“BE TOUCHED. It touches you, if you allow yourself to be touched. Massage for Africa.“
On the inside of an Amsterdam bathroom stall door at the Africa in the Picture festival. 10 euro for a 30 minutes massage. That’s a bargain. What is it with the Dutch and Africa?
H/T Nerina Penzhorn.
This is a big thing within South Africa, as well. In my old neighborhood, we had “Lighting for Africa,” “Sunglasses for Africa,” “Heating for Africa” and some others that I’m forgetting.
I’m going out on a limb–what is it with the “developed”, consumer-driven but socially-conscious global North and Africa? Let’s help by sending little bits of money as we simultaneously buy what we want anyway. But let’s not think too hard about the structural inequalities that makes us feel guilty about starving kids in Africa.The Dutch massage for Africa is creepily-funny. But it’s not just the Dutch…