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Tag: stereotypes
“Happy Africans”
It’s unclear how big the Gun Owners of America are (the NRA predominates in the numbers and in terms of influence)…
Challenging stereotypes about Africans in Toronto
In Between Stories is a short 2012 documentary directed by Roda Siad. Originally Siad’s Master’s thesis in Media Product…
The line between caricaturing and relying on racist tropes
Ah, greasy, beak-nosed men with unsavoury, five-o-clock shadows darkening swarthy jawlines, proffering gifts and curryin…
Africa for Norway: The Interview
A little over a week ago we covered the release of Radi-Aid: Africa for Norway, the online faux development campaign cal…
Only decent white people know how to insult in the Netherlands
The most talked about film in the Netherlands now is the comedy Alleen Maar Nette Mensen (“Only Decent People̶…
The geo-branding war
Geo-branding is a serious thing. It is particularly serious when people from other geographic areas decide to brand your…
Mapo do mundo
Remember the Mapping Stereotypes Project and the Afrographique project? (The former maps popular national stereotypes fr…
Has Nandos lost the plot?
The South African fast food chicken chain Nando’s (which has of late also become very popular in Britain) has alwa…
THEY JUST STOOD THERE WITH NO CLOTHES ON
It’s okay to show photographs of black men in their underwear with the implication that they are criminal. That th…