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2020-04-09 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Zim Author Karsten Noko Sez Medical colonialism in Africa is not new

[Aljazeera] Remarks about testing coronavirus drugs on Africans part of pattern where some bodies are dehumanised, others protected.
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Last Wednesday, a French doctor caused controversy when he proposed that vaccines for the COVID-19 pandemic be tried on Africans because they lack masks and other personal protective equipment.

By Friday, after widespread accusations of racism, he was forced to apologise for what he then called his "clumsily expressed" remarks.

But the type of thinking exposed by his words is nothing new. Neither is it exceptional to this doctor. It is part of a trend that for generations has seen the dehumanising of some people because of the superiority complex of others.

In early March 2020, as coronavirus cases began an exponential growth curve, some people asked why African countries were not recording higher numbers of COVID-19 cases.

The tone of these queries had the impact of questioning if Africans were somehow genetically immune to the new virus. But why would this question even be raised if we know the biological set-up of all humans is similar?

The dehumanisation of people from the Global South was one of the driving forces behind the slave trade and colonialism. It is inconceivable that anyone could fathom the thought of trading in human beings unless they regarded that person as inferior.

Joseph Conrad, in his book Heart of Darkness writing in 1899, grappled with the question of whether the people he had met in Africa were really human. He opines: "No they were not inhuman. Well, you know, that was the worst of it - this suspicion of their not being inhuman."

Posted by Besoeker 2020-04-09 08:01|| || Front Page|| [19 views ] Top

#1 And there you have it, the disproportionate racial numbers lamented by White House COVID-19 task force Dr. Anthony Fauci, finally run to ground.

That didn't take long.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-04-09 08:12|| 2020-04-09 08:12|| Front Page Top

#2 What, not enough "subjects" who reside in Republique Francaise?

Posted by Clem 2020-04-09 08:57|| 2020-04-09 08:57|| Front Page Top

#3 If it's a problem they can always try to go it alone.

Posted by gorb 2020-04-09 10:14|| 2020-04-09 10:14|| Front Page Top

#4 I could be wrong but the clumsy remarks were probably intended to suggest that once the virus really gets loose in Africa it's gonna be bad because they don't wear masks. So a vaccine would help prevent that.

Posted by rjschwarz 2020-04-09 10:31|| 2020-04-09 10:31|| Front Page Top

#5 In other words more Mother Teresa and less Josef Mengele in intent.

Posted by rjschwarz 2020-04-09 10:33|| 2020-04-09 10:33|| Front Page Top

#6 Ref #4: Easy to 'over think' the problem. I'll just stick with... we hate whites.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-04-09 10:36|| 2020-04-09 10:36|| Front Page Top

#7 Know who gives excellent farming advice? Steinbeck, that's who.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-04-09 10:43|| 2020-04-09 10:43|| Front Page Top

#8 Let the Chinese do it. They are practically running the show in Africa anyway.

Posted by Clem 2020-04-09 10:46|| 2020-04-09 10:46|| Front Page Top

#9 When researching History and Practical Application of Commercial Fishing, I reach for Hemingway.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-04-09 14:59|| 2020-04-09 14:59|| Front Page Top

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