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"My science fiction has different ancestors -- African ones," says writer Nnedi Okorafor. In between excerpts from her "Binti" series and her novel "Lagoon," Okorafor discusses the inspiration and roots of her work -- and how she opens strange doors through her Afrofuturist writing.
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@kallistiX1
@kallistiX1 6 лет назад
Love her voice.
@FIT2BREAD
@FIT2BREAD 3 года назад
Agree!
@sunnydelight2553
@sunnydelight2553 6 лет назад
The comments here are awful. This video was so entertaining, positive, powerful. Shame on those who would like to suppress all things different from what they know. I bet if any of the haters here watched this video until the end they would enjoy it - it's full of awesomeness and void of any "complaining". In any case, the haters' existence proves how needed this platform is for people of all backgrounds to speak up.
@tsim0155
@tsim0155 5 лет назад
She’s not a nice lady she said mean things to me because I pointed out a flaw in her comic book
@daveroberts5020
@daveroberts5020 3 года назад
Comment from another RU-vid Ted Talk video about Africa: "One thing I notice about youtube. Whenever someone african or of african descent has something positive to say about their heritage or history, out of nowhere you get all these hate filled bigots posting all kinds of insults and degrading comments. I mean, if you hate us that much why even watch a video that does not concern you or your kind of people? It would seem logical to steer clear of something you don't like. It just seems weird to me to put all this energy into hate." RU-vid - the troll's playground
@bluebellbeatnik4945
@bluebellbeatnik4945 Год назад
@@daveroberts5020 It's very true.
@jonatanayala807
@jonatanayala807 6 лет назад
Okorafor is one of the greatest writers walking this planet right now. Binti and Binti: Home. Read that.
@ThomasPrikowitsch
@ThomasPrikowitsch 6 лет назад
bought the Binti audiobook. i get the octopus analogy know. 30 Minutes well spent so far. well written sifi, with a pinch of cultural difference. i now understand what is missing in white western sifi for her.
@MaxRohleder
@MaxRohleder 6 лет назад
She's amazing.
@GeoffreyCavalier
@GeoffreyCavalier 6 лет назад
Science fiction gets boring when you see the same ideas over and over again. Many of the best stories introduce new ideas, but that is only part of it. I would love to see any culture start producing "what if" stories and hope this video inspires many people who would otherwise not have pursued the path of science fiction writing. It would create all new content that would awe the world.
@WilliamGarrow
@WilliamGarrow 6 лет назад
Geoffrey Cavalier Well said.
@slashbash1347
@slashbash1347 6 лет назад
Exactly. I plan to read Lagoon, and even if I hate it, I'll be reading something I haven't read before. Know what I'd love to see? A sci-fi story taking place in pre-Colonial America.
@Kalydosos
@Kalydosos 4 года назад
I already write Africa based sci fi stories as a hobby, they are very violent.
@stoptouchingmyhair5218
@stoptouchingmyhair5218 6 лет назад
So a person who happens to be white male or female can write a story with characters they identify with and everything is okay. But when an African woman does the same, its bad and tasteless. OF COURSE a persons' main character will reflect who they are or wish they could be! That is the beauty and power of a story! Just enjoy it and take in the adventure!
@jamesmay2878
@jamesmay2878 5 лет назад
Indeed people tend to even in fiction incorporate and use elements of what they know best about. If someone told me write now to write a novel about say a fictional character in the Philippines I'd have to do tons of research and maybe even live there for a while just to scratch the surface of the setting/people/background. Even fantasy writers who might be writing about completely fictional settings invariably insert aspects that they can relate to to it it's just natural.
@blackloveissimplybeautiful3000
@blackloveissimplybeautiful3000 2 года назад
My science fiction had different ancestors. African ones 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾. I love how she evolved past the limited definition of her work as Afrofuturism to a more encompassing and culturally grounded Africanfuturism coined by her.
@supanovaninja
@supanovaninja 3 года назад
'Who fears death', 'Lagoon', 'Kabu-kabu'. You need to read these books to understand the kind of revolution African-futurism will bring. She is simply amazing.
@warrenwb8349
@warrenwb8349 5 лет назад
I love the Binti series. I'm on the final book. I plan on reading all of her books. I'm so happy she is getting a show on HBO based on her book Who Fears Death. I hope she turns Binti into a series.
