M MENE
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IN THIS BLOG ENRTY I WILL BE DISCUSSING WAYS IN WHICH LANGUAGE IS AND HAS BEEN USED TO SHAPE AND FORM OUR UNDERSTANDING OF OTHERS THROUGH OTHERING AND EXOTICIZATION,AS WELL AS HOW THIS HAS IMPACTED MY OWN UNDERSTANDING OF DIVERSITY AND IDENTITY.
OTHERING
-I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS HOW ONE WOULD VIEW A GROUP OF PEOPLE AS "DIFFERENT AND INHUMAN TO SELF",AS I HAVE READ IN WAINANA (2005) THAT WESTERNERS VIWED PEOPLE FROM AFRICA AS PEOPLE OF POVERTY,VOICELESS AND EXOTIC DUE TO THE FACT THAT AFRICANS HAD A DIFFERENT TYPE OF LIVING,BY THE CLOTHES THEY WORE(ANIMAL SKIN),THE WAY THEY GOT THEIR FOOD(THROUGH HUNTING)THEIR MODES OF TRANSPORT.THIS BROUGHT APON MISINFORMATION AND AN UNPLEASENT VIEW OF AFRICA AND IT'S PEOPLE.
EXOTICIATION
-ACCORDING TO MY UNDERSATNDING,THIS IS WHEN ONE REGARDS SOMEONE AS EXOTIC OR OF A FOREIGN.AS I READ AND UNDERSTOOD FROM WAINANA(2005),IT BECAME CLEAR TO ME THAT WESTERNERS HAD UNFAIRLY POTRAYED AFRICANS AS EXOTIC AND DIFFERENT,SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY DID NOT SHARE THE SAME SKIN COLOR.THEY WERE SEEN AS UNSUAL EVEN DESPITE HAVING THE SAME BASIC FEATURES.IT IS SHOCKING THAT SOME EVEN WENT AS FAR AS TO MEASURE AFRICAN SKULLS AND USE THEIR SIZE TO CLAIM THAT AFRICANS WERE LESS INTELLIGENT THAN WESTERNERS.THIS DISTORTED VIEW OF AFRICA AS BOTH DISTURBING AND UNJUST.
IN CONCLUSION,I HAVE CONCLUDED AND UNDERSTOOD THAT THEV REPRESENTATIONOF PEOPLE WITHOUT CLEAR RESEARCH OR UNDERSTANDING DEMOLISHES A PERSON'S IMAGES.I FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT THE RIGHT USE OF LANGUAGE BRINGS APON PROPER PRESENTATION OF PEOPLE,AND POTRAYS THE RIGHT IMAGE THAT DOES NOT OFFEND PEOPLE OF A CERTAIN ETHIC.
DAY IN THE LIFE OF A STUDENT ATHLETE
14 Mar 2024, 11:33
As i wake up on a friday morning,going through my morning routine of meditation and check my messages as usual i then come across a text that told me that my favourite basketball team is playing in pretoria,i quickly called koketso my friend letting him know that we must hurry nd get the tickets before they sell out,we quickly head on the internet and buy them,securing our seats to this highly energetic goosebump giving entertainment of a game,
we then took a bus to the sun arena at mid noon,in the bus talking about how much they game will be interesting and how much intensity it will bring to the fans watching.We then got to the arena and checked in with our tickets and passed by the food stands to get game snacks and then moved to our sits,the game started and from the go it was all high energy and we were chanting and supporting ourn home team along with the other group of supporters that were at the game,it was an intense game and at the end the home team won by a point,it left the opposing team in awe as they thought they would cruise easily over the S.A TIGERS.
The fame had ended and we were so glad that we were represented well by our home team,it was then time for us to come back to home,we caught a bus back home,when i got home i took an shower and ate,hopped on my cellphone and shared the experience on my social pages just like any sport fan would do,a couple of minutes later i opened my books and started studying,i barely lasted 30 minutes i zoned off to sllep with my book in my hand.
The rights of separation-happens when i wake up in the morning and recieve a message that there is a basketball game,it removes me from my everyday activity as i found myself hurrying up to get to get game tickets with my friend.
the liminal phase-happens on my way to the game and at the arena were i interact with other people enjoying the intensity of the basketball game and cheering along with everyone,supporting the home team up until the end of the game.
the rights of inco-operation-happens when i get home to my same old home routine and i am back to being Masonwabe the student.