Africa- a Look from A White man's Binoculars
"It is the God given duty of the white men to civilize and christianize the primitive, under privileged and uncivilized population of the rest of the world;" this is a very common phrase used in the history books to explain the European intervention into other continents and island nations. The African continent was also a victim of British conquerance but the British called it its' protectorate.' Did they really perform their duty or were they there to exploit the resources? There have been a lot of explanations about how Africa is perceived by the rest of the world, let alone the western world. To account for the whole world will be unrealistic and unrelated to this assignment so I will just focus on the western world. Africa has always been associated with words such as 'primitive', barbaric', 'savage' and 'uncivilized.' The negative portrayal has largely been a result of how western media covers the African news. Africa has always been referred to as a "Dark Continent.' The history of Africa and its people is depicted in the western world as nothing but a self proclaimed tribal owned land, which had a lot of wealth that the primitive people had no idea how to utilize. Similar had been the history of other countries prior to
I think the American audience survey should be retaken since America is a diverse, multicultural Nation and many would be willing to know what happens in the world beyond theirs. Roger Wilkins, a teacher at George Mason University, says "What is new and what is news worthy is. Charles Brown, special projects coordinator for Freedom House, said that media coverage of Africa only exposed problem areas while success stories went unnoticed (Illies). S reporters] tended on the whole to be very arrogant, they expected people to lie down and let themselves be trembled over 'because of the importance of network'" (Hultman). Africa should be readdressed, but this time, as a land of vast opportunities; a continent yet to be explored for the vast amount of resources and the beauty and humility of her people. Color and race has and will always be a part of the society although there are many of us who have a better understanding about this sensitive issue. The colonists went to Africa, exploited their resources, took slaves and came back to their countries; but for the Africans the history of their country is not so simple. Not taking about it doesn't mean that these issues do not exist. ' A TV show that I had seen once was very influential; a research was conducted with four children ages between 6 and 8 (2 blacks and 2 whites) with two picture storybooks. Certainly, there are areas in Africa where people as educated, well fed and living a standard lifestyle, but why don't they get a chance to explain and control the information that goes out to the rest of the world? Zwelakhe Sisulu, a former South African newspaper editor, for one, was very disappointed with most U. Certainly, parents would not teach their children that they are unequal, what made these black boys feel that being black means being bad.
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