French people call it "Afrique Noire" which is even worst.
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In Germany even "Schwarzafrika" (Black Africa) is still used- so ppl advocate for sSA to decrease racism.
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Future Generations will be surprised how we never got along in this tiny earth space
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Yeah, let's hope so..
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it's about time someone highlighted the racial underpinnings of the term
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that word should be illegal
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The term is racist & condescending.The prefix sub lumps people, generalises identities & worse, makes it look negative.
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It's definitely used as a derogatory term. It purports to racially & politically "un-Africanize" and divide Africa.
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I don't actually know what
#sub-saharan means. Sub to what? Geographical and historical naivety drive its usage.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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we've stopped referring to the "orient "so while we're on a roll learning to use correct names would be best practice .
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Lets face it Africa is Africa,depends on your context.Just like
#racist acts, we choose " Sub- Saharan". We are one.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Wamagaisa@qzafrica is 'Africa' even 'African'. Address that first b4 worrying about 'sub-Saharan'Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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50+1. The ayes have it!
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No it's not, absolutely..
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