Glitchwood High
formerly Err0r Mobutt
Hi! I'm a 14-year-old Nigerian. I've been living in Lagos-third-worst city in the world, as said by times-my entire life, and people's views on this thread's topic has ranged from intriguing to...startling.
I bring this up because recently, in my history class, I threw the entire class into a whirlwind by trying to challenge the idea that colonization may have been responsible for technological advancement. People called me racist, started naming African inventions, denouncing the facts provided by historians-it was overwhelming. I had to wonder; is this true, or are people just biased?
Being racist is awful, and no one wants to be seen as one-so are people stating this to avoid being called out? Or is it a legitimate opinion? Honestly not sure anymore; but I'll say that if I wasn't black, I wouldn't be questioning it out of fear that I'd get the racist card, either.
I bring this up because recently, in my history class, I threw the entire class into a whirlwind by trying to challenge the idea that colonization may have been responsible for technological advancement. People called me racist, started naming African inventions, denouncing the facts provided by historians-it was overwhelming. I had to wonder; is this true, or are people just biased?
Being racist is awful, and no one wants to be seen as one-so are people stating this to avoid being called out? Or is it a legitimate opinion? Honestly not sure anymore; but I'll say that if I wasn't black, I wouldn't be questioning it out of fear that I'd get the racist card, either.