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I Studied Abroad in Africa!

So.

You go to one of those fabulously elitist schools where everyone talks about privilege, classism, racism, sexism, etc. as if they don't practice it in real life. But in order to really see the world, they decide to go somewhere where they can understand what their privilege looks like. So they choose AFRICA! Yay! A whole continent dedicated to helping white people understand what it means to be poor and undeveloped.

This is for all you fabulous biddies who decided that Africa was the right place for you. There's nothing like good 'ole exotification to fill up your time while basking in the hot Saharan sun, wearing your "traditional" African clothes, eating "weird" foods and taking as many photos of black children as possible. You go, Gurl with lots of privilege! This is dedicated to you.



to submit, go to: gurlgoestoafrica.tumblr.com/submit or email gurlgoestoafrica@gmail.com

Anonymous asked: You're right. Reverse racism doesn't exist. Only racism, which entails hatred and discrimination for a person because of their race that they were arbitrarily born with. Excluding white people from this is an attempt to justify unwarranted prejudice and hate for a group because of their race.

Race is not biological; it is a social construct. No one is born with “race”. 

Thanks for reading!

xoxo

African love

  1. cardamine reblogged this from gurlgoestoafrica
  2. sapphrikah said: also, racism = prejudice + power. Power that cannot he had against white people because they are not marginalized for their race. I am racist against gray faces, doe.
  3. librariansoul reblogged this from gurlgoestoafrica and added:
    Oh, people. Why would you even submit asks like this? Stop embarrassing us and yourselves
  4. gurlgoestoafrica posted this
link 25 12/12/2011 — 5 months ago