home archive rss

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

Studying abroad in Africa: Empire-style!

“We gave you your independence, now you give me a discount on that fish”.

Sekondi, Ghana, 1964.

  1. ilyasafrika reblogged this from thisisnotafrica
  2. thisisnotafrica reblogged this from gurlgoestoafrica
  3. tierra-madre reblogged this from gurlgoestoafrica
  4. bronwinningg reblogged this from gurlgoestoafrica and added:
    omg this is amazing
  5. oldirtybasement reblogged this from gurlgoestoafrica
  6. all-aviation reblogged this from gurlgoestoafrica
  7. gabrielarising reblogged this from gurlgoestoafrica
  8. planningtheday reblogged this from gurlgoestoafrica
  9. Jonny Schweppes submitted this to gurlgoestoafrica
link 14 12/01/2011 — 1 year ago