Why do Somalis have an inferiority complex?
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:43 pm
I know I'm not the only one whose noticed this but it really bothers me when my people try to distance themselves from their African roots.
First and foremost I have studied biological anthropology in college. One thing science teaches us is that there is no such thing as race. Race is a human construct created by people just to group different populations. The mapping of the human genome has showed that all humans are descendant from Africa and that Africans have the greatest genetic diversity of any population. Yet race now plays an important role in our world and since the 1500's, race has been used by Europeans as a claim for their dominance over the world. And also the enslavement and colonization of Africans created the current perception of inferiority towards these peoples not only by other races but also by themselves.
Somalia is a country in Eastern Africa. Genetically and linguistically Somalis are the same as the other Africans who live in the horn of Africa. Sure Somalis look different than bantu speaking Africans, but so do the Dinkas and Masai. Somalis look just like Ethiopians yet I don't see Ethiopians saying they are descendant from Arabs. Africa like Europe and Asia doesn't have one phenotype that defines it. White in Sweden look a lot different from whites in Greece and Italy, yet I never hear whites in Italy and Greece claiming to be another race of people because they don't have blond hair and blue eyes like the Swedes.
Well that's cause there isn't an inferiority complex associated with whiteness. But because of the inferiority complex associated with blackness, we see a lot of people today who are black claiming to NOT be black.
To me that is the sign of weakness in our people. Sure I know some of you will claim that this as a sign of superiority and pride by claiming Somalis are unique, blah blah blah. But the reality is you are nothing more than an insecure black person. The rest of the world views us as black yet our inferiority complex keeps us from not only accepting our true heritage but also understanding the greatness of our legacy and people.
I just want to tell my people to stop trying to be like the Arabs or anyone else and just be yourselves. We are nomadic east africans with black skin so live with it.
First and foremost I have studied biological anthropology in college. One thing science teaches us is that there is no such thing as race. Race is a human construct created by people just to group different populations. The mapping of the human genome has showed that all humans are descendant from Africa and that Africans have the greatest genetic diversity of any population. Yet race now plays an important role in our world and since the 1500's, race has been used by Europeans as a claim for their dominance over the world. And also the enslavement and colonization of Africans created the current perception of inferiority towards these peoples not only by other races but also by themselves.
Somalia is a country in Eastern Africa. Genetically and linguistically Somalis are the same as the other Africans who live in the horn of Africa. Sure Somalis look different than bantu speaking Africans, but so do the Dinkas and Masai. Somalis look just like Ethiopians yet I don't see Ethiopians saying they are descendant from Arabs. Africa like Europe and Asia doesn't have one phenotype that defines it. White in Sweden look a lot different from whites in Greece and Italy, yet I never hear whites in Italy and Greece claiming to be another race of people because they don't have blond hair and blue eyes like the Swedes.
Well that's cause there isn't an inferiority complex associated with whiteness. But because of the inferiority complex associated with blackness, we see a lot of people today who are black claiming to NOT be black.
To me that is the sign of weakness in our people. Sure I know some of you will claim that this as a sign of superiority and pride by claiming Somalis are unique, blah blah blah. But the reality is you are nothing more than an insecure black person. The rest of the world views us as black yet our inferiority complex keeps us from not only accepting our true heritage but also understanding the greatness of our legacy and people.
I just want to tell my people to stop trying to be like the Arabs or anyone else and just be yourselves. We are nomadic east africans with black skin so live with it.