did

with some men in loin-cloth pranzing all over the tarmac

Here is the pics(if admin will allow u to view it)

oops dat pic cannot be viewed 4 security reasons etc etc ati bee be lo, but u can view dis in it's stead. Nigerian Cultural Dance Group

Naija for life · Nov 30, 2006 , 03:00 AM

No wonder Oyinbo people consider themselves superior to us. If a Nigerian prince visited Wales, would he receive such sumptous treatment? Does Nigeria even receive any mentions in the Welsh media? If we had any respect for ourselves as a people, we'd give Mr. rabbit ears the only advice he deserves: "GO AND GET A JOB!" Alas, ice-cold gatorade will flow freely in hell before Black people will ever muster the nerve to antagonize Oyinbo so brazenly.

Soul Sista · Nov 30, 2006 , 03:34 AM

Does the Emir usually sit on a throne?

If the Emir is sitting on the seat that he usually sits on (sits on when he has important guests), what does it matter that in "our eyes" Prince Charles' guest seat is grander than the Emir's?

Are we sure that we are not looking at this through "Westernized" eyes: It is a throne, therefore the Emir, not the prince, should be sitting on it. But, what is a throne? It is whatever the King sits on. I am not sure, but I loathe to judge the book by its cover without more.

Some Western/Western trained anthropologists argue that lesbanism was common in some Nigerian cultures because women "marry" other women. They don't know the social factors behind that. Others argue that male homosexuality was common because diviners dressed in women's clothing and plaited their hair. They don't know the sociological factors behind the the appearance of diviners.

Soul Sista a/k/a Soul Sizzling

DeepThought · Nov 30, 2006 , 03:35 AM

Emj,
Pls forgive me for forgeting to mention the half naked men also. But being a man, I tend to notice the other ones more.

Unfortunately its almost as if our stupidity knows no bounds. Sombody oppresses us and we dance naked to welcome/entertain them. Me I don tire O

denker · Nov 30, 2006 , 10:45 AM

hi folks!

there's a significant moral and cultural bond bindings here...! no need to over-zealously inserting unnecessary definition into the interpretation of the picture above...the message embeds in the picture is clear enough: Charles is the true king of superhuman-England and the emir of Kano is just a local subhuman-maddog-king of a local animal-farm-village in a local animal-farm-country known as Nigeria somewhere in a local subhuman-continent called Africa....!

tanibaba · Nov 30, 2006 , 10:49 AM

FROM THISDAYONLINE:

UK to Invest over N24bn in Nigeria
From Onwuka Nzeshi in Abuja and Yakubu Musa in Kano, 11.30.2006

Heir Apparent to the British throne, Prince Charles, yesterday said the United Kingdom is to increase its investments in Nigeria to the tune of a hundred million pounds sterling or about N24 billion in the next two years.
Charles, who is currently on tour of Nigeria, said during his visit to Dawakin Kudu in Kano State that Britain, intends to increase development assistance to northern Nigeria.
He disclosed that Britain, through the Department for International Development (DFID), has been supporting development in Nigeria since 1997, adding that with the restoration of democracy the support would increase substantially from a modest twenty million pounds in 2001.

POSERS

1.How do you treat somebody who brings you very good news such as the one reported above?

2. How do africans, especially Nigerians treat their guests? Are they hospitable?

3. Is the heir apparent to the british throne royalty or a commoner?

4. Whether we like it or not who are our colonial masters?

5. Is britain a key player in the nigerian economy?

6. What role do the british play in assisting with our deveolopmental efforts?

7. Is the Emir in any way diminished? If yes, on what premise and on whose standards?

8. What constitutes a throne? And can the heir apparent of a country such as britain sit on a throne?

9. What is the diplomatic status of the Prince?
10. Could he be representing the British government?

COMMENTS

This picture is nothing but any other picture. There is no significance to it except to record the visit of the Prince to northern Nigeria.

As for insinuations etc, I dont want to waste my time, but to recollect what Minister Nweke was quoted as saying " some nigerians abroad are inconsequential".

We dont need any further proof. For people who have forgotten their roots, dropped their names and are not also full citizens of where they reside making attempts to tell us what is right or wrong about our culture, then e get as e be.

taslim

GASHI · Nov 30, 2006 , 11:49 AM

@ithinkbetter:

there's a significant moral and cultural bond bindings here...! no need to over-zealously inserting unnecessary definition into the interpretation of the picture above...the message embeds in the picture is clear enough: Charles is the true king of superhuman-England and the emir of Kano is just a local subhuman-maddog-king of a local animal-farm-village in a local animal-farm-country known as Nigeria somewhere in a local subhuman-continent called Africa....!

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Mr. I-think-better,
That you have an access to a key board with which you punch out some
disjointed phrases to post on NVS does not make you to really think better. How can you
in all your life describe an Emir as a "maddog", even as a joke? I have checked
all round, to see whether you were making some clumsy attempt to
throw up some irony or symbolism or satire, but none seems to click.

Are you not worried that almost every decent mind on NVS has put
you on their "Ignore List" and equally announced it here?
What kind of excitement or fulfilment do you really derive from your nuisance
value?
Brush up, brother!
Even if the man is not an Emir, consider his age.
That was too grave an insult!
Think better brother, and behave better!