@timtate1381
@timtate1381 4 года назад
It’s coming on Hulu she is co-writing it!
@jureed2588
@jureed2588 2 года назад
I just discovered this author and I am so excited to read all her books 📚 i love sci fi and all things African so this is the perfect mash-up to get me back into book reading instead of always staring at a screen all day.
@ClintEPereira
@ClintEPereira 6 лет назад
Has there been a TED Talk on RU-vid comments?
@SpiriTm
@SpiriTm 6 лет назад
Wondering why half the people in the comments even watched the video, just to hate on it. That's the problem, if you dont like it dont watch it, others do and dont need to hear all the negative xenophobic comments.
@tmz85
@tmz85 6 лет назад
An intriguing topic likely to become more mainstream. It's been easy to dismiss Africa and its future because it has been easy to ignore its history. Today, nearly a quarter of the world's children is African which means the future is increasingly African. Representation in sci-fi is important, because you need to see yourself in the future to be part of the future. See UN global population forecast for 2050 and 2100, and it'll make more sense.
@leafdragon94
@leafdragon94 6 лет назад
Any of these books in a tv show or anime format? The Binti series sounds like it would be a great anime series.
@WilliamGarrow
@WilliamGarrow 6 лет назад
Leaf Dragon I think they are making a TV show. The author of Game of Thrones is involved apparently.
@eddierocksteady5740
@eddierocksteady5740 6 лет назад
Nnedi's powerful presentation. Thank you!
@francescakyanda9182
@francescakyanda9182 3 года назад
We have similar heritage except that my family's from Kenya, and it's SO COOL to see another writer like me!
@jayraine9786
@jayraine9786 6 лет назад
Such a cool writer, I would totally read her books
@entertainmentprime101
@entertainmentprime101 5 лет назад
I remember watching this when it just released and i knew you would be doing something great in the future. I just heard you are doing an HBO show based on who fears death
@Postcinct
@Postcinct 6 лет назад
Deltron 3030, still the best afrofuturist work to date.
@Kwisten050
@Kwisten050 6 месяцев назад
I had Nnedi on my reading list for years, and finally delved in about a month ago. Since then I've devoured the Binti Trilogy, Nsibidi Series, Who Fears Death, and am now on The Book of Phoenix. It's so exciting to discover such a talented current author. Some of my previous scifi faves are Tolkien, Robert Jordan, Neil Stephenson, Ursula K Le Guin, etc. I'm thrilled for Nnedi to be innovating in this realm, and can't wait to read more.
@mii1638
@mii1638 Год назад
Lagoon made me fall in love with reading and i am forever in Nnedi's Okorafor debt for it 💕
@ojagetabelifestyle4010
@ojagetabelifestyle4010 5 лет назад
Waoh first time to her something like this from home. I like sci fi so much
@globehop7874
@globehop7874 6 лет назад
I just finished the first book. SOOOOOOOO amazing! I couldn't put it down. Just incredible.
@FIT2BREAD
@FIT2BREAD 3 года назад
Loved Remote Control and the description, subtle, of Ghanna
@stefanotevini3921
@stefanotevini3921 4 года назад
10 minutes full of beauty. Awesome.
@Kalydosos
@Kalydosos 4 года назад
I write sci fi stories about Africa as a hobby really enjoyable.
@karlmhlanga
@karlmhlanga 5 лет назад
I CANNOT WAIT!!!!!!!
@rocketpoweredunicorn
@rocketpoweredunicorn Месяц назад
i am reading Who Fears Death now by Nnedi Okorafor, it’s captivating
@user-qt5hd4rt3e
@user-qt5hd4rt3e 6 лет назад
I am falling in love with the beautiful idea of Afrofuturism. Not only does it evoke incredibly spectacular images, but also contributes to our understanding of the world, of its historical foundations and future perspectives.
@Knityourheartout
@Knityourheartout 6 лет назад
She opened strange doors that we'd never close again.
@sallydoyle
@sallydoyle 3 года назад
Can't wait to read her books!!
@FIT2BREAD
@FIT2BREAD 3 года назад
Def worth it
@nancyaneke1346
@nancyaneke1346 5 лет назад
Nnedi, I love you!!!
