Photos of Sierra Leone now available!
posted by Shelina Zahra Janmohamed at 13:52
Thursday, August 31
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They say that there is a glass ceiling for me because (as Michael Moore would put it) I am not a stupid white man. Another they says I should temper my passions and desires, my dreams and ambitions because I am not a brown be-turbaned man. Some Theys say that I should fight my oppression, that I should rout it and defy it. Some say I face no oppression, that I should be happy that I am blessed and should accept my fortunate and happy lot. If you are not with us, they say, you are with the others, and they are wrong.
Spirit21 is a space to bring colour to this monochromatic world. I don't believe that black or white are the only options. Why not pinks, blues, yellows or browns? I am not us, nor am I Other.
I am me
Previous Posts
- Make humanity and conscience fashionable again
- Da monkey don die?
- Friday prayers in Freetown
- It's a bumpy ride
- Rainy days in Sierra Leone
- Did you know's about Sierra Leone
- Adventures in Sierra Leone
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2 Comments:
Some really nice shots, must admit the telephone booth was funny.
yeah, it was pretty quirky, but a reminder of the country's colonial past. The name @Freetown" comes from the fact that when slavery was abolished, the British sent the freed children of slaves back here to set up a "freed" community.
Can't beat the telephone box as icon though. I was disappointed it wasn't red.
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