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If you're not perfect like 'Ghanians' you are not welcomed

By IwriteMywrongsPublished 3 years ago 4 min read
Authors Photo Accra, Ghana

Today a Ghanian man claimed via Twitter that he and 5 friends tricked a man they 'claim' as being gay, to a house and beat him severely. The unknown man posted that he beat a grown man as if he was a 10 year old boy. He then claimed that he was doing God's work.

Because 'What Would Jesus Do', apparently beat gay men, in an attempt to kill them. The man whom was beaten can't report the beating to the police because he would surely be charged with a crime. Or possibly beaten once again.

Five men, body builder men as the poster claims beating in his words a 10 year old child is normal in Ghana?

Ghanaian members of government are angry because there was an LGTBQ center opened in Accra, Ghana. Which was closed within a month of the opening. Christian Ghanians protested not for an end to rape of women or girls. Nor for schools, textbooks or paved roads, they protested against the quiet, barely seen or heard gay community.

Ghana had over 33,000 HIV reported cases in 2022, a family values lunatic claims mostly gay Ghanians are getting HIV. A claim that makes men and women having heterosexual sex think they don't need protection. Why would they think this if 8 out of 10 people are gays, according to this person.

Ghana which claims an 85% literacy rate in their country, even though 85% of the country doesn't speak English. In which language are they litterate, statistics aren't clear.

In Takoradi Ghana a pastor impregnated his 12 year old step child and his wife at the same time. Both giving birth within weeks of each other. This incident didn't make the news, as the clergy in Ghana is likened to Jesus Christ himself.

From Rightify Ghana Twitter Account

From Rightify Ghana Twitter Account

From Rightify Ghana Twitter Account

From Rightify Ghana Twitter Account

Ghana is currently one of the top destination countries for Black Americans. They're claim of giving citizenship to Blacks from the diaspora isn't entirely true as the first year of return only 120 people out of the 200 at the ceremony obtained their citizenship.

All paid money for the process, those who haven't yet recieved their citizenship claim they've been asked for more money.

Ghana is a country that poorly treats anyone who dares to write about the government. Some people have even been killed by unknown assailants. Most of the incidents are called crimes or random acts.

People with dreadlocks also face discrimination, as well as Arabs within Ghana's large Lebanese population. Japanese, Chinese and Koreans also call Ghana home, as there are several firms from these countries operating there.

Few Ghanians claim again, it's perfectly fine to treat them (the Lebanese, Chinese and others) badly becuase according to them they're racists. Or they under pay and mistreat Ghanians.

Why can't they see this is the same rhetoric of white racists in other countries? Why isn't the Ghana government passing bills to protect foreignors living in Ganna? While they're calling out xenophobia from other countries inside and out of Africa.

SCREENSHOT FROM GHANA EXPAT GROUP

The xenophobia is widely known towards many Africans that come from outside of Ghana. The Nigerian population feels it the worst, though Ghanians claim it is perfectly normal because Nigerians either to the same in their countries or are troublesome.

Screenshot from TikTok

In a post about corruption within immigration in Cameroon a Nigerian posted about crossing the border into Ghana. Ghana's immigration officers even stop residents living in the country. Anyone that looks white or is lighter in skin color, any time raveling near an immigration post. This happened to me for over 2 years living in Ghana.

Why doesn't the government see this behavior as dangerous? People who they 'think are gay' are beaten until the confess. Women are being raped when accused of being lesbians, they can't afford the rape reporting fees.

Ghanians are force fed the notion that they're the kindest and nicest people in Africa, especially West Africa. This mentality is spread from politicians and their form of Christianity.

Anyone who has dreadlocks or tattoos can't be Christians according to their understanding or education. People have accused those with tattoos of being withes. How or why this is a thought process, I have no idea.

This form of nationalism is the same taste of western white supremacy. The dangerous acts might increase as the government bill backed by Sam George is pushing to pass.

Tourists who aren't gay might not care about this bill until they're a victim of street justice and die by the hands of a Ghanian who thought they might be a homosexual.

Looking or being different in Ghana is a dangerous thing, if you're not targeted for scams or robbery. The daily insults you get screamed at you on the road will make you wish you were dead.

Ghanians cried out when they were on the receiving end of xenophobia in South Africa. In return Ghanians practice that same hated and xenophobia towards South Africans. Two wrongs don't make a right but according to some Ghanians it surely does.

As some Ghanians turned to insulting the South Korean team during the 2022 FIFA games. Posting racist memes and photos of them, in a stream of comments this writer was told because 'they started it first!"

South Korea isn't living off of tourism and investments like Ghana. Nor is South Korea asking for people from around the world to travel to their country. Most people already know of the racism in Korea and America, no one talks about the Black African racism.

Thank you for reading 🙏🏽 Please consider buying a coffee for Lacey's House efforts in Gender Equality & Children's Rights as it tries to move international.

©️TB Obwoge 2023 All Rights Reserved

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About the Creator

IwriteMywrongs

I'm the president of a nonprofit. I've lived in 3 countries, I love to travel, take photos and help children and women around the world! One day I pray an end to Child Marriages, Rape and a start to equal Education for ALL children 🙏🏽

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