@FisayoFosudo
@FisayoFosudo 6 лет назад
This was Interesting!
@aliabrahim315
@aliabrahim315 6 лет назад
Wow! very where very time is better thinking and community, in one society, The continent is with our hearts behind Ritual tribes all in Africa are in great loved to our ancestors and geography is the living together most important in our hearts.
@tanhenry7713
@tanhenry7713 6 лет назад
Waiting for the 3rd novella to be released so I can binge read them all.
@igorknown8608
@igorknown8608 5 лет назад
Nnedi!!!! 😍 👂🏼
@cardineworship6510
@cardineworship6510 10 месяцев назад
Love this
@Cesc8170
@Cesc8170 3 года назад
I will soon start reading "Binti: Home".
@adini2523
@adini2523 6 лет назад
Nice talk, interesting...
@216kingDavid1
@216kingDavid1 5 лет назад
I met her, she’s dope af
@TheSvmurai
@TheSvmurai 6 лет назад
Ted really needs to crack down on the trolls on their RU-vid channel.
@hedits8700
@hedits8700 2 года назад
Brah why you racist she better then you
@bluebellbeatnik4945
@bluebellbeatnik4945 Год назад
@@hedits8700 are you stupid? he's talking about the racists
@slipperytunafishh
@slipperytunafishh 3 года назад
She is so cool.
@xshadowscreamx
@xshadowscreamx 6 лет назад
Super power by 2020, W a k a n D a
@kanethemessiah5603
@kanethemessiah5603 6 лет назад
ooooga booooga
@4chukwuebuka
@4chukwuebuka 6 лет назад
Radio Raven if you hate people so much then why are you here?
@xshadowscreamx
@xshadowscreamx 6 лет назад
John O wat?
@nathanjude707
@nathanjude707 6 лет назад
Maybe Africa will invent be wheel in 2020
@4chukwuebuka
@4chukwuebuka 6 лет назад
Backwood707 lol Africans had iron work for 300 years before Europeans but it didn’t spread.
@vorlonagent
@vorlonagent 6 лет назад
Afrofuturism - Science Fiction inflected with African culture and ideas. Cool. The few snippets I hear don't sound as original as Okorafor makes them out to be but I have confidence there's a unique voice there. But a whole 'nother parallel-evolved animal? Not getting that vibe, but so what? From these and other TED talks centering on Africa, I get a sense of a hole where there ought be a sense of self or membership in a nation or region. The old colonial identity is unwanted (to put it mildly). There would be a desire to want to find one's own unique voice and write those uniquely personal definitions oneself. Afrofuturism sounds like it explores this space.
@BartJBols
@BartJBols 6 лет назад
Africa is not a monolith
@nathanjude707
@nathanjude707 6 лет назад
In 2000 years Africa will invent the wheel
@a.h7460
@a.h7460 6 лет назад
..Imagine if a giant solar flare wiped out the power grid, all cellular devices along with the internet. What would happen to the economy? Lol you'd be talking about wheels while you freeze to death, hungry and incompetent. That's if you didn't end up eaten by the neighbors. RU-vid comments: an honest display of humanity and the extent of compassion.
@premier69
@premier69 6 лет назад
thats a sci-fi scenario
@a.h7460
@a.h7460 6 лет назад
I'm sure your entire lifestyle was once considered "science fiction" if the idea was even conceived... Don't be naive
@WilliamGarrow
@WilliamGarrow 6 лет назад
Backwood707 Actually they did thousands of years ago according to these cave paintings. Nice try kid. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-98viuKQnIWU.html
@where_isfluffy9490
@where_isfluffy9490 6 лет назад
This was SO cool and interisting! 👍🙂
@twinsmummys
@twinsmummys Год назад
I am new here ,your English na hot hot hot hot weather 🥰 I must stay here Biko I want to learn biko
@paulines581
@paulines581 11 месяцев назад
@shroukayman5011
@shroukayman5011 6 лет назад
ليه مش مترجم عربي
@silverink1824
@silverink1824 6 лет назад
I would read it wonderful story telling :3
@s.quartey405
@s.quartey405 3 года назад
My King, does she not know about Wakan... SILENCE!
