Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/02

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Subject: [Leica] Matriarchy meets modern world
From: dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings)
Date: Wed Jan 2 12:42:37 2008
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On Jan 2, 2008 9:33 PM, Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> wrote:
> Wow, Daniel. These first two are really grand stuff.
> You should do more color.

TIA (This is Africa). It's not me. I was just there.

Thanks Philippe and Michiel!

Daniel



> Op 2-jan-08, om 21:04 heeft Daniel Ridings het volgende geschreven:
>
>
> > She lived in a high density urban area but had spent the last month
> > with her uncle, her mother's brother. We were bringing her back home
> > and she pleaded with her uncle to get her mother to let her stay for a
> > while longer:
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/dlridings/africa/_DSC0338.jpg.html
> >
> > Her mother, nervously declined and explained that her father wanted
> > her home now:
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/dlridings/africa/_DSC0340.jpg.html
> >
> > She was nervous, because she herself knew that it was a breach of
> > custom. The maternal uncle has more authority over the children of a
> > family than a biological father. That is the way a matriarchy works.
> >
> > It was an awkward moment, a clash between traditional and modern
> > values and he felt the clumsiness of the situation. Deep down, he felt
> > it wasn't a good reason. His niece was crushed.
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/dlridings/africa/_DSC0341.jpg.html
> >
> > Daniel
> >
>
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