Showing posts with label africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label africa. Show all posts

14.12.07

a pound


a better way to fritter away the pennies. Does more than it says on the tin, too - click on the picture for more info.

18.8.07

"is Africa homophobic?"*

no. africa is a small gay country with aids and poverty and war and famine. it makes the news a heck of a lot though, considering how many black people live there.



but seriously, that's the title of a BBC online debate.*



on the other hand, the debate raises an interesting question. many of the comments made by nationals of African countries could be described as homophobic. if I agree with them, so am I - but if I disagree I'm a racist.



the world is stupid and makes me want to say swear words. grawrl.

*now changed to something more suitable

26.5.07

Eritrea is free

on thursday, Eritrea celebrated 16 years of independence from Ethiopia. I was in Ethiopia when they first gained independence (I think), and remember Mum and Dad buying me a t-shirt which read "Eritrea is free".
on reading it, the colonialist in me was probably rubbing his grubby little mits with glee...

and on the down side, Eritrea still has no free press.