But every time I watch District 9 and I see the scene where they talk about Nigerians eating the aliens to “get their power” it pisses me off. The media is always misrepresenting Africa as either some wasteland or full of people that are into some dark version of Voodoo. And it’s Vodun, they have no idea how it works. This movie alludes to what actually happened in South Africa to the black people that lived there. Of course people only care when its the white man suffering or aliens, not actual black people. But it’s so random that they just randomly portray Nigerians as witch doctors that eat aliens for power. I’m not sure of the Nigerian population in South Africa but the story is set in Johannesburg, why is that scene even part of the story? Ugh, I can’t stand Hollywoods racism…
Because there is xenophobia in South Africa against African nationals who settle in the country. Just look at the 2008...