Comment: As a white woman living in Africa, I can’t talk about race

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• Thomas 11 years ago

  Show a picture of yourself or you are a black niggah in the USA.

  Show a picture of yourself or you are a black niggah in the USA.

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• Wifey 11 years ago

  You're so ignorant Thomas.

  You're so ignorant Thomas.

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• Glo 11 years ago

  It is so sad, but true. White people are generally treated like God by many who allow themselves not to realize that there is good and bad in each group.
  The opposite is true - when Black people travel to Europe, North Ameri ...
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  It is so sad, but true. White people are generally treated like God by many who allow themselves not to realize that there is good and bad in each group.
  The opposite is true - when Black people travel to Europe, North America or Australia, they are generally not treated with respect. We always seem to be up to no good in some people's eyes.
  I am proud that I am Black and from the behaviour that I see in some White people, I certainly do not hold any in high esteem simply because of their skin colour. We as Black people need to stop the nonsense of worshipping White people. They certainly generally do not worship or even treat us with respect.

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• Kwabena Yeboah 11 years ago

  I have met many white tourist and expats who come to our country and exhibit the condescending attitude and behaviour, and in most cases regard Ghanaians (Africans) as backward, filthy, and uncouth. Thank you for your sincer ...
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  I have met many white tourist and expats who come to our country and exhibit the condescending attitude and behaviour, and in most cases regard Ghanaians (Africans) as backward, filthy, and uncouth. Thank you for your sincerity and sophistication.
  
  The general message this article conveys to the reader is that Ghanaians (Africans) have no self worth. Our lack of self worth predates colonization, and if you know your history the slave trade gained a stronghold in west coast of Africa because we allowed it - we encouraged the Arabs and European slave traders to come to our shores to do business in humans and things. Remember, the dynamics between Africans and their Arab/European counterparts was purely trade. Africans captured their own people and sold them for things like, mirrors, gun powder, sugar, salt, etc. Of all the races in the world, it is the African who diabolically sold his own people into slavery.
  
  Today this uncontrollable selfishness, avarice, corruption, and capriciousness still persist in the African. Do not be surprised when a black man in Ghana tells you he prefers a white woman to a black woman. This is endemic in the black psychic - a diabolical trait since the beginning of time. The black man will kill for a perfect stranger, as long as the stranger has a white skin.
  
  From 1982 to 1999, JJ Rawlings sold Ghana's state-owned enterprises to mainly Indians, Lebanese, Syrians and other foreign nationals ignoring the call from IMF to promote indegenization policies. The only group that fared well in this exercise is members of his own party. Over 300 state-owned corporations fell into the hands of foreigners under Rawlings government. Fast forward to JA Kufuor's government. Kufuor recklessly connived with "Sir" Sam Jonah, CEO of Ashanti Goldfields Ltd, and sold this heirloom, including the richest goldfield in Africa, Obuasi goldmines, for a mere $1.4b., to the British Anglogold Ltd. According to Merrill Lynch, the estimated value of Ashanti Goldfields at the time of sale in 2003 was estimated at $4.2b. After the sale Kufuor's accomplish, Sam Jonah was knighted by the Queen as Sir, and JA Kufuor and Mama Theresa were invited to Buckingham Palace to hobnob with the Queen of England for work well done.
  
  Please do not hold regret or pity for the African, we are our own worst enemies.

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• Yawner 11 years ago

  Having lived on the so-called white man's land for a decade, I so proud to be black and happy to be married to a black woman! Those who went for the greener pastures in early times failed to tell the truth. We blacks live on ...
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  Having lived on the so-called white man's land for a decade, I so proud to be black and happy to be married to a black woman! Those who went for the greener pastures in early times failed to tell the truth. We blacks live on lies and are so gullible. Interms of skin ours are better and doesn't change color with anger or heat. But no one is drumming this home. Black ppl are all round. Our counter parts can mostly do just one thing. Etc I'm so furious with the ignorant blacks that I have to leave it here! Wise up blacks!

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• Keen Observer 11 years ago

  I bet you this woman weighs a good 400 pounds!! Says a lot about the African mentality.

  I bet you this woman weighs a good 400 pounds!! Says a lot about the African mentality.

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• Gator 11 years ago

  Ghanaians have a problem. A very serious one.

  Ghanaians have a problem. A very serious one.

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• hon mahadin wa 11 years ago

  If this writer is really who she say she is then I feel very much ashame as a young black man.Africans have not learnt any lessons from our past

  If this writer is really who she say she is then I feel very much ashame as a young black man.Africans have not learnt any lessons from our past

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• Ghanaman 11 years ago

  Think about that.

  Think about that.

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