The Way She Sees It
Want to read something other than the West’s negative stories about Africa? Read fashion designer Ladyrbrille’s blog. An excerpt:“We keep on waiting, waiting and waiting for Western media to change when it comes to telling the stories about Africa and Africans in a positive and sophisticated light. Meanwhile while we wait, most of us have nodded our heads so vigorously till we have migraines, as we discuss, analyze, further analyze and engage in over intellectualizing/sub-sub analysis on the African image[s] in Western media. However, there comes a time where Africans themselves must heed the calling of Ex-United States President John F. Kennedy [JFK]. JFK in his inaugural speech of 1961 said, "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country."
Frankly, while Western media has an obligation to be as objective as possible in reporting news about Africa and Africans, it does not owe Africans or any other minority group for that matter the obligation to tell their positive stories. Africans themselves must tell their own positive stories. Yes Western media, for the most part, shows only negative images of Africans that stigmatizes us but can we move beyond that and get to work?!”
Support African blogs. Read them. Comment on them. Link them. Make sure they get in front of Western journalists. Africa is more than Brangelina’s vacation spot.
