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[–] Apathy 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

The real reason everything is "white" is because there are no African stories. I was forced to take African history in college as an elective, and boy oh boy was I surprised to learn a few things.

1) Africa left the stone age 800 years ago when Arabs showed up.

2) Almost all of the past 800 years of African history is written by Arabs.

3) Their biggest African story is a ripoff of Beowulf.

4) There are African Nations that have no concept of time.

5) There are only two structures in Africa that we could call modern. One was a fort built by a supposed Zulu king, and another was a round wall of stacked stones. That's it.

That's why there's no African anything on TV, because they never made anything. The richest continent on the planet, full of people who never did anything throughout history.

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[–] GoddammitMrNoodle 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

You must have attended college during the stone ages. They have found much historical evidence of advanced civilization in Africa. It's all described in a documentary called Black Panther.

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[–] WD_Pelley 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

3) Their biggest African story is a ripoff of Beowulf.

Honestly, African Beowulf sounds entertaining. What story is it?

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[–] Apathy ago  (edited ago)

Sundiata Keita

It's got the same beginning as Beowulf minus the being from a giant bit. Basically the mom gets abortion leaves and it takes her 7 years to give birth. Then the kid is a cripple and can't stand, but he eventually makes it. Kills a bunch of lions and elephants. Etc, etc.

It was really bizarre reading this story while having recently read Beowulf and The saga of the Volsungs.

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[–] AndrewBlazeIt ago 

Bae-o-wulf

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[–] irelandLost 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

The Aksumite empire traded with the Roman Empire, which was a bit longer than 800 years ago.

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[–] Apathy 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago