Africa is a continent with two fronts. First there is the facade that Americans create with our misrepresentations and stereotypes. They tend to be negative and create a negative image for those living on the continent. The other front is the truth. Although there are some truths in American connotations, it is not the whole truth. Stereotypes reflect badly on two people: Africa and those who practice the stereotypes. False claims are created from a variety of different things, but it is up to the ignorant to learn for themselves the truths that are found in Africa. One of the first mentions of stereotypes is mentioned on page 15 of the textbook. While this is not a direct stereotype of a culture, it is a mistreatment or misrepresentation of a place different from our own. We set up businesses in Africa, took advantage of it, and sent missionaries to try to change African culture, much like the Americanization that happened in "To us, being part of a tribe seems exotic and something little primitive. » (Keim 99) In our minds, tribal means a primordial attachment to a parent or a certain way of life, almost like a sect. Although Africans have ties to their kin, “they also have professional, religious, regional, national and other loyalties.” (Keim 99) As mentioned in the chapter, Africa scholars have even hesitated to use the term Africa due to its negative connotations. The word tribe was created by Europeans to categorize and organize people of the same culture or affiliation. Once again, the stereotype is rooted in heritage. Classifying the “tribes” in Africa would be like comparing the different social classes we have in America. I imagine a “lower middle class” American would not like to be classified as lower class simply because of the neighborhood they live in.