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Your dad is like my late dad who I know would've damned whatever consequences that will tamper with his daughter's happiness.
I'm not osu or whatever but if I fall in love with one, damn me if I give a fvck what people or my community will say.
By the way, who listens to umunna these days?

So una still dey do this osu tin for 2019?
Even your knows better hence he gave her his blessings.

What’s all this peer pressure from the dead doing your family ? So if an Osu person dash u money or good job you go reject ?

okuya:
FAKE STORY BY A STUPID AFONJA !!

I'm not igbo, but I agree. there are no real stories on NL anymore

Story for the gods. May be the guy isn't rich as you guys expected and you want to use the outcast rubbish to reject him. If he's Innoson's son or Emeka offor's son the issue wouldn't have come up.

without culture and tradition,what are we? I am not here to criticize but whoever wishes to know better can feel free to ask me.....young man what your sister is going into believe me can be disastrous.....our ancestors are still wide awake

All sorts of idiocy are constantly displayed by these people.

Funny enough, some Igbos insulting northerners and Yorubas are also Osu outcasts.

They are generational slaves

Igbos are their own worst enemy yet they keep shouting marginslization up and down, imagine puting up this crap at the expense of your sisters happiness. Your sis is in her 30s, and your so called d OSU in-law was kind enough to wife her..... Why won't your family restan allow the lady rest and enjoy her marriage.

You dad is a hero and your sis is the real MVP.... Happy married life to your sis.

mezarddinny:
Igbos and discrimination in 21st century.



They shout marginalisation when it is from other people but do worse to themselves

Exactly. I always wonder how a well travelled people like them can chose to remain so primitive. It's mind boggling.

lilwetdick:


i am sure you will also see someone that will always say africans are primitive

in asia, there is caste systems, i guess it is alright

many europeans and americans are racists, i guess they are not primitive in thinking stupidly

suddenly as an african does similar stuff, all africans are primitive and think stupidly.

Abeg go and sleep joor. They are all primitive. Caste systems and racism alike. Very annoying.

He needed advice and not bashing...truly the Osu stuff is still an issue in some places though it doesnt seem to rhyme with present civilisation...

Me sef I dont even know what to say... it is hard when somebody else's decision affects your future.

Its an impossible situation sha...you cant compel your sis to break up with him. Im sure she must have taken you people into consideration when making her decision... 7 years is not a joke.

And you guys didnt really have the right to try to talk her out of it when you couldnt offer her any alternative...its relationships like hers that will pave the way for the future and eradicate this outdated practice.

So in the end nobody can explain in detailed to us what OSU is for some of us that want to learn

TheSkyIsBlue:
Hello Nairalanders!

Please ignore any typographical or grammatical error. I just want to pour it out the way it is in my heart.

I am seriously confused and worried about what is happening in my family and I will appreciate your candid advice.

There is this guy my sister has been in a relationship with for over seven years now. so he actually asked her hand in marriage and decided to come see my parents for introduction, about some months ago. My family decided to take their time to find out more about the guys family background as is required in Igbo tradition.

After several questions asked, my family came to find out that the guy is an Osu (an outcast). On knowing this, everybody in my family told my sister to cut ties with him and discontinue the relationship because it is a big taboo to get married to an Osu in my place . If you do, no family member or friend will attend your wedding or even have anything to do with you again.

But my sister refused to listen to anybody claiming she really loves the guy, that they have been together for a very long time and that she is not getting younger anymore (mind you, she is in her early thirties). Everybody (my parents and extended family members) tried to talk her out of it but she still didn't listen.

After much pressure and her continues insistence, my dad decided to give them his blessings, although against his wish (my dad is actually not really deep into tradition). Now the guy has done all the traditional rights and paid for her dowry. Their wedding is coming up soon.

But the problem now is, according to tradition and from what I heard, if she was allowed to go with the guy without my dad giving them his blessings, the stigma would have just been on her and she alone would have been considered Osu, since she insisted to continue with the marriage. But now that my dad has given them his blessings, it is considered that all of us (her siblings) will also have that link of Osu too. Except if she decide to put an end to the relationship and discontinue with the wedding, which I don't think my sister is ready to do.

I am really worried and depressed about it, cause I don't want anything that will affect me tomorrow when I want to get married just because of my sister's mistakes.

I will really like to get opinions and sincere advice especially from those that are familiar with tradition, cause I'm seriously bothered. Thanks!

Sounds more like hate speech to me

Pls someone should tell OP that that culture and tradition of his has been abolished some years back.