@thomasplatt4939
@thomasplatt4939 6 лет назад
Afrofuturism is important because so much of genre fiction is dominated by Western ideals and culture - which is fine, honestly, in and of itself. I love fantasy and sci-fi and some of the best stories ever written in the genres (LotR, Frankenstein etc etc) are written by European and American authors with very Western concerns, and there are a lot of masterpieces there. But none of these works can escape the worldview of their authors or the cultures from which those authors come, and that means that most Western fiction comes from certain base assumptions. Afrofuturism is exciting because those base assumptions are replaced with something entirely new, and the resulting work feels like an entirely fresh take on the genre. Social justice aside, any fan of good sci-fi should be excited about afrofuturism and afrofuturist works - even when they confront issues which might make Westerners feel uncomfortable, or challenge Western views.
@FIT2BREAD
@FIT2BREAD 3 года назад
Yess
@TheDreamerExtreme
@TheDreamerExtreme 6 лет назад
What a surprise, the comments section is the bottom of a septic tank
@Ezali
@Ezali 6 лет назад
The KKK squad viewed this beautiful presentation and down-voted with their small ... 😂😂😂
@ThirtyfourEC
@ThirtyfourEC 6 лет назад
When does black panther come out?
@mausrawr9311
@mausrawr9311 6 лет назад
February 2018, a few days after Valentines Day. It’s going to be awesome!
@randombrokeperson
@randombrokeperson 6 лет назад
MausRawr -- During America's Black History Month no less!
@donfilswasso5461
@donfilswasso5461 6 лет назад
that is so good
@joyisaiah98
@joyisaiah98 6 лет назад
I just want to say to all the people, especially the young people who are reading these comments by average - minded people who have relied on their skin color as a source of their superiority, I just want to say that no matter what anyone says about you, your skin color, your country/continent of origin, you can succeed if you believe that you can. All it takes is having a different mindset. Don’t believe the lies of the enemy that tell you that you have a low IQ because of who you are, what your color is, or where you are from. It is all lies! You have the power within you to succeed, if and only if you believe. A lot of people in the African Diaspora are not prospering (at least not prosperity in the Western sense), not because they can’t, but because they don’t believe that they can. Just believe that you can, that’s all I am saying.
@mausrawr9311
@mausrawr9311 6 лет назад
EJ Thank you for spreading this type of positivity. It’s not always easy to believe in yourself and your own worth, especially when so many others tried to dissuade you, so hearing encouragement from someone else can make a big difference.
@jungleflame6776
@jungleflame6776 6 лет назад
EJ well said, I am a white young person and I don't see skin colour or varying ethnicity in anyway a detrimental factor and I actually respect them more than I would respect another.
@bluebellbeatnik4945
@bluebellbeatnik4945 Год назад
thank you
@danielpintjuk
@danielpintjuk 6 лет назад
What is "traditional African"?
@burnzy3210
@burnzy3210 6 лет назад
dying of curable diseases at 12 and 30 being considered "old age"
@Tsukiko.97
@Tsukiko.97 6 лет назад
burnzy3210 Like Europe in the medieval ages?
@JunkieMonkey321
@JunkieMonkey321 6 лет назад
key word "medieval ages"
@HaloMadness007
@HaloMadness007 6 лет назад
famine
@cindymuthike6516
@cindymuthike6516 6 лет назад
really? what do you know about Africa?
@nesano4735
@nesano4735 6 лет назад
When did TED subscribers becomes so cancerous?
@mudchair16
@mudchair16 6 лет назад
When the content became noxious.
@daveroberts5020
@daveroberts5020 3 года назад
Comment from another RU-vid Ted Talk video about Africa: "One thing I notice about youtube. Whenever someone african or of african descent has something positive to say about their heritage or history, out of nowhere you get all these hate filled bigots posting all kinds of insults and degrading comments. I mean, if you hate us that much why even watch a video that does not concern you or your kind of people? It would seem logical to steer clear of something you don't like. It just seems weird to me to put all this energy into hate."
@bluebellbeatnik4945
@bluebellbeatnik4945 Год назад
@@mudchair16 you're noxious. the content is great. if you struggle with intelligence, i feel sorry you.
@Tsukiko.97
@Tsukiko.97 6 лет назад
Let the comment flame wars commence!
@CaniHaveTheRedPill
@CaniHaveTheRedPill 6 лет назад
Just watch the movie Black Panther.
