Hi everyone. It's been a great day in and out of hive. Most amazingly, meeting someone with whom you share a similar concept to life issues makes the day a Wonder. For quite a while now, I have wondered alone in my viewpoint. I know I am not melancholic or sanguine, yet I am not convinced enough of what kind of style I display. To say I could do all things may seem too spiritual, in the real sense of the matter, I could do all things, maybe to a standpoint of my apprehension.
Enough of all the suspense. I met a young fellow who could be said to be an Afrocentric writer. I am one too. People write from different perspectives. You too. Maybe you haven't just discovered. Every writer writes for a purpose.
Some years ago, I took time to read up some write-ups about African history as written by non-African writers, the content seemed a lot different from the oral tradition of African history, told by natives of such historical past events.
Afrocentrism
Do not be caught in a web of surprise. Nothing is new and the note would be new in the world. Things are only evolving from what is existing. The concept of Afrocentrism is the attitude of writing to favour content on matters that affects the African continent. Do not be surprised that many writers have had ro write only to favour an aspect of the society they hail from or one that affects them one way or the other.
These groups of writers started showing up sometimes after the abolishment of slavery all over the world.
Eurocentrism
Another school of thought that writes in favor of Europe. Do you wonder if they ever existed? Yeah, they do exist. To say the least, Eurocentric writers existed before those of African origin. Some funny things that were written by these writers include the under listed:
•Africa is the white man's grave
During the time reporting this, the heavy presence of tsetse fly that causes sleeping sickness and mosquito that causes malaria e the white explorers who had visited Africa run for their lives. Quinine which was later discovered was not available when this idea was conceived. Africa had never been a graveyard. 🤣😂🤣
•Africa is a dark continent
It was posited that the continent is still unbaked due to crude technology. Afrocentric writers negated this idea with the fact that Africa was going through a phase and was growing its technology with the materials available. They went further to write that some development had occurred in parts of Africa before European nations would dare dream about it. The Egyptian civilizations have a lot to do in this direction.
Hence, no continent should be relegated or measure below standard.
The Real Thing
Do you think we can reach a compromise on this? Between when some of the above assertions were written and now, there had been a tremendous transformation that has yet proved again that bias writing and facts they present will not last too long.
If you must write, do it such that posterity will judge you fairly. Do not be overwhelmed by your current position or location.
Meanwhile, let's all enjoy our moments and have fun. Keep writing for a purpose, let other generations read what is valuable from you.