GASHI · Nov 30, 2006 , 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by Soul Sista

Does the Emir usually sit on a throne?

If the Emir is sitting on the seat that he usually sits on (sits on when he has important guests), what does it matter that in "our eyes" Prince Charles' guest seat is grander than the Emir's?

Are we sure that we are not looking at this through "Westernized" eyes: It is a throne, therefore the Emir, not the prince, should be sitting on it. But, what is a throne? It is whatever the King sits on. I am not sure, but I loathe to judge the book by its cover without more.

Some Western/Western trained anthropologists argue that lesbanism was common in some Nigerian cultures because women "marry" other women. They don't know the social factors behind that. Others argue that male homosexuality was common because diviners dressed in women's clothing and plaited their hair. They don't know the sociological factors behind the the appearance of diviners.

Soul Sista a/k/a Soul Sizzling

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Folks,
Let's consider the submission of this sister (by the way, are you back or still in Lagos?)
Don't let us be deceived by the word "throne" in that
article. What matters really is what the Emir and the people
of Kano themselves regard as the throne
If I remember well, I have seen the picture of a Nigerian governor
who visited an emir sit on a sit like that.
Come to think about it: which is more dignified, the large cozy couch
the emir sat or the straight-back Charles is squeezed into.

One more thing: the suggestion that Charles should have shared that
couch with the Emir is a grave insult; how can that be?

Abraxas · Nov 30, 2006 , 01:07 PM

Hi, folks!

The contributions made so far on this thread, on the subject matter under deliberation, really betray the fact that most Villagers are stark ignorant about the affairs of nobility generally, and the demands of blue-blooded monarchical etiquette in particular.

For the general enlightenment and memory upgrade of the many common plebians out there in the Square, please note very well that a tiger does not need to prove its tigritude, (particularly to a cat!) The Emir of Kano does not need to prove to either Prince Charles, (who, incidentally is not even yet a king), or even the prince's mummy, Her Britanic Majesty, Queen Elizabeth (II), or anybody for that matter, that he, Alhaji (Dr.) Ado BAYERO is the boss in his domain. If in doubt, please ask Balogun Owu, His Excellency, Baba Iyabo (The Great)!

Wherever the Emir of Kano sits, becomes his throne: be it on a refuse heap, or on the official stool that he so graciously allowed his visiting junior professional colleague, HRH Prince Charles Windsor of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, to "sample" (even if it was for a fleeting moment of savouring the heaven-sent privilege and honour of sitting on it, for the purposes of the camera crew in the palace), or on the floor, or in his aristocratic latrine, or on the smooth thighs of his luscious bitch of a royal father fcuker.

Wherever the Emir sits becomes his throne. Period.

Muchas gracias.

Don Juan Carlos ABRAXAS (III)
(His Eminence, Sheikh Sadiq d'Fcuk of Sakkwato Caliphate, Darfur & Dubai Emirates.)

Ani · Nov 30, 2006 , 03:46 PM

Much ado about a chair!

methinks that seat was designed and made specifically for the Prince. It doesn't look to me that the Emir left his "throne" for the prince and then sit on a couch....besides that seat looks too small for the emir.

EyesWideOpen · Nov 30, 2006 , 07:05 PM

guys, should we be asking ouselves why Britain specifically has decided to invest in the NORTH of nigeria at this time? why the north? why now ?

Abraxas · Nov 30, 2006 , 07:46 PM

Hi, EyesWideOpen (JJC)!

Originally Posted by EyesWideOpen

guys, should we be asking ouselves why Britain specifically has decided to invest in the NORTH of nigeria at this time? why the north? why now ?

Do you want the UK to invest in the SOUTH of Nigeria at this time, instead? What EXACTLY do you think you are doing, dictating to an investor how best to invest their money? Why must everything be reduced to the usual boring story about North-South dichotomy?

Muchas gracias.

Don Juan Carlos ABRAXAS (III)

Abamieda Wanderer · Nov 30, 2006 , 07:49 PM

hahahaha, hehehe,huhuhu.hehehehe

you people wan kill me with all ya commentsooooooo. by looking at both men me thinks none of them wanted to be there really, look at the Alhaji or the Emir he lloks disinterested and I can see that Charlie does not want to be their either.

May be Charlie did not bring some Kolanuts for the Emir what an indigantion!!!!!

Shikena,
Abamieda

denker · Nov 30, 2006 , 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by Abamieda Wanderer

hahahaha, hehehe,huhuhu.hehehehe
you people wan kill me with all ya commentsooooooo. by looking at both men me thinks none of them wanted to be there really, look at the Alhaji or the Emir he lloks disinterested and I can see that Charlie does not want to be their either.
May be Charlie did not bring some Kolanuts for the Emir what an indigantion!!!!!
Shikena,
Abamieda

i no agreed with that comment...for me the EMIR looks like COMPOSITUM of RABBIT and PENGUIN ready for the GUILLOTINE...!
Charlie-Boy just dey laugh his ARSE off...!

Auspicious · Nov 30, 2006 , 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by ithinkbetter

i no agreed with that comment...for me the EMIR looks like COMPOSITUM of RABBIT and PENGUIN ready for the GUILLOTINE...!
Charlie-Boy just dey laugh his ARSE off...!

Huh?

Auspicious.