Opinion / Columnist
Some wish pigs were black
29 Mar 2018 at 06:12hrs | Views
Negative forces are called forces of the dark world and Africa is known as the dark continent. A road spot where vehicular accidents are common is a black spot, its not funny neither is it a lie. In a game of pool/snooker its the black ball that must be hit by a 'white' ball.
The known attire when attending funerals is black, signifying a sad moment when a loved one passes on. Black girls risk permanent disfigurement by bleaching their skin trying to be white or at list getting a fairer skin. A woman whose husband has just died must move around in black during the period of morning.
Even in sports its a dark day for a team that has lost, mystery of the colour black. Who really 'coined' the bad moments and places black/dark? There are times I am persuaded to think some races even wish pigs were black, they hate anything black with a passion. In some countries and places being black is enough reason to get killed or maimed. What's so special about the colour white, the dominant colour at weddings and parties?
At times I think we tend to look down upon ourselves. Who can beat our African drums except ourselves? That self hate is not in our interest, be what you are. Blood banks do not store the precious liquid by race of donor. Even chickens some are black and others white, in the oven chicken is just chicken. In Rhodesia the whites manufactured sweets they called 'nigger-balls', shame on them.
Tondorindo Murisa. Chinehasha.
The known attire when attending funerals is black, signifying a sad moment when a loved one passes on. Black girls risk permanent disfigurement by bleaching their skin trying to be white or at list getting a fairer skin. A woman whose husband has just died must move around in black during the period of morning.
At times I think we tend to look down upon ourselves. Who can beat our African drums except ourselves? That self hate is not in our interest, be what you are. Blood banks do not store the precious liquid by race of donor. Even chickens some are black and others white, in the oven chicken is just chicken. In Rhodesia the whites manufactured sweets they called 'nigger-balls', shame on them.
Tondorindo Murisa. Chinehasha.
Source - Tondorindo Murisa
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