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Re:The Masterless People: Pirates, Maroons, and the Struggle... by jklinger410 on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @02:20PM (#18348085)
My mother (a white woman walking alone) was held by armed guards just outside Lagos, Nigeria until her male "chaperone" came to get her.

They also charged him money for the exchange.

Sorry you feel I am perpetuating a negative "myth." I might agree that it is a stereotype, but it is still true. This was 2 years ago.

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Re:The Masterless People: Pirates, Maroons, and the Struggle... by grecy on Thursday November 01, 2018 @01:11AM (#18351600)
Absolutely. Solo men get kidnapped near Lagos too, so I'm not sure your story "proves" anything.
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