Sophie Oluwole on Black and White

... and being careful with language.
This is a short piece of interview I recorded with Prof. Sophie Olúwọlé in Amsterdam, 2017. Ever so relevant.
Watch short documentary "Sophie": vimeo.com/ondemand/sophie
Its little brother film "Afùwàpẹ́" is also yet to be released.
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© 2017, Juul van der Laan. For commercial or educational use of this clip, please contact me to obtain the appropriate license.

[@adetona28]

Spoken in simplicity, Professor Mrs Sophie Oluwole critical thinker and scholar. Words of wisdom always. Farewell

[@Whatsyournarrative]

Rest Well Great Daughter of Africa!

[@GrimeyCrunchdog]

She's gone? Aw man

[@aremudavid4372]

I like that she related our colour to reflection. To give more context, in physics we see the colours we see due to the light bouncing off objects to our eyes

[@osbiggs9602]

Through western science

[@phantom2k10]

We yoruba's were blessed to have had such a great thinker to have come from amongst us

[@5sietee]

Legend 🧑🏽‍🏫

[@marionsteiner8871]

Great woman great thinker, we will always miss u

[@chocolatesugar4434]

The way we use language we have t be careful 👌🏾❤️

[@Whatsyournarrative]

Hello Juul, thanks for posting..Ik woon in Netherlands.

[@Olaoyeibraheem]

Hello

[@mywealth42]

Her statement spoke to the maintenance of "color blindness" AKA, white fragility AKA everyone is white.

[@sholajaadeola3636]

In summary, never judge or define a person when you can't define yourself. A person who relies on the definition of others to define or identify theirself should not judge other people for not meeting the criteria other people used in defining them(i.e., the person). Also, skin colour is limited to skin colour and should not be used to define intelligence, religion, behaviour, beliefs, beauty, and many more.

[@roblytle4642]

i would like to buy her book i live in america

[@VG61]

Mama ooto oro..

[@osbiggs9602]

Still looking for depth and substance in this “philosophical” series. It’s improbable that an adult German would walk up to you and ask, “Why are you black?”

[@RodioXYZ.]

I reckon your IQ is low- hence your lack of understanding

[@JenJaneway]

So what are you saying, that she's lieing. You can't take anyone from anything that she's contributed

[@JenJaneway]

There are many white people that are obsessed with color and race This conversation is highly probable

[@Xtjiggzs]

😂 Your comment shows that you lack the intelligence to comprehend her. What Professor is simply highlighting is that it is wrong to regard Africans as lacking philosophical thoughts.

[@alexujah9555]

Very true, thank you for bringing this to us, cool