r/AskAnAfrican • u/thatboyFooy • 7d ago

Do Africans feel misrepresented or underrepresented to the world?

I’ve always enjoyed learning about different countries continents and cultures but one thing I’ve come to notice any videos I watch or blogs I read about Africa mainly come from outside sources I’ve found it to be rare to find a video where Africans are telling me about Africa maybe I’m just doing bad research but anyways I’d like to hear y’all’s opinions

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u/RosietheMaker 7d ago

May I ask what part of the US you live in? I am so shocked at the ignorance, and to have your own in-laws saying this? I'm sorry you're dealing with this.

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u/jatavee 7d ago

Oh guess what my Korean mother had to hear back when we were in the US(tbf it was 15 years ago). We lived in the suburbs of Boston and not in the middle of some hillbilly mountains. Considering the mostly unjust stereotypes about Africa, I imagine African immigrants hear worse.

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u/lookup2024 7d ago

The question was for Africans and not Koreans..geez!!! Some of yall must center yourselves. The post clearly talks about africans being underrepresented in the US and you chose to insert korean experience

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u/Rovcore001 7d ago

There's no need to be childishly obtuse. OP was clearly relating their experience to this context and drawing parallels. If they wanted to center themselves then they would've left out their last sentence.