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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

A short video of a Peace Corps volunteer who worked in Lesotho. Really interesting. Thanks, ktrendon!

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    This is a really thought-provoking tumblr. Seeing as we’re a group...privileged college...
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    Couldn’t have said it better myself....Westerners go to third world countries
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    “That’s when I realized that the beauty...Africa is not what we can do for it, but what it...
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    … “the need to get ahead, to conquer, to solve and to fix”…
  11. creatrixtiara reblogged this from gurlgoestoafrica and added:
    “What we want for them is not the same as what they want for themselves”. Worthwhile watching.
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