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Rich white men are to blame for this situation


This is a great and shocking film. A film about exploitation. On the surface it is about rich white women exploiting poor African men. But actually, both African men and the white women are being exploited ... by white men (naturally).

Let me explain. Western world (i.e., men from Europe and North America) has exploited Africa for centuries, causing most Africans to live in poverty. So that Kenyan men have no better employment opportunities than to sell their body to rich white women who come there for a holiday.

These same white women have been brain-washed by media beauty standards. They are told by the media that they are too old and ugly to be desirable for a man. And they believe it. So these women see that the only way to get any loving is to buy it from men in poor countries. Doing that they create illusions about real love, but these illusions are shattered, as we see in the film.

I, a white man, feel ashamed for that. I want don't want to be part of this exploitative system. So I'm off to Bangkok.

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So that Kenyan men have no better employment opportunities than to sell their body


That may be true for some of them only.

These same white women have been brain-washed by media beauty standards. They are told by the media that they are too old and ugly to be desirable for a man. And they believe it.


Not only men rule the fashion world and the media dictates how guys should look too (to a much lesser extent, though).

So these women see that the only way to get any loving is to buy it from men in poor countries. Doing that they create illusions about real love, but these illusions are shattered, as we see in the film.


You make it seem like every other older woman goes to a holiday (and can afford it) to get laid with young Africans. Not to mention that your whole reasoning is totally wrong.

I, a white man, feel ashamed for that.


Don't be. You should only be ashamed of your own ignorance.

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Nowadays, it's common knowledge that the media can be fake. There have been enough movies, shows, songs, etc. telling women to be themselves. Besides, your use of "brain-wash" is wrong. Those may be subliminal messages but it doesn't mean that those women are acting against their will. Besides, they're in the '50s so they should have their morals and ethics in order.

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Of course! White men are responsible for all the world's problems.

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Let's do some math. Countries in East Africa got their independence 50+ years ago. They've been running things for 50 years. Still want to blame colonialism for everything? Nonsense. Corruption, tribalism, greed....blame those.

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"media beauty standards"
it is women and gay men that dictate media beauty standards and not CIS white men.

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