Comments | 1300_hours: Urgh

1300_hours

Urgh

Jun 23, 2010 01:53

Houston Zoo is openning a people zoo depicting African life and traditions. As an African person myself, I'm always really offended when Western profiteers exploit African culture for the entertainment of white people. Not only is this exploitative and condescending, it's racist and ignorant. Africa isn't this one community that all live the same ( Read more... )

zina gets serious for a minute, urgh, ignorance makes me mad, africa, wtf

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divka June 23 2010, 13:01:14 UTC

Ugh. Stuff like this is one the reasons so many Americans think Africa is a country :/

1300_hours June 23 2010, 20:07:44 UTC

Exactly. I'm always astounded at the amount of things people don't know about Africa. And a lot of times they think it's my job to educate them. That is not what I'm here for. :/

gublers June 23 2010, 13:33:59 UTC

that is fucking retarded! im signing the petition

1300_hours June 23 2010, 20:08:11 UTC

Thank you so much! It's just ridiculous really.

gublers June 24 2010, 04:36:45 UTC

adeline June 23 2010, 16:21:35 UTC

HOLY CRAP, IS THIS 1810 EUROPE?!? D: D: D:

1300_hours June 23 2010, 20:08:27 UTC

RIGHT?? It's just disgusting.

fancyxthat June 24 2010, 02:46:37 UTC

ngl, my mind just went ---------- at "people zoo".

WHAT.

1300_hours June 24 2010, 03:47:49 UTC

RIGHT? IT'S HORRIBLE

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1300_hours June 24 2010, 03:48:41 UTC

it really is offensive. and the fact that their veiling it as something educational makes it worse tbh