×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Fearless, Trusted News
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download App

Presidential debate is a pointless charade borrowed from the US

Our enslaved African minds have over-glorified American culture. This minute, there is a poor Kenyan somewhere, almost choking on his tongue because he is struggling to sound American. Not only are we echoing accents, we are also parroting music, imitating food and mirroring lifestyle.

But hey, there is nothing fundamentally wrong with cultural influence - after all, the world is ‘glocalizing’. There is nothing wrong, except of course, when foreign norms are ‘copy-pasted’, and aped without consideration of cultural contexts and nuances.

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.
Fact‑first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimized reading experience
  • Weekly Newsletters
  • MPesa, Airtel Money and Cards accepted
Already a subscriber? Log in