When people are really good at what they do, their names become definitions. Michael Jordan's for instance is a definition of excellence, not only in sports. Mandela's for someone willing to be put in prison for adhering openly to a belief, and Delilah for an attractive and seductive but ultimately dangerous woman.
So, Lawyer Darboe being dubbed Mandela, in my opinion, and in the non-literal sense that it's usually said is not necessarily equating him to the celebrated South African lawyer and freedom fighter; their realities are a bit similar but different. It's just a figure of speech, dammit!
In fact, if we try harder, some names on social media may become definitions of 'opal' (uppity), 'sehw' (nitpicking), and 'kawuyehyaa' (foolhardiness)... but I'll have a problem with y'all calling Barrow 'Kurangmala Mansa' even if he fixes the disgrace at NAWEC; that name's just not sexy.
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