AFRICA GETS SOME PRETTY SHABBY TREATMENT IN THE MEDIA. While most of the rest of the world is treated as complex and multifaceted, Africa is typically just portrayed as a basket case, riddled with corruption, violence, disease, and extreme poverty. Africans on Twitter are tired of this one-sided treatment, and have decided to show the Africa that they live with on a day-to-day basis. Using the hashtag #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou, Africans from all over that massive continent are showcasing the staggering beauty, diversity, and complexity of their homes.
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How Africans Are Fighting Stereotypes About Their Homes on Twitter
More #theafricathemedianevershowsyou this time #Rwanda pic.twitter.com/feaPf5bPO7
— Jonathan Tanner (@Tannerjc) July 3, 2015
Africa has 3 female heads of state. #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou pic.twitter.com/oH4AYRRV3w
— Nad!a A. (@Nadiaalie) June 24, 2015
Beautiful #Malawi. Welcome to the “Warm Heart of Africa.” #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou pic.twitter.com/t8BmIrT8NL
— Carly Farver (@CarlyFarver) July 9, 2015
Powerful mythbusting #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou ->> http://t.co/D5trqxNh32 #action2015 #action1D pic.twitter.com/QZ1puRGj4P
— Action/2015 UK (@action2015uk) July 9, 2015
50,000 images that will change how you see Africa! http://t.co/yK9F4wIqJV #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou pic.twitter.com/D7WcvrCVRj
— ONE (@ONEinAfrica) July 6, 2015
the Amazing pink lake in senegal #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou pic.twitter.com/A2BDghfbMc
— K.Diallo (@nyeusi_waasi) June 24, 2015
Traditional #Swahili #cuisine. #Tanzania #Africa #food #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou in the West pic.twitter.com/ZtJsP4xrGX
— Emperor of Azania (@KaizariWaAzania) July 9, 2015
Mozambique #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou pic.twitter.com/IMdyKqpVtn
— Cauphy Gumbo (@Darwan47) July 3, 2015
Etiopía #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou pic.twitter.com/UALeLqCZ0b
— Ese Caleidoscopio (@Esecaleidosco) July 6, 2015
Head on over to Twitter and check out the page for the hashtag for more. 