How Not to Write About Africa - Binyavanga Wainaina
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Most of the "groundbreaking" literature around Africa has elements of what are mentioned in video.Africa has to be "helped", Africans treated like "children".A lot of the humanity lost through the stereotypes of a continent - stereotypes which constitute casual racism and for the most part have remained unquestioned.Having lived in an African country - portrayed by many as "destitute", "disease-ridden", "poverty-stricken" - this video goes some way in partly addressing this disgusting phenomenon
2 years ago 15
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@dylseixa I totally agree...he has a serious Saviour Complex that he needs to get rid of...he should stop coming to Africa.
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@TimNicholas Maybe someone got through to them and that's why they have supported this. I know some of the people behind (RED) and, while naive and at times self-righteous, they are capable of listening. Now that the problem is on the table the question is what should they do differently? Or is it impossible to redeem a charity that works through the fashion and music industry?
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aaaaaaand the comments are obviously going to be ignorant but...can't do nothing about that
as genius as this...I think its various frequencies will probably fly over our heads
I don't appreciate (Red) at all but I like this vid
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poor little girl though...you can tell she has no idea what he's referring to even if she can sense the heavy undertones
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It's really too bad some people don't really grasp the concept of this video.
2 years ago 7
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(Red) was started by Bono the most self righteous person in the world.
2 years ago 9
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this is great, but it's really ironic that it's sponsored by (Red), an organization who does a lot to promote the exact idea that the video is criticizing... that Africa needs to be "saved" by the West (and worse - by Western consumerism masquerading as charity)
TimNicholas 2 years ago 26
There are times when irony can be an effective tool. And has been mentioned, there are people who will never understand.
DodgerScott 2 years ago