[***SPAM***] Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] DCA expresses commitment to work with African ccTLDs

[Calvin Browne]

On Mon, 2011-11-21 at 14:52 -0800, Lerato Mamboleo wrote:
> Badru,
> 
> 
> First, we think the innuendo to “beauty contest” is a very sexist
> remark which was meant to show disrespect to the person of the
> spearhead of the Yes2dotAfrica campaign.  It is very disturbing that
> even the slightest discussion about DCA and DotAfrica can no longer be
> conducted in a civilized way, without it becoming personal.
>  Therefore, for this very unnecessary allusion to ‘beauty contest’
> that was done in bad taste to reflect the gender of the DCA Executive
> Director, we demand an immediate and unreserved apology, and a
> retraction of the offensive sexist statement.  She is a very well
> educated, articulate and very capable woman, and we think such sexist
> remarks have been deliberately made to reduce from her important
> accomplishments regarding the DotAfrica initiative, which that she has
> led successfully over the last few years. We think it is also
> ‘cultural’ in Africa to show respect for women, and not to see them
> only from the perspective of ‘physical beauty’. We must add that such
> thinking and objectification of women is very retrogressive.
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Lerato,

You have to be joking about the above “beauty contest” remark, right?

http://ta.gg/links/5k8 

regards

--Calvin

  Disclosure: I'm involved in ARC