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Effects of Global culture elders are even perceived and regional economies,
on big Screen. as non-entities by those which they may genuinely
Africa has a rich cultural from the diaspora and they leverage and work
heritage and upholds are fine with it as long towards, given that the
moral principles; in fact, they are drinking whiskey continent is home to
decency is what defines over the daily home- great but underutilized
it. However, due to the brewed beer they are used African minds. Note that
intermingling and blending to. Having an audience the seemingly wealthy
of foreign customs and exposed to such content foreign economies
cultures, the majority from childhood should are a result of African
of Africans disown be concerning since one resources, particularly
their cultural values will constantly fantasize minerals that account for
because their existence about leaving Africa a sizable portion of the
has been maligned and and traveling elsewhere. world’s mineral reserves,
given bad publicity for African cinema should such as at least 56%
a considerable amount convey true stories that cobalt, 54% manganese,
of time. As a result, the depict and promote the 36% chromium, and over
continent had succumbed safeguarding of African 92% platinum. With such
to an inferiority complex heritage and encourage riches, and if all thoughts
and hero worship of people to make it in Africa are combined, “We”
Western ideologies and rather than skip borders. Africans ought to be able
their approach to life. to live through a situation
That alone compromises Global economy and in which Westerners
African development. migration labor in Africa and export
It is depressing and completed goods to their
Having a look at the shocking to see that countries instead of raw
African film industry, Africans rejoice over materials. In such cases,
one will concur with me receiving a visa to Europe without a doubt, Africa’s
that the storylines and for a caregiving job currency will be the
lifestyles portrayed on the when they could have strongest in the world, not
big screen are pro-Western performed the same task the other way around.
and misleading. The at home, helping their
narratives are mostly made own elderly who have With these circumstances,
up of those who struggled long been neglected by it follows that the
to make ends meet in a their relatives in their migration problem, which
certain African hamlet 80s and 90s. This, in my is demeaning in my
and later on make it huge opinion, is brought about opinion, will be resolved
in Europe. When one is by a lack of appreciation if Africans become
back home, the village and confidence in local sufficiently self-assured
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