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The article says it's from Ghana in the second sentence and other places throughout. Is that not enough?

• zdragnar 1y ago
  To be fair, it would be rather odd to use Asia in the title only for the article to refer more oe less exclusively to China or Vietnam.
  • Barbing 1y ago
    Good comparison, thanks, helps put it into perspective. Either of these better titles or no? “…from Ghana, Africa…” “…from Africa’s Ghana…” (China, Asia & Asia’s China don’t really fit so probably not?)
    • em500 1y ago
      Or how about just “from Ghana”?
      • cogman10 1y ago
        My guess is the editor is banking on people not knowing where Ghana is. Hence the "Africa". The Asia comparison would work better if instead of talking about China we were talking about Laos.
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        • prmph 1y ago
          Really? I don't think that's the real reason why.
    • mitthrowaway2 1y ago
      Definitely not. Ghana, Africa is phrased as though Ghana were a city in the country of Africa.
  • fooqux 1y ago
    True, although Asia is also nearly twice the size of Africa, which might have something to do with that.
    • ozgrakkurt 1y ago
      And Africa is more than twice the size of Europe, it is fair to complain that they don’t just put Ghana in the title. It is not that the title is unacceptable but it is just wrong and weird
      • exFAT 1y ago
        Africa's GDP is also 1/10th of Europe's...
        • sometimes_all 1y ago
          And Canada's population is 1/20th that of Europe, yet we all know where that is. No need to cherry-pick some random metric and try and justify a point that's not worth justifying.
          • exFAT 1y ago
            Maybe the English-speaking world. I think most people couldn't place Canada on a map. More people than Ghana or any African country, certainly, but that's because it's more famous. GDP is more correlated to this than population or landmass. I'm not justifying anything. I also think it's more polite to say "Ghana" rather than "Africa". I just don't agree with the arguments.
            • sometimes_all 1y ago
              I am fairly certain that most people in the non-English speaking world will also be able to place Canada on the map - I'd assume the French know exactly where Canada is. But I digress; it's not about placing a country on a map. It's more about we know that Canada is a separate country, and it has an identity distinct from other countries in its continent. This goes beyond mere politeness; that you used this word is a bit suggestive. Refusing to acknowledge an identity is far more than just a lack of politeness.
• croes 1y ago
  You only see that after the click. I expected different posters for the same movie from different African countries. Imagine buying a cook book of European cuisine only listing UK dishes.