Not a question of the location (though this gets you extra credit), but rather: from which movie is this?
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11:05 A Few Quick Thoughts About Jungle Fever
» The Displaced African This blog post is about one of the first articles in the history of this blog, Jungle Fever: The Relationship Between African Men and White Women
A couple of things happened this week, that made me think about the Jungle Fever article:
1) The Direction of the Blogging
I am almost at the end of my blogging course, Blog Mastermind. As such I am thinking more and more about just what I will do once I have laid the foundation for this blog and have fully determined what this blog will be about.
After being in the blogosphere for a while I have seen that there are a few categories that are almost always guaranteed to get a lot of readers:
1) Sex and relationships: You can’t go wrong with this one on the Internet, you just can’t. Sad to say, but the cruder and more graphic you can be, the better.
2) Politics: I believe that if the Devil were to spit bile and mix it with the intestinal stew of a skunk, it would look a little bit like tribalism and irrational hate filled discussions about politics. However, there is no doubt: you want faces to come to your blog, talk about a controversial political issue.
3) Religion: This one surprised me. People love to talk about religion whether Eastern, Western or lack thereof.
4) Money: The key component to this one appears to be credibility. Once you have built credibility behind a particular brand and begin to talk about how people can make money or hustle a little smarter, you will get face time.
Back to the Set
Anyway, there I was sitting in a bookshop reading a book about blogging (I hope the irony of my spending my offline time studying the online world has not escaped you) I started to think about just how popular the Jungle Fever and other relationship articles had been.
I have talked in the past about spinning off the Displaced African and starting up a blog which is dedicated entirely to the exploration and discussion of foreign and mixed race relationships. I started thinking about this again, and thought it might be a good idea. Who knows? Watch this space……..
2) I Sent a Letter to an Editor
I have been sending emails to newspapers and online magazines and radio stations to try and get some publicity to the blog. I am not too proud to admit, I am doing it all wrong.
My microtest of about 15 media houses has produced below-mediocre results. If anyone has any tips on how I can approach African mass media right and get some publicity for the blog, hit me up on masmilele(at)thedisplacedafrican(dot)com
Anyway, one of the letters I sent to an online publication proposing that we discuss the Jungle Fever article on their publication. Their very courteous response in short was:
Thanks for the email. We think your article is a little too offensive and one sided for a publication like ours.
And so just like I responded to them, let me say to all of you:
It is BECAUSE the article is so offensive and one sided that it must be discussed
I Was Surprised
No one was more surprised than me by what the reaction so far has been to that article: whereas many white women have stopped by to tell me how narrow minded and stereotype-supporting the article was, the reaction from the African community can only be surmarised as:
a) Quite agreement
b) Outright support
Does that mean that we all agree that African men are pretty much scraping from society’s barrel as far as relationship and sexual partners are concerned?
Did I just verbalize something we all knew: that on the totem pole of society, African men are kissing the lowest part of the pole?
It’s one thing to stereotype and it’s another to point out the truth. So, read Jungle Fever now and you tell me, is it true? Does it resonate with your experience?
Secondly, how does the idea of a foreign and mixed race relationship blog sound? Does the blog exist? Leave a comment below with the link.
Have a great day/night,
Mwangi
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10:31
Urban Inflation Index
» bankelele a week early, with some changes
Tracking prices of some urban commodities compared to six months ago and a year ago
Fuel: Litre of petrol fuel (at local petrol station) is Kshs. 101.50 ~ $1.50 (up 15.3% in ½ year)
6 months ago: Kshs. 87.99, Year ago: Kshs. 80.79
despite record world oil prices, government joint tender system has cushioned some impact on the economy – even oil companies are not celebrating
Staple food: Maize flour (2 kg. Unga pack at Uchumi) is Kshs. 73 (up 40% in ½ year)
6 months ago Kshs. 52, Year ago Kshs. 50
farming woes continue, poor crop expected this year
Other food item: Sugar (2 kg. Mumias pack) at Uchumi is Kshs. 145 (down 3% in ½ year)
6 months ago: Kshs. 150, Year ago Kshs. 150 Kshs
new minister trying to clean up notorious sector
Entertainment: Bottle of Tusker beer (at local pub) is Kshs. 130 (up 8.3% in ½ year)
6 months ago; Kshs. 120, Year ago: Kshs. 100
agricultural input costs rising, but post-budget sin tax pushed prices up. You need this to network in Kenya, or switch to Alvaro?
Communications: mobile phone promotion
This month Safaricom has Ongea tariff which has phone calls priced Kshs. 10 per minute all day, while Celtel has a Kshs. 3 per minute tariff (and with a conditional ‘free’ call package thrown in). Safaricom is also promoting broadband hotspots for the entire Nairobi and Mombasa areas.
- Six months go: Safaricom had extended the hours for Kshs. 8 calls on Saasa tariff, while Celtel had Kshs. 4 per minute calls to 3 preferred numbers
- A year ago Safaricom had Super Tariffic tariff which has calls 38% cheaper and SMS 30% cheaper than the previous tariff
mobile communications one of the few things that are getting cheaper
Exchange rate
1 US$ equals Kshs. 67.4 (shilling has appreciated 4.7% in ½ year)
6 months ago: 70.7, Year ago: 66.5
strong , but now sliding, shilling has cushioned some impact of high oil prices, but exporters are complaining
Electricity cost
New addition
My electricity bill in July 2008 is Kshs. 1,860
A year ago was Kshs. 995
Consumption was the same, the culprit was fuel costs adjustment which added Kshs. 820(649c/kwh) to my bill compared to Kshs. 200 shillings (170c/kwh) a year ago as KPLC recently increased the electricity charges which could have some adverse effect on the economy later in the year – already big manufacturers are investing in power plants and alternative generation sources.
