GirlCrush:Joy 1,207 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Mehdi Hasan exposes the greatest misconceptions about the African continent. Note: It would be wise to comprehend that yes, there are two sides to every coin (not in terms of alternatives rather the necessary acknowledgement of two sides if it is to be realised as a whole -coin). However, it's just that most of the time, when it comes to Africa it's always the tails end that faces up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Anyone with a brain knows all this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GirlCrush:Joy 1,207 Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 Anyone with a brain knows all this... You'd be surprised ... But more importantly, It's also the popular media representation it relates to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 You'd be surprised ... (It's also the popular media representation, it relates to) I guess because I know several Africans and actually bother to watch the news that I know it's not all babies with bloated bellies covered in flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohsolively 5,219 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes by. Overall so true. You can also see the shift within the African community too especially now that a lot of places are thriving economically. Whereas in the past it was all about emigrating to a western country like the US/UK people are choosing to stay and/or return after completing their studies. That's what most of the people I know are doing and what my brother did and what I plan to do also. My brother is literally living it up back home getting paid big dollars whilst I'm over here dealing with rent, work and general life bs. If he had stayed here he would have struggled to find work after finishing uni. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stepkdramafan226 6,734 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 As someone from the African continent I wish I could show this to people who look at me weird when I say I am a Nigerian. I mean it took me a while to convince someone that in fact Africa is a continent not a country. Also I came to the U.S. by plane, I have never seen a wild animal and there are beautiful places in Africa. The next person that asks me "how did you learn English", "Do you know the best place to see wild animals", "why is Africa so poor" So help me God... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiNiBear 4,632 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Its sad to know that not only do ppl not know this info but even some western politicians will get this info wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Almondandlime 6,854 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 As someone from the African continent I wish I could show this to people who look at me weird when I say I am a Nigerian. I mean it took me a while to convince someone that in fact Africa is a continent not a country. Also I came to the U.S. by plane, I have never seen a wild animal and there are beautiful places in Africa. The next person that asks me "how did you learn English", "Do you know the best place to see wild animals", "why is Africa so poor" So help me God... You've never seen a wild bird or squirrel before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nini Bear 3,530 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 the reason people will hold onto these is just plain ignorance and uninterest if they really wanted to know what's up and didn't blindly just follow the media they would've known but people be people especially us westerners hah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baechulgi 974 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Anyone with a brain knows all this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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