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Mark Seal on Kenya in Vanity Fair: bad implications and dead ends

Is it useful to point out that a phrase "taming the wild country" is a slap in the face for those who were "tamed"?
Posted in Columnist, Current Affairs, africa, politics, racism | Also tagged , , , , , | 16 Comments

Who’s Yo Savior, Biatch!

I heard the words "Saddam Hussein" and "Al-Qaeda" and "Osama bin Laden." Then the guy made some comment about Africa. Great, I thought, a geography-challenged bigot.
Posted in Society, essays, north america, racism, south asia | Also tagged | 12 Comments