Laque de Garance

ru2:

Swedish School Children’s support for the children in Syria
Skolbarnens stöd till barnen i Syrien.

Nämen… mannen som bara går och hoppar över barnen! :o

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selchieproductions:

One of my friends who works in Mombasa posted this on her Facebook and it’s well worth sharing;

Wouldn’t it be better if African men weren’t always depicted as warlords or victims? 

http://www.stayclassy.org/events/build-future-50k-50-days/e16054

After viewing Mama Hope’s video, “Alex Presents Commando,” Gabriel, Benard, Brian and Derrik (the Kenyan men in this video) told us they wanted to make one that pokes fun at the way African men are portrayed in Hollywood films. They said, “If people believed only what they saw in movies, they would think we are all warlords who love violence.” They, like Mama Hope, are tired of the over-sensationalized, one-dimensional depictions of African men and the white savior messaging that permeates our media. They wanted to tell their own stories instead, so we handed them the mic and they made this video.

Sometimes I’m so happy I grew up with an international school across the street and my first image of an African man was the kind father of my Sudanese friend Noon, who was often away from home for months on end because he was working for Doctors Without Borders.

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