Daily Archives: January 24, 2015
On the Ridiculousness of the Cameroonian Charlie
Findpalavawoman has spoken and I approve!
Imagine my shock when I found out that all these years I had been calling many of my Cameroonian friends and acquaintances by the wrong name. I mean, they were Moluas and Brendas and Ondoas and Frus and I was under the impression that I had heard these people correctly when they introduced themselves, that my eyes were O.K when I read their names on Facebook and my memories of our school days back in Cameroon were intact.
I found out I’d been living a lie.
I found out that many of these people were, in fact, named Charlie.
And who can blame them for wanting to shed their identities for Charlie?
You see, Charlie is this really exemplary person who shines bright as the champion of the right to free speech. So deep is the commitment to this right, Charlie will defend your right to say what you want, even if Charlie deeply…
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