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Ugandan Poet imprisoned for eighteen months for poem insulting the Ugandan President and his mother
Mail & Guardian (South Africa) ^
| August 8 2019
| Simon Allison
Posted on 08/08/2019 12:10:54 PM PDT by Kriggerel
Stella Nyanzi, the Makerere University academic, was sentenced last week to 18 months in prison. She was convicted under the countrys cybercrime laws of harassing Yoweri Museveni, after the publication of her poem that attacked the presidents record in office in the most vulgar terms possible
(Excerpt) Read more at mg.co.za ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: africa; poetry; uganda
Call me a jerk if you want, but I'm actually impressed with this woman's brass ovaries, and also for the sheer creativity of the piece. :)
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posted on
08/08/2019 12:10:55 PM PDT
by
Kriggerel
To: Kriggerel
Sheer creativity?
I wish the acidic pus flooding [your mothers] cursed vaginal canal had burnt up your unborn fetus.
I hope it at least rhymes in the original language.
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posted on
08/08/2019 12:16:45 PM PDT
by
sparklite2
(Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
To: Kriggerel
And the corrupt “president” is still in office, siphoning off money from the folks, who remain poor and hopeless. Reminds me of Baltimore and every other democrat-run city.
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posted on
08/08/2019 12:17:03 PM PDT
by
I want the USA back
(The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. Orwell.)
To: Kriggerel
I won’t call you a jerk, but I will dare you to post that “poem” here. If you please.
(lol)
To: Kriggerel; Lazamataz
She does have a talent for creative cursing.
Kinda reminds me of our friend Laz when he goes off on a tangent.
To: Kriggerel
Someone should have done something about Maya Angelou pretending to be a poet. Kinda like some of the rappers pretending to be musicians.
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posted on
08/08/2019 12:25:04 PM PDT
by
1Old Pro
To: Kriggerel
Wow, cool poem.
Here's true poetry.
She also bared her breasts and screamed obscenities.
Cool.
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posted on
08/08/2019 12:27:37 PM PDT
by
real saxophonist
(One side has guns and training. Other side's primary concern is 'gender identity'. Who's gonna win?)
To: Kriggerel
Don’t talk about my mama is International?
Who knew?
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posted on
08/08/2019 12:27:39 PM PDT
by
The Toll
To: Responsibility2nd
Yeah, unfortunately the language in that piece is WAAAAAAY too blue to directly post on here without getting the *zot*. :P
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posted on
08/08/2019 12:43:08 PM PDT
by
Kriggerel
("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
To: Kriggerel
In Uganda?
She’s lucky she didn’t get eaten.
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posted on
08/08/2019 1:05:18 PM PDT
by
MrEdd
(Caveat Emptor)
To: MrEdd
If Idi Amin were still alive that would happen.
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posted on
08/08/2019 1:15:27 PM PDT
by
DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
To: Kriggerel
Coming soon to America if the communists have their way.
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posted on
08/08/2019 1:47:26 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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