Why does Africa look smaller on maps

White supremacy on maps and how to protect black children

Mercator vs True size

The answer might shock you but in all honesty, Africa looks smaller on maps because of white people’s low self esteem, hate, prejudice and racism.

This is the main reason behind the unnecessary and continued use of a biased sketch called the Mercator projection, which diminishes the true size of the breathtaking Mama Africa. There are two excuses used for justifying this sketch:

1 .That it was created to highligh the spread of christianity

2. It was only meant for navigation

But before we dig deeper into these 2 excuses, let us first lay down the foundation by defining a few terms that will prove helpful in our analysis.

• White supremacy
  The belief that the white race is inherently superior to other races and that white people should have control over people of other races.
• White Wash
  To alter (something) in a way that favors, features, or caters to white people, such as to portray (the past) in a way that increases the prominence, relevance, or impact of white people and minimizes or misrepresents that of nonwhite people.
• Miseducate
  To educate (someone) in a poor, improper, or harmful manner.