@Ayplus
@Ayplus 6 лет назад
Comments are as expected. Nice n hateful
@buckybone89
@buckybone89 6 лет назад
The average RU-vid commenter is a simple man...he sees a black woman, he downvotes.
@missinglink2749
@missinglink2749 6 лет назад
AFTER BLACK PANTHER OBLITERATES HOLLYWOOD STEREOTYPES, SHE NEEDS TO BE CALLED INTO *MARVEL* AND *DC* OFFICES FOR CONSULTATION AND NEGOTIATIONS ON TURNING HER WORKS INTO BIG SCREEN ADAPTATIONS.
@daakowa
@daakowa 4 года назад
she has been this year!
@kalei91
@kalei91 Год назад
So it's not about the story, philosophy, etc. It's just about being a black woman. Got it.
@eerereps
@eerereps 6 лет назад
Oh, she can write allright!
@prockstem
@prockstem 6 лет назад
That spider though... the Web. Just saying. :-)
@LuxiBelle
@LuxiBelle 6 лет назад
Yep, DA KANGZ invented the internet.
@JETJOOBOY
@JETJOOBOY 6 лет назад
Michael Moorcock did what was in the title.. "The Black Atilla"
@montumeroe9593
@montumeroe9593 Год назад
I prefer African science fiction that shows consequences for imperialism and racism like Haiti destroying France to the last brick for example.
@ninjagoggles
@ninjagoggles 5 лет назад
@slashbash1347
@slashbash1347 6 лет назад
See, this is how you make a genre more diverse; add to it, unlike the SJWs who'd prefer to subtract. Okorafor simply wrote the stories she wanted to see more of, so I respect that. Personally, I wanna read Lagoon.
@aaakliuciami
@aaakliuciami 4 года назад
There is no SJW the hive mind! Some people call an individual an SJW simply for wanting to have a non white straight male protagonist for the sake of diversity EVEN if they still have straight white male characters in the story.
@SauceyNoodle
@SauceyNoodle 6 лет назад
Overwatch?
@davidsweeney111
@davidsweeney111 6 лет назад
Sci-fi stories that imagine a future for Africa
@WilliamGarrow
@WilliamGarrow 6 лет назад
David They are creating thier own future. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3RMG2EkLkC0.html
@mario2849
@mario2849 6 месяцев назад
She had me until all the power dynamic stuff started
@atlassalta5138
@atlassalta5138 6 лет назад
First?
@bujoun76
@bujoun76 6 лет назад
I wouldn't mind seeing a movie of her story but it will need a little more "meat" to make it more interesting.
@whuzzzup
@whuzzzup 6 лет назад
> Sci-fi stories that imagine a future Africa relocated into Europe.
@fsmoura
@fsmoura 6 лет назад
WE'LL BE KANGZ
@kanethemessiah5603
@kanethemessiah5603 6 лет назад
DAS RIIIIIIIIIIIITEEEEEEEEEE !
@fsmoura
@fsmoura 6 лет назад
FLYIN PYRAMIDZ N SHEEIT
@Bastogne1944
@Bastogne1944 6 лет назад
At least watch the video first before making an ill conceived comment.
@idid69ok
@idid69ok 6 лет назад
General S. Patton theu dont care, shes black so its time to bring out there racist memes.
@kanethemessiah5603
@kanethemessiah5603 6 лет назад
"racist" You just lost even that little credibility you had.
@SauceyNoodle
@SauceyNoodle 6 лет назад
Octopi*
@mausrawr9311
@mausrawr9311 6 лет назад
Thanatos3 Octopodes :)
@monsieur305
@monsieur305 6 лет назад
MausRawr u guys are so petty lol
@Brynwyn123
@Brynwyn123 6 лет назад
It's actually octopuses. Octo- is Greek so octopodes is the most correct linguistically, but that's not how scientific taxonomy works so yeah. Octopuses. Source: I'm studying teuthology
@schwarzarbyter
@schwarzarbyter 6 лет назад
what exactly is the african sci-fi part in her story? Internet in africa? because all the alien stuff is just regular "white men" sci-fi.
@WilliamGarrow
@WilliamGarrow 6 лет назад
Marat B Read the book and find out.
