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Yesterday, the Internet blew up with the story of a Hungarian journalist, Boglarka Balogh, who decided to “morph” herself into various secluded African tribes in order to raise “awareness.”

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No group of people anywhere in the world like to look at themselves in all their horror, and take responsibility for their most cruel sons.

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To pity Africans, and to essentialize and constrict our stories, is to believe that we are inferior.

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So what was having a not-cool mom like? It was awful sometimes.

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I’ve traveled around the world, I’ve graduate from a tier one law school, I’ve done OK for myself, but when the cops see me, they do not see any of that.

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“Have you seen the movie, The Gods Must Be Crazy? My uncle was in it!”

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Do you wear clothes when you’re in Africa?

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Sometimes I think Black bodies were worth more in this country when they were considered property.

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But most stories do not start at the beginning.

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Have you ever noticed who discusses the “N word” the most? White people.