He can as well, make use of his google to confirm since ignorance is disease in his family..

TheSkyIsBlue:
My Sister Is About To Commit A Serious Taboo All In The Name Of Marriage

Hello Nairalanders!



After several questions asked, my family came to find out that the guy is an Osu (an outcast). On knowing this, everybody in my family told my sister to cut ties with him and discontinue the relationship because it is a big taboo to get married to an Osu in my place . If you do, no family member or friend will attend your wedding or even have anything to do with you again.

It's obvious you value what people will say above your sisters happiness.

One surprising thing is that OSU can only be Igbo. It shows how narrow your World view is. Someone like you will go to US and joyfully marry a black American (not knowing that they have at least 7 generations of OSU in their ancestory.

What is OSU in the first place? What crime did they commit? If your sister brought Dangote or Adenuga will you complain of them being OSU? If OSU's are former slaves and those dedicated to idols, how are you sure that the Yoruba, Benin or Niger Delta spouse you want to marry do not qualify as OSU?

Please, have a rethink!
You are the one at fault not your sister.

I have spoken

madone:
how times will they tell u that osu is no more roeal

Was it ever real? If so, why is it no longer real?

OSU kor YABATECH ni

Ok

Troll mode activated - are these people not Christians anymore? The same people shouting about witches and wizard conference are practising traditional idolatry based caste systems?

You should be worried about yourself and not about your sister who has found love.

TheSkyIsBlue:
My Sister Is About To Commit A Serious Taboo All In The Name Of Marriage

Hello Nairalanders!

Please ignore any typographical or grammatical error. I just want to pour it out the way it is in my heart.

I am seriously confused and worried about what is happening in my family and I will appreciate your candid advice.

There is this guy my sister has been in a relationship with for over seven years now. so he actually asked her hand in marriage and decided to come see my parents for introduction, about some months ago. My family decided to take their time to find out more about the guys family background as is required in Igbo tradition.

After several questions asked, my family came to find out that the guy is an Osu (an outcast). On knowing this, everybody in my family told my sister to cut ties with him and discontinue the relationship because it is a big taboo to get married to an Osu in my place . If you do, no family member or friend will attend your wedding or even have anything to do with you again.

But my sister refused to listen to anybody claiming she really loves the guy, that they have been together for a very long time and that she is not getting younger anymore (mind you, she is in her early thirties). Everybody (my parents and extended family members) tried to talk her out of it but she still didn't listen.

After much pressure and her continues insistence, my dad decided to give them his blessings, although against his wish (my dad is actually not really deep into tradition). Now the guy has done all the traditional rights and paid for her dowry. Their wedding is coming up soon.

But the problem now is, according to tradition and from what I heard, if she was allowed to go with the guy without my dad giving them his blessings, the stigma would have just been on her and she alone would have been considered Osu, since she insisted to continue with the marriage. But now that my dad has given them his blessings, it is considered that all of us (her siblings) will also have that link of Osu too. Except if she decide to put an end to the relationship and discontinue with the wedding, which I don't think my sister is ready to do.

I am really worried and depressed about it, cause I don't want anything that will affect me tomorrow when I want to get married just because of my sister's mistakes.

I will really like to get opinions and sincere advice especially from those that are familiar with tradition, cause I'm seriously bothered. Thanks!

Man sorry to say but this one of the most backward shits I have ever heard since I was born. Your sister is more open in thinking. Osu is a backward belief and term get rid of it.

Am really tired of all these black mentalities
Do people still give a flying Bleep about all these traditional shit?

Your dad gave his blessings, so why u still insisting it's taboo?

Your race or tribe still lives in primitive Stine age?

Let the said guy turn a billionaire, I believe all of you and your community will forget your osu or what is it called.

I just gave your sister my support to also go ahead with marrying the guy.

So the said guy should not marry?

I was even thinking maybe your sister wanted to marry an alien from another planet.

mancheeutd:
So in the end nobody can explain in detailed to us what OSU is for some of us that want to learn

Ogun State University

Your sister is the G.O.A.T

Very primitive village mentality.

Truth be told your sister is a selfish bastard.

And all of you saying otherwise I believe you are not Igbo or ignorant, I guess if you family member brought an OSU u will welcome them along with all the curses they will bring.
Then you could all happily hug an Ebola victim instead of quarantining them.
That's what an OSU is in spiritual form, am Ebola victim.

Don't quote me if you are not Igbo.

No be only outcast na incast inside this modern age chai Africans sha y we go ever progress for world