Mama JunkYard's

Not Just Junk...

  • Home
  • Blog
  • About
  • Archives
  • Contact

Who are you?…

Mon 20th September 2004 MamaJunkYard

“You mean you are Kenyan? I thought you were a nigger”

– Said to me by a shocked barman at a hotel in Mombasa, Kenya after ordering a drink in Kiswahili.

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Pocket
  • Email
  • Print

Related

Race Race

Comments

  1. courtney says

    Mon 20th September 2004 at 8:16 pm

    oh my. 🙁

  2. Rovo says

    Tue 21st September 2004 at 2:11 pm

    wonder what your response to that was… 🙂

  3. Joan says

    Tue 21st September 2004 at 4:58 pm

    I read an article about this African American who was called a Negro in Kenya. Apparently people back home think the word Negro/Nigger is prestigious. To the lame man in Kenya Nigger/Negro is a superior being to them. Forgive their ignorance. They do not know any better.
    I have always wondered though why the Black Americans will call each other nigger but take offence when some other person calls them that? Shouldn’t they stop calling each other the N word then others will follow??Hmmmm, just a thought to relish.

  4. ciru says

    Thu 23rd September 2004 at 8:01 am

    I hear there is a distinct difference between calling someone ‘nigger’ and ‘nigga’ the latter being less insiduous and in camaraderie between ‘bruthas’.

    i say ban the stupid word in all its various forms!

  5. Liz says

    Tue 28th September 2004 at 10:46 am

    There we go again…being Kenyans as usual…lol

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Follow me on Twitter

My Tweets

Categories

Africa Belize Big Brother Blogsphere Faith Family Favourite Favourites Games Gender KayBees 06 KBW Kenya Kenya Unlimited Locks Meme Misc My Junk Nigeria Pop Culture Quizzes Race Site News UK Watu Na Viatu

From my PhD Blog: Digital Race

#KOT, digital Black joy and Moi’s accidental & actual death

#KOT, digital Black joy and Moi’s accidental & actual death

My writing is featured in this month’s The Sociological Review. The theme for the May issue is Digital Social Life. The title of my contribution is Digital Black Lives: Performing (Dis)Respect and Joy Online. I write about #KenyansOnTwitter (#KOT) and I explore how former Kenyan president Moi’s legacy and eventual death in 2020 was discussed […]

Copyright © 2025 · Daily Dish Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.