I agree. Still, the stereotype might apply to a large proportion of African countries and even the rest of the world's poorest countries. Poor as in "selling your child into slavery so that the child can at least survive" poor. Under such circumstances, I just don't see the kid proudly toting a brand-new laptop strolling down the street to school. Denise has a good point (and so has Radhika). It is very, very unlikely that those laptops are going to do much good for the kids they were intended for. Best, Charlie On 10/3/05, Paul Chenoweth <chenowethp@mail.belmont.edu> wrote:
Denise, Ouch! I do not doubt your experience in Africa, however, your comment sounds like a terribly generalised condemnation of an entire continent.
Paul
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