In it she raised debate around the apparent Ubuntu in African people, and how the white man has 'made of us animals with their capitalism and individualistic ideologies'.She argued that Africans have been taken for granted and advantage of as a result of this Ubuntu. By 'Afrikan' I presumed she meant black African people with kinky hair, who mostly occupy sub-Saharan Africa and perhaps those historically related to them in the Diaspora. Her point was buttressed further with the following striking statement: "Afrikans are inherently good".
I have come across this notion often enough from people, and I think Malaika was raising a good debate that is often treated lightly. While in the main I agree with the broad sentiment that the African's 'goodness' has been used against him, especially historically, the statement 'Afrikans are inherently good' perhaps needs a further discussion that is separate to whatever Malaika was arguing on that day.Generally, could this statement be to say 'others' are inherently bad?
