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  • I Am An African Man: African Men, Hollywood Stereotypes [VIDEO]

    30 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone in Charities, Communication, Culture, Education, Language, Media, Politics, Video, World
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      One of the positive things to emerge from the Kony 2012 saga was the fact that discussion around some of Africa’s many problems increased. One could say that more people know about some of the things we deal with, than before Kony 2012. Charity organisation, Mama Hope, has since released a response video, seeking to break what it calls stereotypes of black African men.

      Mama Hope had this to say:

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

      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.

      If you enjoyed that, you’ll also enjoy Alex presents: Commando:

      What’s most interesting is that Alex’s video was uploaded to YouTube at the beginning of February 2011.

      Both videos were directed by the creative and talented Joe Sabia.

      [Source: YouTube]

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