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Why I’m Not Shedding Tears For Queen Elizabeth II - Blavity

The shock and utter disgust I felt as I tapped through Instagram and WhatsApp stories and saw so many Africans posting pictures of the Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by a broken heart and sad face emoticons, left me broken . I know we’ve all been patiently waiting for Jordan Peele to make Get Out: Part Two , but it seems as though I’m one of the main characters in the imagined sequel. I can’t understand why any African person, or a person of African descent, would mourn the Queen in the same way one would a close maternal relative. Simply put, the Queen is the symbolic embodiment of colonialism, imperialism and white supremacy. “What in the Stockholm Syndrome?” is a message reply I received in a group chat, where an ongoing discussion was taking place surrounding the reactions to the Queen’s passing. And honestly, I think Stockholm Syndrome is the only viable explanation one can give for the horrifying response. For me, the response to the Queen’s death is about the devastating...

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