@johnnickpappanastos3382
@johnnickpappanastos3382 5 лет назад
@@WilliamGarrow I did.. Not missing much. Just a bunch of recycled tropes.
@WilliamGarrow
@WilliamGarrow 5 лет назад
@@johnnickpappanastos3382 Wow ain't you edgy.
@WeWe-dq5uz
@WeWe-dq5uz 6 лет назад
😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠ليش ما خال لغة عربية عربي langluage arepic
@dimebagmetott666
@dimebagmetott666 6 лет назад
lol......ok
@maxgorden499
@maxgorden499 6 лет назад
We wuz pubz hair n sheet
@letsgoiowa
@letsgoiowa 6 лет назад
WE
@mudchair16
@mudchair16 6 лет назад
WUZ
@barnabuswizardspook
@barnabuswizardspook 6 лет назад
Sheeeeeeiiiitttt we wuz kangz
@andreas0101
@andreas0101 6 лет назад
"afrofuturism" LMFAO
@meepchiche001
@meepchiche001 6 лет назад
White Master Mariner so more of the same
@a.h7460
@a.h7460 6 лет назад
Hard times build strong people, strong people build good times, good times make weak people, weak people make hard times. It's not gonna happen over night but I'm optimistic about a few countries in Africa
@meepchiche001
@meepchiche001 6 лет назад
WickedGoober Sure but Africa itself can't consolidate itself in unity unless someone does it - and it aint gonna do it by itself.
@a.h7460
@a.h7460 6 лет назад
That's highly prejudiced. They can do whatever they want but they won't for good reasons. It's like asking Canada and Mexico to join the USA. It's a possibility but like you said, it wont happen soon unless someone else does it. I hear some states might even leave the union (*cough* California). Contrasts in societal norm and political stance cause more problems than it fixes. The boundaries dividing the countries in Africa were made by outsiders with no clue or care for the kingdoms and regions that existed. Many great forces were divided and many clashing clans were brought together. With destruction the colonials also brought new technology and forced western culture on the people with the plan to one day "merge". That never happened though. A tattered and incomplete integration of what could have been is all that was left. Anyway, the countries have moved past that. There are hundreds of different languages spoken in single countries let alone the continent as a whole. If you want to follow the development of Africa start with 1 country. It opens perspective on the continent. Fun fact fact for perspective: child marriage is illegal in Tanzania but still legal in the USA.
@a.h7460
@a.h7460 6 лет назад
Is that the extent of your argument? I hate to generalise but people like you are the only ones "claiming" anything. The type that choose not to influence any great changes, just stroke their ego. You're blind of the collective when it suits you and you bandwagon on the accomplishments of others. Don't worry pal, if the service to build is offered it will be paid for. Countries in Africa have been held back by the corruption of their leaders but this is changing.
@mhtinla
@mhtinla 6 лет назад
Everyone gets straight hair!!
@mausrawr9311
@mausrawr9311 6 лет назад
mhtinla But curly thick hair feels really soft. :)
@mhtinla
@mhtinla 6 лет назад
Well... nobody wants pubic hair on their head!!
@mausrawr9311
@mausrawr9311 6 лет назад
mhtinla I don’t know why you’re under the impression that curly hair is equivalent to pubic hair. If you’re saying that in order to demean the sort of curly hair that some African American men and women choose to have, well, you should really google some photos because the kind of artistry that can be created with these sort of hair types is beautiful. To be honest, it touches me in a certain way, because they’re able to find a beauty in themselves that can be seen. And there are so many different things you can do with it. For instance, I have never seen anyone wear their hair like the woman in this video. I didn’t even think it was possible to have so much hair as a black women and to wear it on your head in such a beautiful way. Wearing your hair naturally curly can be empowering for people such as myself. And it’s unfortunate that not everyone is able to see that. Anyways, sorry for the long response. I tend to get carried away in the moment. :)
@mhtinla
@mhtinla 6 лет назад
People have straight or curly hair on their head. But down there it's always curly, at least curlier than what's on their head.
@mausrawr9311
@mausrawr9311 6 лет назад
mhtinla Haha, so true. I was just trying to point out how beautiful curly hair on people’s head. And that’s not to say straightened hair isn’t beautiful. I personally don’t wear it that way anymore because it never felt right to me, if that makes sense. But I know people who look amazing with straight her. I love bobbed hairstyles and a less inhibited me would LOVE to rock a Mohawk some day. What I’m trying to say though is that straight hair isn’t better than curly hair and vice versa. We should appreciate all types of hair. Even pubic hair can look nice if well maintained haha.