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10:19
Makeovers at Nation & Standard online...
» Rants, Raves & Reviews The "makeovers" that Nation & Standard have implemented on their websites might make them look 'fancy' but with the excruciatigly slow speeds... loading these pages is a pain...
The old format was easier to navigate coz I knew which pages had what. I do not care much about pictures. Having videos is a nice touch but speed/data restrictions does not help....
I am sure I will get used to the new formats but I would rather they spent time & money IMPROVING THE QUALITY of articles and reporting...
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7:48
Where Art Thou, Kibaki?
» You Missed This Alarming reports emerge about the duly elected presidentWhere is the President?
Most people would assume that he is as usual holed up in State House Nairobi. The imposing address along State House road, where President Mwai Kibaki has spent most of his time since taking occupancy in January 2003. The place that he could not bear to bid goodbye to last December and therefore sanctioned a plan to stay put whether or not he was re-elected. A scheme that anybody could see was destined to cause blood shed in the country (which is exactly what happened).
The duly elected president of Kenya with his first of two wives, serial-slapper Lucy.
But if that is really where the duly elected president is at the moment, then my next question would be what his health status is?
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Also in Kumekucha today: Biggest hindrance to relationships will shock you
How super earners make $100,000 online
-------------The truth is that President Kibaki has not been seen in public for a number of days. Nothing out of the ordinary about that, of course. Kibaki has been known to drop out of sight for 2 weeks and even longer. However this time round this blogger is receiving reports from various sources that are alarming. Unfortunately I cannot publish them here because I make a big effort to publish in this respected site, only information that has been verified from several independent sources. However you can receive my email report reproducing the reports that I have received so far. And it is FREE. Just Email Me Now
It would be a good idea of the government came clean and issued a statement on the exact position concerning this matter of national interest and indeed national security.
Gone are the days when the health of the president would be a carefully guarded secret. In fact when one considers the ruthless behavior of certain politicians in recent months, who are embroiled in the ongoing circus that is the Kibaki succession battle, the reports I have received become rather frightening. Clearly any health problems that the president may have can be very disturbing news to Kenyans.
Although the president has always been pretty good at masking his health problems during his long career in public life, experts say that he has never really recovered from the road accident that almost took his life in December 2002, barely weeks before the General elections of that year.
Previously in the 70s while still Finance Minister Kibaki suffered a serious stroke during a public function somewhere in Nyanza province and had to be rushed out of the country for emergency treatment. His recovery then was remarkable and he was back with his sharp wit and mind within a matter of weeks.
I am still pursuing various contacts and sources and will update this post if and when I receive more information.
Get my detailed Email (it is FREE) of what the reports and rumours are saying about the President’s current health status.
Another Kumekucha article written last year about the president's health. Read the last 3 paragraphs HEREDon't forget your hot date for the weekend tomorrow, right here with Kumekucha Weekend Special. This weekend my articles reveal some of the dirty ways in which the richest and most respected Kenyans made their money. You will be shocked. Don't dare stand me up. I will be here waiting to spice up your weekend.
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6:13
Hate speech kills
» Black Looks Tags: LGBTI South Africa Hate Speech Homophobia SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Hate speech kills", url: "http://www.blacklooks.org/2008/07/hate_speech_kills.html" });
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3:44
Summer Chunes - 2008
» My Life is...Mochalicious! The sun is out and humid…….means only one thing, summer is finally here! Here are my summer tracks on my weekender list. Hope you have fun wherever you are and Nakeel….have a timam one. Baditude - Spoon, Harris and Obernik (Not sure about this one, but I have a feeling it will grow on me) Pictures - Sneaky [...]
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0:58
Equity Bank 2008 H1 Numbers: More Surprise!
» KA-INVESTOR Equity Bank has done it again! If you thought last years result were marvelous then this year’s result will be a great shocker. Though I expected such a performance due to the role the bank played in the Safaricom IPO, I still didn’t expect the bank to hit a near 200% profit increase (197% to be exact). The bank CEO, James Mwangi, attributes the jump to ‘a delicately balanced growth, profitability and good control systems’ (whatever that means)Summary of results:
- Profitability tripled to Ksh.3.087 billion from Ksh,1.037 billion same period last year.
- Total assets grew by 143%, from Ksh.29.9 billion to Ksh.72.5 billion
- total operating income increased by 156% to Ksh.6.58 billion
- Total overheads increased by 128% to Ksh.3.5 billion.
- Consolidated loan book increased by 153% from Ksh.14.3 billion Ksh.36.2 billion (probably Ksh.15 billion from IPO loans)
- Despite the post election violence non-performing loans only increased by 3%.
- The bank has 2,456,982 deposit accounts (over 45% of all deposits accounts in the banking industry) and 510,768 loan accounts.
- Equity still remains the biggest bank in terms of market capitalization.
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