McCurry kumnandi izethulo abanamasiko lasendulo "" yokuntuleka ubuqotho emehlweni Cole, nakuba le nkinga neze eliyingqayizivele umsebenzi wabo. Kuyinto isakhiwo esivamile saseNtshonalanga. Ngo "Indlela Bhala mayelana Afrika", Binyavanga Wainainaspeaks izithombe Western stereotypical esikhulu e-Afrika ngo-izincazelo zabo.
I-Afrika igxilile yi-Wainaia njengento engaphezu kwezimo ezingcolile. Ubhala "-AK-47, izimbambo ovelele, nqunu amabele" sengathi lezi zinto abantu ngokuphelele ukuzivikela balambile futhi abolile (Wainaina, 543-544). Uya ehlane imininingwane mayelana nendlela Afrika ngokusobala satirical "badle izinto azikho ezinye abantu badle & acirc; & euro; & brvbar;" kanye nendlela "abalindelwe ngayo ubuhle baseNtshonalanga" (Wainaina, 544).
Nakuba zonke lezi kumane kuyizimpawu ayihaba, benza iphuzu: eNtshonalanga uphathelene "nasekusindiseni" stereotypically Afrika. Ziyakwazi sesisanganiswa kwemvelo kanye nemvelo, kodwa abanandaba okudlula lokhu, ngoba zonke babona. Kodwa-ke, u-Wainaina, abalondolozi bemvelo bangabantu base-Afrika ababazi ngempela umhlaba.
Wainaina kokubili Cole futhi nixoxe eyeqisayo ezihlobana Emasikweni India nase-Afrika, okuyizindawo bondliwa fantasies Western. BaseNtshonalanga zisakujabulela nokuxoxa izindaba nokudweba izithombe bese ngikupha we lost esidlule namasiko ahlukahlukene, kodwa lokhu kumane nje ukugcina enganembile yabo imibono. Abanalo okuncane okuhlangenwe nakho nakho kwangempela kulaba bantu. Simaskwe yilezi engaguqukiyo, ababukeli Western ukubona India nase-Afrika, esakhiwa ngokuphelele kulezi opopayi ngethusi.
