“I went to Africa last summer”
Oh all 54 countries?
“I volunteered in an African village”
In all 54 countries?
“I love African music!”
Oh all 54 countries’ music?
“African clothes are so pretty”
The ones worn in all 54 countries?
No one says Europe when talking about England
No one says North America when talkin about Canada.
We’re fucking 56 different countries don’t lump us all together god fucking dammit
No one is born with misogyny this bad. It’s taught & ingrained into us from a young age by parents, relatives, teachers, friends, religious clerics, conservative politicians & public figures, & society in general.
I’m a bit too idealistic when it comes to progress & social reforms in the middle east but stuff like this really shatters my hopes & makes me realise how HUGE of a task we have if we want to see progress.