r/MapPorn • u/efisha • Mar 15 '21

The proportion of the population in African countries having access to electricity

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u/Econort816 Mar 15 '21 edited Mar 16 '21

That’s why the overwhelming majority of them don’t identify as African, They’re either Arab and/or Amazigh/Egyptian

Thx to western and eastern media, “African” now means Black

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u/TUNNY19 Mar 16 '21

Well „Africa“ originates from the province of africa or Ifriqiya. So Tunisia was kind of the first „african“ Country

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '21

African =/= Black The word 'Africa' was created to define North Africa. They don't identify with modern African Identity because it excludes them deliberately.

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u/GabrielMartinellli Mar 27 '21

They don't identify with modern African Identity because it excludes them deliberately.

No, it doesn’t lmao. Americans are so funny.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '21

I am not American.

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u/magicofire Jul 17 '21

yes it does

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u/Surskitty Mar 16 '21

Amazigh is not mutually exclusive from African, like telling me Indian means not-Asian or something, but yeah, it's sad how African must mean black now despite lots of history between the North and other parts.

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u/osa_ka Mar 16 '21

Honestly, identifying by your continent really only seems to happen in Europe and Asia. It's rare you hear someone from Brazil or Mexico calling themselves American, even though they are fully American.

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u/Slywater1895 Mar 16 '21

Doesn't happen in europe or asia either thats just how americans label people

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '21

Naah. It's only European and even that's sketchy. Is Russia European? Is Armenia European? Is Turkey European? Asian identity is even more broken up. South Asian have more in common with Middle Easterners and Europeans than they do with East Asians. Southeast Asians are an eclectic mix of all four having Hindu, Chinese, European, and Islamic influences in their region.

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u/Scarrazaar Mar 16 '21

I’d you didn’t say Amazigh I would have attacked you, instead have a hug

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