Stereotypes of Africans

Stereotypes and generalizations about Africans and their culture have evolved within the Western world dating back to the colonial years of settlement, particularly after slavery became a racial institution that was heritable.[1][2][3][4][5]


Common stereotypes

One country

One of the common tropes of Africa is that it is a single country as opposed to 54 countries.[6][7][8]

Backwardness

Another common stereotype is that the continent is the epicentre of a primitive culture and poverty.[9][10][11][12] [13][14]

Fraud

Stereotypes of Nigerians involve things like online fraud.

Jungle

That Africa is a giant game reserve.[15]


Notes and references

  1. ↑ "The Africa Stereotype". Nydailynews.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Africa: Beyond the Stereotypes". Smithsonianmag.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Rossella Falanga; Maria Elvira De Carolia; Elisabetta Sagone. "WCPCG 2013 : The relationship between stereotypes and prejudice toward the Africans in Italian university students" (PDF). Fmag.uniict.it. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  4. ↑ Grinker, Roy Richard; Lubkemann, Stephen C.; Steiner, Christopher (17 May 2010). "Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History and Representation". John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved 16 May 2017 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Tamale, Sylvia (23 June 2011). "African Sexualities: A Reader". Fahamu/Pambazuka. Retrieved 16 May 2017 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "Americans Think Africa Is One Big Wild Animal Reserve". Newrepublic.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  7. ↑ CNN, Teo Kermeliotis, for. "'Africa is not a country': Campaign dispels stereotypes". CNN. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Why Africans worry about how Africa is portrayed in western media | Remi Adekoya | Opinion". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  9. ↑ "Stereotyping of Africans is everywhere, but Australians are particularly clueless". Theguardian.com. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2017 – via The Guardian.
  10. ↑ "Young Africans embrace Chinese gadgets, shatter stereotypes - Business". Chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "AFRICA BY THE AFRICANS: Young Tastemakers Aim to Challenge Stereotypes - EBONY". Ebony.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "Erasing stereotypes about Africa - New African Magazine". Newafricanmagazine.com. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "Dispelling stereotypes about Africans - Voices of Africa". Voicesofafrica.co.za. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  14. ↑ "Fighting stereotypes with stories - Africa - DW.COM - 18.11.2016". DW.COM. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  15. ↑ "Beyond Wildlife: Teaching about Africa and Stereotypes". Socialstudies.org. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
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