What do Young African Writers and Beyoncé Have In Common?
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Hey, you, Before writing today’s letter, I thought about writing a letter to you where I deconstruct humour — the type of jokes that we told or listened to years ago, and why they’ll no longer be acceptable now e.g fatphobic and homophobic jokes from all our favourite shows including ‘Friends’, vs. jokes we find acceptable now, that we shouldn’t, e.g “Wetin Musa no go see for gate,” which I only just realised reinforces a tribal stereotype. I’ll leave this for an essay, that I’ll tentatively call,
What do Young African Writers and Beyoncé Have In Common?
What do Young African Writers and Beyoncé…
What do Young African Writers and Beyoncé Have In Common?
Hey, you, Before writing today’s letter, I thought about writing a letter to you where I deconstruct humour — the type of jokes that we told or listened to years ago, and why they’ll no longer be acceptable now e.g fatphobic and homophobic jokes from all our favourite shows including ‘Friends’, vs. jokes we find acceptable now, that we shouldn’t, e.g “Wetin Musa no go see for gate,” which I only just realised reinforces a tribal stereotype. I’ll leave this for an essay, that I’ll tentatively call,