Through out this blog, I will be elaborating the knowledge I gained while trying to understand the way people create "otherness". Otherness refers to treating people as if they are not part of a certain society or a quality of being different from others, for example being a foreigner. According to my understanding Chamamanda Ngozi Adiche "The danger of a single story", talk more about exoticization which is the representation of something into an exotic form. So if a person is not in their country of existence they are considered to be foreigners. Africa was known for its beautiful landscapes, animals ,people involved in senseless wars, people dying due to hunger and diseases. Africans were seen to be poor, unable to speak for themselves while waiting to be saved by white foreigners. Ngozi tried to create a story to show people that we are not different but similar. Africans had to be seen as one and not greater than one. Many Africans were stereotyped but also rich in resources. 

It is elaborated that the western world depended on Africa which was the misinformation of Africans , as they were known to be poor and dying depending on the western countries which was not true. Exploitations came from Africa. Bart Williams on her story "Change your channel", stated that whatever Africans did was not charity but "sharity". They used their knowledge mostly to create beautiful things due to unemployment.

Buyanda Wanaina made me understand the differences of societies. Many societies were considered primitive or civilized and both were unequal. Primitive societies were unskilled , lived in rural areas, practiced pastoralism however civilized societies were skilled, lived in urban areas and were luxurious. Through the reading of Horance Miner the "Body and ritual among Nacirema", people had different beliefs. It is said that the ritual of the Nacirema had unique ceremonial aspects. They practiced magic and charm to cure people. No matter how ill they were , the guardians of the temples did not allow a client to receive help if they cannot hand out a gift to a custodian. Even if you received help you were not allowed to leave until you hand another gift. The ceremonies brought discomfort and torture because some people did not believe in such as they had different stereotypes.