Here's Jean.
The question for the West is, should Africans be allowed to live as they wish, as Africans, or is the resultant suffering so grave that OUR morality obliges that we intervene and disrupt or destroy those things that give meaning to their African lives?
It's not a liberal or conservative issue.
Good old public education and the ignorance it perpetuates.
The term has nothing to do with the skin color of its residents.
Thanks to the illiteracy of the public (along with lack of spines among those that are educated) this is what we now have.
Pathetic. Disgusting.
NPR!....How could you?....
Dopes. It was labeled the “Dark Continent” in the 19th Century mainly because of the unknown and unexplored regions at that time...not because of the color of peoples’ skin. Always trying to play the race card whenever they can. It’s still a “Dark Continent” in my opinion.
Here's Jean.
A KFI radio news guy referred to the Dark Continent when talking about Bush’s trip. I cringed immediately, knowing the PC folks would be hounding him for that cliche!
Perhaps they should have said the chocolate continent?
“NPR Hounded for Calling Africa the ‘Dark Continent’”
The PC police have ruled, Africa is to now be called “Sweden.”
It’s always fun to watch the liberals get a dose of their own medicine.
I live in California, and I RESENT it being called the Golden State, because my skin is not the least bit gold!!
Isn't that sort of the definition of insensitive?
At least she didn't use the word "niggardly." Then she would have had two groups of uninformed viewers protesting her.
They forgot who their listeners are.
When I was much younger, Africa was always called the dark continent, which lent an aura of mystery to it. Never, ever did I think it was because of the color of its citizens.
We will be pc’d into oblivion.
Jeez!
From now on I declare Africa to be African African continent.
you’d think they called it Africa The Hussein Continent.
Good Lord. That is what it has been called for years.
I despise NPR, I despise liberalism, but even I will defend their use of this phrase.
What friggin’ IDIOCY.
How about Melaninariffic.
We should all pay reparations immediately.
Years ago NPR tried to court black America by hiring convicted cop killer Mumia abu Jamal as a social commentator. This sick move was hastily cancelled due to a universal uproar, not the least among the disgusted being the fraternal orders of police and Sen. Bob Dole.
Now NPR is accused of being "racist" by the same bunch.....hah!
Lefties, socialists and commies, have you no shame?
Leni