Jem

the “having a boyfriend is embarrassing” discourse falls flat because it’s emblematic of a chronically avoidant society where emotion is either intellectualized or ridiculed, never felt; where participation has to be ironic to be valid. we’re honestly not far off from arguing whether having friends and going out is embarrassing too

“LiTeRaTuRe ShOuLdN’t Be PoLiTiCaL—” Motherfucker, yes it should.

“Africans are notoriously religious” - John Mbiti (1969) African Religions and Philosophy. To contextualize this more: when Mbiti says African peoples had ‘no concept of the future’ he doesn’t mean they couldn’t plan, prepare, or think ahead, rather what he’s saying is the future does not exist as an abstract, infinite horizon. Time is tied to... See more