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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.



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    So many thanks to Jackson for telling me about Gurl goes to Africa: “You go to one of those fabulously elitist schools...
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    going through this blog, it echoes my opinions in that post on my gap year (that is still getting liked occasionally)...
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    also i love how butthurt this blog makes some white people.
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    “wow, that’s really deep…” oh God, new favorite blog.
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