Today’s Fan Mail

Posted on October 27, 2007
Filed Under Sudanese, Yaaaay!, Blogging and New Media |

I received this in my inbox a few days ago. It’s from a Sudanese working in a medical field in UK.

Dear Drima,

Salamz,

Just a brief email to thank and commend you on your outstanding blog. It seems to me (and probably a lot of modern Sudanese) to be a blog that really represents our true feelings and convictions (though a lot of us might not confess it publicly). You seem to be quite mature for your 21 years, I remember at that age my interests were definitely in more crazy things.

Love your wit and humour, the mystery of your identity also heightens the fun. To round it up- thanks man, keep it up- its great having an honest brave reasonable voice out there, specially when the rest of us are too lazy, busy or scared to share our true views.

Shukran ya zol!

Salamz

Muahahaha! More fan mail! More! MORE! It helps me keep my ego inflated. Yippieeee! Okay, I kid, I kid. It’s just nice getting something like this besides the hate mail you know? And for what? For simply having a different opinion which I’m not enforcing on anyone. Haha! Alright, showing-off time is over. Back to normal blogging. :)

Comments

7 Responses to “Today’s Fan Mail”

  1. Dalu on October 27th, 2007 6:33 pm

    Hahaha. Maybe it’s because I came “into being” in a western society. But I have never really seen any of what you are saying in your blog as the least bit worthy of feeling “threatened” over. Or maybe I have to go through your archives to find more of your scary posts.

    I have started getting some hate mail and ugly comments. And they usually just bring the lolz. ;)

    However, some fan mail would be nice, once in a while, though I already have a huge ego, some stroking of that ego would be nice, you know? >_> hehe

  2. Drima on October 27th, 2007 11:26 pm

    LOL!

    “Maybe it’s because I came “into being” in a western society.”

    Well, in my case I started studying in an international school at 11. The environment was much more liberal than what I had experienced in the Arabic schools I studied at before. Most of what I say, is normal to me and I get surprised over the crazy reactions sometimes.

    However I can understand why some get pissed off about my opinions regarding Jews and Israel or Islam and democracy. I was just like them and I know where they’re coming from. I don’t think you as a Southern Christian Sudanese would get it.

    It’s an Arab/Muslim thing. :)

  3. Dalu on October 28th, 2007 4:31 pm

    Southern Sudanese. Yes.

    Christian?
    Let’s put it this way.
    Holy water burns whenever I am forced to make it to church once a year (for christmas).

    Just thought I’d let you know. :’P

    But now that you mentioned jews, israel and islam,(and you left out homosexuality -stares at your links- haha).

    Got it. :)

    Most of what I say is normal too. So imagine my surprise when I realized it’s not…I wish I could track where my haters are coming from. hmph. If they are even Sudanese to begin with.

    “I was just like them and I know where they’re coming from”

    Hmmm. I see. I grew in a very conservative household also very religious, not to mention all kinds of umm, how should I put this nicely…”narrow minded” in terms of other cultures, religions, ethnicities, races. But for some reason I never took on my parents (and other relatives and family friends) beliefs. It’s bizarre. So when I tell people that I have always been this, I am not exaggerating. The difference is, I was not allowed to speak out against beliefs that I didn’t share.

    But all hell broke loose when I came here. I mean, I can’t believe I am able to actually sit anywhere near my mother (without having a cross thrown at me) and say that “homosexuals are people.” -gasps-

    My mother in the end though became more willing to allow us kids (though still to a constraining degree) to evolve and create our own beliefs and personality, especially after my father left. And I gather it’s because before her marriage and her becoming a “proper member of society” (haha) she was one crazy woman. ;) It’s just that marriage caused her to turn overly religious and conservative and all kinds of “honor what the husband says” mess.

    My father, however, ruled with an iron fist to the end. heh.

    So trust me, even though you and I might come from different backgrounds, narrow mindedness, bigotry and all that other fun stuff is universal. And a lot of times I actually have to be careful what views I express. And God forbid I express them too bluntly, make fun of them, or what have you while making me national and ethnic identity known. On my blog or in real life. My “Sudanese-ness” is immediately questioned.

    I got some “whore” comments. :’( Because I suppose women who are outspoken and just to be come individuals can only be….whores.

    But yea, dude, I totally appreciate your blog immensely. :)

  4. Dalu on October 28th, 2007 4:32 pm

    OMG. I didn’t know I wrote that much.
    Well, that’s just all kinds of awkward. hahaha

  5. Drima on October 29th, 2007 12:30 am

    “My “Sudanese-ness” is immediately questioned.”

    I totally get it!

    “OMG. I didn’t know I wrote that much”

    LOL Dalu, you’re hilarious! And I gotta say I love your blog too. Straight to the point and without sugar-coating! :)

  6. Asma Ana on November 9th, 2007 11:19 pm

    Drima,
    I am a big fan. It’s rare to find progressive-minded Sudanese, be they from the north or south,writing as you are doing. Wish you the best.

  7. Drima on November 10th, 2007 1:43 am

    Thanks Asma Ana. :)

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