I reflect on what I've learnt from Wainaina (2005) How to write about Africa, and Miner (1956) Body and Ritual among the Nacirema, I also reflect on TED Talks presented by Ngozi-The danger of a single story.

EXOTICIZATION and OTHERING:

These are the main problems or issues in the world, I am from rural areas, and I stereotype people from cities or urban areas as imperious people because they do not know much about culture. Stereotypes are sets of ideas that people have about what something looks like, Cambridge dictionary (Stereotype English meaning, 2004). It is a stereotype to say that men can do work as they like, and women can only take care of families and children. 

THE DANGER OF A SINGLE STORY BY CHIMAMANGA NGOZI.

Anthropology has stimulated my passion or interest so that I want to know more about why Africans are perceived as wild animals. Most countries believes that Africans still live the same way as Shaka Zulu. We are regarded as disadvantaged people who do not even know how to read and write. This is stereotypic because counties evolve and get better knowledge of doing things.

The TED Talks by Ngozi and Williams highlights the power of language in shaping the perceptions and identities. As I realised that exoticism, stereotype and distortion language create a sense of otherness. Stereotypes can have an impact on our lives, even positive stereotypes can be dangerous as they restrict Africans to races and gender characteristics.

I conclude by being warned about harmful stereotypes from western writers when they write about Africa. How Africa is exoticized by referring on wild and primitive nature than being authentic when writing about Africa.