It’s a practice that’s been demonised and vilified on the one hand, and cherished on the other. The Black African female, or girl-child, is universally viewed as a victim of the savage, demonic Black African male. The image of the Black African male as a savage brute, often stupid and violent, is the grist of the mill of Western popular culture. In contrast, she will often smile and genially acknowledge, or flirt, with a White male stranger in the elevator. Why, for example, were Black African males the only ones allowed to offer dowry?

Source: Daily Nation August 22, 2020 20:37 UTC