Why are mostly white women displayed in Africa?

Question

A few of my friends went to South Africa and they say most of the magazines had white women. WHY is this when 97% of the population is AFRICAN? whites are 9.2% of the population. These women don't represent what BLACK africans look like and ISN'T THE MEDIA SUPPOSED TO CATER TO THE MAJORITY? Blacks are the majority but they are not being catered too.

look, I don't make up the percentages, I just copy them from the CIA.

Answer 1

These people don't know what their talking about. South Africa is mostly Black as you said. If they bothered to research it, they would find that the white population is 9%. My guess is that they still have tremendous influence in the country. The whites also seem the richest, so they'll spend more. But, just because it's like this in S. Africa, it does not mean the rest of Africa is this way.

Answer 2

Well to start, if you read the history of South Africa you will see that it has a horrible history of oppressing Black people.

Besides, it's all about money. White people have the money in South Africa. If you look at huge companies like Mervis Diamonds and De Beers they are owned a run by White South Africans.

I considered attending a school in South Africa and they had pictures of past classes on their website. I saw maybe 5 Black people total between the 4 or 5 years worth of graduating classes. It made it very clear to me that even though South Africa is mostly Black or Colored (as they called it then), it was set up to be a haven for White people. And keep in mind that apartheid ended in 1994. They have come a long way, but the mentality that Blacks are second class citizens in their own land will take a long time to disappear.

Brazil has the same problem. In many trendy places, they only hire Caucasian looking people even though most Brazilians are tan or brown. 20/20 did a special on it years back.

Answer 3

Firstly, 97 + 9.2 areway more than 100%. I think the media will cater to whoever they think they can make money from. The majority doesnt really matter.

Answer 4

The advertiser sare interested in aspiration, and currently this is described by images of the wealthiest classes.

Advertising isn't a form of social justice; its about selling junk.

You might as wel ask why advwertisers dont show old, or disabled people.

Answer 5

you say it like white people are responsible for some sort of crime. if people in africa don't want magazines with white people they shouldn't buy them; they should make their own magazines.

they are not being catered to? i doubt the magazines would be sent over there if no one bought them, that's a waste of money.

Answer 6

Wrong, SOUTH Africa was inhabited by the whites long ago. That is where they resided. They aren't being racial trust me, but mostly whites live there. The media doesn't cater to majority; if that was the case, blacks and mexicans would be catered where I live. But that's not how it is here, everyone is catered. Again, I am not being racial, but South Africa is home to MANY whites. Sounds odd, but there is such a thing as white africans. I know you know that, of course. (I mean they were born in Africa so that makes them African, just like we are all americans and nothing else.

Answer 7

I thought South Africa was white/mostly white, so I guess you have a point. But, maybe over there the "minority" look is exotic and appealing because its not something you see all over the streets?

Answer 8

Nemmisis and Robert S have some very compelling information there. WOW what animals.

Answer 9

Here you go some articles about south africa showing africans how cool is that.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1781032.stm

http://www.rense.com/general56/RAPES.HTM

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=25806

Answer 10

south african are mostly whites
so it makes sense that they have magazine catering to their ethnic background. so i donow whats the big deal here