@Lunareon
@Lunareon 6 лет назад
I find it sad that she's unable to imagine a distant future where Africa has undergone economical and social changes.
@kiwi4051
@kiwi4051 6 лет назад
WE WAZ
@chandlerbing700
@chandlerbing700 6 лет назад
What a beauty....some day she will really make a man happy or has she or is she ?
@memoryhero
@memoryhero 6 лет назад
3:03 - Had a white speaker said about a European protagonist, "...carrying the blood of her people in her veins," some attendees of this very conference would have lost their collective minds.
@AnnieSpecial92861
@AnnieSpecial92861 6 лет назад
memoryhero not true...it has always been said so what's the big deal...?
@nanaue6902
@nanaue6902 6 лет назад
you are God!
@hydrogenone4926
@hydrogenone4926 6 лет назад
Afro-futurism? Shouldn't it just be futurism?
@SERLOPLITAN
@SERLOPLITAN 6 лет назад
racist!!
@mausrawr9311
@mausrawr9311 6 лет назад
I believe Afrofuturism is a literary genre that blends together Afrocentrism and science fiction, hence the “Afro-” prefix.
@jonatanayala807
@jonatanayala807 6 лет назад
#ignorance
@WilliamGarrow
@WilliamGarrow 6 лет назад
Hydrogen One No.
@fruitsarelife148
@fruitsarelife148 6 лет назад
Hydrogen One just because whites dont call it eurofuturism doesnt mean that its not white futurism.
@maratnugmanov
@maratnugmanov 6 лет назад
Marge Simpson's haircut, that's classy!
@TheAUTcheker
@TheAUTcheker 6 лет назад
WE WUZ SUPAPOWA N SHEEEEIT
@voytek5550
@voytek5550 6 лет назад
i've read her work before. to be frank, she's a mediocre author who's use of language is sub-par and in my opinion grating. her narratives and now her talk leads me to believe she's more preoccupied with her political message than with delivering a good story. not that you can't have a politically-charged novel but her delivery of it is lacking. it's a shame she's the one giving the talk.
@hydrogenone4926
@hydrogenone4926 6 лет назад
Voytek, What kind of books does she writes?
@panxeto
@panxeto 6 лет назад
What afrofuturistic authors would you recommend?
@voytek5550
@voytek5550 6 лет назад
+Hydrogen One it's mostly typical scifi scenarios and setups with some kind of African twist to it +Enrique Gato i honestly don't know many. i picked up her book unknowingly of who she was or what the book was about.
@hydrogenone4926
@hydrogenone4926 6 лет назад
Voytek, Okay thank you
@taramauroa
@taramauroa 2 года назад
and yet she speaks a language and culture that you obviously dont, ironic that you cant see past your eurocentric coloured glasses
@Ldchangmai3539
@Ldchangmai3539 6 лет назад
......sorry...... Didn't get u....wht r u talking.....? R u talking or reading something?
@ruirisito
@ruirisito 6 лет назад
both
@NeoFighterX
@NeoFighterX 6 лет назад
It's good writing - a bit of a bland concept
@Jordiw00t
@Jordiw00t 6 лет назад
Futuristic Africa... Hmm.. mud huts with solar panels? Yeah, def. Sci-Fi
@TheBothWorlds
@TheBothWorlds 6 лет назад
wow the hate is real with this comment
@Jordiw00t
@Jordiw00t 6 лет назад
We all know it's true man. African countries have a loooooooong way to go.
@samwaters9304
@samwaters9304 6 лет назад
Have you actually been to Africa? Doubt it, you might as well argue everyone in England lives in a castle and wears full plate armour to work. Step outside once in a while. Or, a cheaper way than travelling all the way would be to google what it actually looks like. Google Kenya city, or Johannesburg, where are the mud huts?
@Jordiw00t
@Jordiw00t 6 лет назад
You're right. The mud huts are replaced with houses out of scrap and sheet metal.
@jonatanayala807
@jonatanayala807 6 лет назад
#ignorance
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