So I’m listening to a story about Ousmane Sembène, and his new film coming out this weekend called Moolaadé on NPR and they’re doing two things that really bother me:
– First, they keep called him sem-BANE, and not sem-BEN. Argh.
– Second, they perpetuate the stereotype of “African” issues — he’s referred to as an “African” director, and talks about the reactions of “African” people, and not once during the interview do they mention that he’s from Senegal. C’mon guys, get a clue.
