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Comment on The Globalization of the English Language by Elektrische Zahnbuerste

Elektrische Zahnbuerste — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:07:43 +0000

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Comment on The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions by KR

KR — Sat, 28 May 2011 21:17:00 +0000

Thank you for posting this and for having the courage to write very poignantly to the founders of the organization. I worry, with the future in the internet’s hands, is this the type of non-profit international development work that will be all the more common? More and more, it seems like we choose not to try and understand people who may be encountering social injustices, because it takes too long. Because it’s complex, as humans tend to be. This chic fix-it western approach gnaws at concepts such as ‘partnership’ and ‘solidarity’, leaving me concerned that the business of development is really just that. A transacation.

Comment on The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions by JHodges

JHodges — Mon, 02 May 2011 14:20:19 +0000

What an incredible response from her.
I love your letter Lisa.
Remarkable that she didn’t address your concerns regarding the types of perceptions this fosters, at all!

Comment on And the award for the most offensive development ad goes to… by onedollaraday

onedollaraday — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 01:30:52 +0000

Thanks Jera!

Comment on And the award for the most offensive development ad goes to… by Jera

Jera — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 01:18:42 +0000

Good point. I hadn’t thought about it quite that way.

Comment on And the award for the most offensive development ad goes to… by Kelsey

Kelsey — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 18:19:13 +0000

Thanks for posting these advertisements. Wow the Germany one is shocking. I think more shocking than the images are the ideologies held by the creators of such campaigns and their honest belief that such a projection would be accepted by the wider public.

Comment on I may have spoken too soon. by onedollaraday

onedollaraday — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:05:32 +0000

Hi Kagendo, I agree, this really is one of the more offensive ads I have ever seen. Yes it is truly appalling what companies can get away with in the name of “charity”. Atleast it may illustrate how ridiculous our so called solutions to poverty in the ‘developing world’ are.

Comment on I may have spoken too soon. by Kagendo

Kagendo — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 04:29:26 +0000

This is truly appalling. The idea that they have the audacity to associate innocent children with sexual acts is unacceptable. This is yet another case of poor-nography where people take poverty as a sign of primitivity and so do as they please to benefit themselves and perhaps make a few dollars for some starving child so they get a pat on the back. This is not ok… Where is the law when exploitation is running rampant? That’s right… nowhere to be found!

Comment on The Danger of A Single Story by Aubrey

Aubrey — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:08:49 +0000

Very interesting commentary. Ive met Adichie before and heard her speak about her work (at that annual Reading festival I always go to!!) and got a book signed for a friend although did not have a chance to read it myself – Half of a Yellow Sun. Id def. like to revisit it again.

I read a few pieces of African literature when I was younger, you should also check out Wole Soyinkas work (I dont know why my apostrophes dont affix themselves to your comment box so it looks like I have bad grammar,.. or maybe its just my inept PC)…

Anyway, good job on the write-up. Look forward to reading more!

Comment on How to Write About Africa by onedollaraday

onedollaraday — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:08:57 +0000

Yes it is, I know I like it a lot too.