How Not to Write About Africa - Binyavanga Wainaina - narrated by Djimon Hounsou

[Ichingcarpenter]

[merrily]

1. Thank you, Ichingcarpenter. Your OPs are so interesting.

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2. I love this.

Thanks for posting, Ichingcarpenter.

One other thing that's a pet peeve of mine is how so many people write or speak of Africa as a country (Sarah Palin comes to mind) and not the vast, diverse continent with more countries than any other.

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3. That's good! Thank you.

In high school, I had a classmate from South Africa. Her voice and accent sounded like music to me.

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. Hounsou has been nominated for two Academy Awards

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djimon_Hounsou