Tuesday, January 31, 2006

sundaytimes.co.za :: Home of the Sunday Times :: South Africa's best selling newspaper ::

A humorous account of African stereotypes from the Kenyan award winning writer, Binyavanga Wainaina...

sundaytimes.co.za :: Home of the Sunday Times :: South Africa's best selling newspaper ::: "Some tips: sunsets and starvation are good. Always use the word Africa or Darkness or Safari in your title. Subtitles may include the words Zanzibar, Masai, Zulu, Zambezi, Congo, Nile, Big, Sky, Shadow, Drum, Sun or Bygone. Also useful are words such as Guerrillas, Timeless, Primordial and Tribal. Note that People means Africans who are not black, while The People means black Africans.

Never have a picture of a well-adjusted African on the cover of your book, or in it, unless that African has won the Nobel Prize. An AK-47, prominent ribs, naked breasts: use these. If you must include an African, make sure you get one in Masai or Zulu or Dogon dress."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Ce post m'a beaucoup aide dans mon positionnement. Merci pour ces informations.

- Hugues

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