Solidarity demands a response that is rooted in challenging the political and economic status quo responsible for Africas under development and with it the ability of diseases like ebola to gain traction and spread. It does not equate to acquiescing in it with a charity song that jars with lyrics which objectifies and essentialises Africans as a homogenous mass of helpless and hapless children waiting to be saved by whitey. It denies Africans their own voice and in so doing undermines their dignity.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:40:27 +0000