Is ‘Africa’ a racial slur and should the continent be renamed?
Is ‘Africa’ a racial slur and should the continent be renamed?
The name Africa was given to the continent by European explorers, exploiters, slavers and colonists. It ignores the indigenous people and their accomplishments.
The name Africa was given to the continent by European explorers, exploiters, slavers and colonists. It ignores the indigenous people and their accomplishments.
Research paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14725843.2021.2017262?needAccess=true
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I'm not sure whether should I upvote this because it is an interesting share or downvote because I really hate the idea of renaming the continent that the author of the paper promotes
Either works. It's engagement and opening a discussion was the reason I posted this.