CultureTree

We’ve seen the video. And yes, we know this is likely rage bait. The internet rewards controversial takes. People say the loudest things just to drive interaction. 🤦🏾‍♀️

But still… if you agree with this, then it reveals something deeper about you and how you perceive your culture. 😒

Russian, Polish and German names are not exactly “easy” either, yet people learn them. No one asks them to shrink their identity to make others comfortable. ✨

So what is it about African names❓

Across Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and beyond, our names carry history, prayer, lineage, intention. They are stories, not inconveniences. ‼️

We should never diminish our culture for engagement, or for anyone. 🙅🏽‍♀️

Let’s talk. 👇🏾

How did you handle a situation where your name was mispronounced?

📽️: Lummy (TT)

What happens when people stop thinking in their own language? 🤔

Colonialism didn’t just take land, but slowly decentered African languages from education, knowledge production, and power.💪🏾

When language is pushed aside, worldview follows.

When we stop writing, researching, and creating in our mother tongues, we slowly disconnect from indigenous ways of knowing.✨

What would it look like to think, teach, and create in our own languages again? 👀

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