Lampooning “white savior” volunteers in Africa is all the rage for liberals

Last updated on: April 25, 2016 at 7:21 pm by Mark Meckler

Lampooning “white savior” volunteers in Africa is all the rage for liberals 2016-04-25T19:21:48-06:00 Mark Meckler

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Orphans take the BEST pictures! So. Cute. #whatsyournameagain #orphans #wheredemorphansat #kingdomcome #blackbabiesarethecutest #strangers2secondsago #attachmentproblemsarentcute #notazoo

A photo posted by Barbie Savior (@barbiesavior) on Mar 29, 2016 at 9:02am PDT

The Left never ceases to amaze me with how low they’re willing to go to make a point. Here’s the latest example: mocking volunteers who travel to Africa to lend a helping hand as “white saviors.”

An Instagram account was activated five weeks ago called, Barbie Savior. Supposedly, its run by two former “white saviors” who now regret their volunteer work and aim to expose people who suffer from the “White Savior Complex.” Basically that means any white volunteer who shows up somewhere in Africa and dares hold a black child or worse, has their picture taken with them.

So, in this parody account, Barbie is posed with black dolls in front of African landscapes and mocked for being there. And other leftists, such as Zeba Blay at the Huffington Post, are eating it up. She picked her favorite pictures, one which included Barbie collecting her own tears in a bottle. It is hashtagged #tearpotion.

As I was away for what seemed like an eternity, I couldn’t help but continue to be convicted by my wasteful tears. I have now begun collecting them, one my one. Each one has meaning. Each one has purpose. God is revealing BIG things to me lately. I can’t wait to share it with you!!! #plansforme #BIGplans #revealappeal #doyouhearwhatihear #tearpotion #tearsforafrica #youllnevertearmeawayfromhere #godblessthetearsdowninafrica #tearentialsobfest #tearsforchange #collectyourtears

A photo posted by Barbie Savior (@barbiesavior) on Apr 6, 2016 at 9:37am PDT

Of course, Blay offers an obligatory disclaimer that there is of course “nothing wrong with doing volunteer work in Africa.” Yeah, sounds like it.

But the so-called former white saviors running the account are hoping to “ruffle the feathers” of others who aren’t aware of their own white savior complex. Here’s what they had to say in an e-mail to HuffPo:

“It really just started as a joke between us, a way to get some of these things off of our chest. Its hard to pinpoint the irony at times in real life… the wildly self-centered person veiled as the self-sacrificing saint.

“The attitude that Africa needs to be saved from itself, by Westerners, can be traced back to colonialism and slavery. It’s such a simplified way to view an entire continent.”

The women downplay their own complex, stating they “were never as ‘savioresque” as Barbie Savior.” That’s real convenient. They’re also hoping others will realize the errors of their ways and will stop posing with African children while volunteering, because it would be a terrible thing to bring back a photographic memory of such an occasion, or worse yet, inspire others by posting it online.

But even though stupidity like this is occurring at a more rapid pace than ever before, it’s good to know that there are sane voices still around to cut through all the liberal noise. I’ll leave the final word to a Facebook comment that is attached to the report. Raymond Odom sums it all up quite nicely:

“You know what really helps people in Africa? Sitting in the comfort of your first world home and making fun of people who volunteer in Africa.”

Uncategorized

Previous Post

April 25, 2016

Holocaust Memorial Day is too Jewish and the Left wants to end the exclusivity

Next Post

April 25, 2016 How gun sales are "saving the environment"

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Uncategorized

Select a Month July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

Which letter emphasizes faith without works is dead?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Hebrews 1 Peter Titus James