African proverb . . .“ When a fool fails to turn ebony white, he tries to blacken…

African proverb . . .“ When a fool fails to turn ebony white, he tries to blacken ivory.”
Interpret this proverb from your African cultural perspective.
Take the illustration of the attached picture and explain to me or provide me your opinion about the children’s behavior in the picture. Would their behavior be considered abnormal or insane
? Explain
Would the children behavior be considered socially appropriate from their cultural frame of reference? Explain
If it takes a village to raise a child
, why would the anthropologist and society want
to challenge the mental health status of the children in the picture? Could the insanity definition and the African proverb above be used to explain the anthropologist’s mindset regarding the children behavior to the test? Based on your cultural frame of reference would the children’ response to the test be considered an appropriate or inappropriate behavioral response?
1 Cynthia McKinney, PhDLike Page October 9, 2013.° 1 An anthropologist thought he would test these African children. He placed a bowl of fruit-underneath a tree and told them that the first one to reach the tree could have the fruit. When he told the children to run, they all took each others’ hands and ran together. They all enjoyed the fruit together. This is the African concept of Ubuntu. In my opinion, it is also why Africa is preyed upon by the vultures untamed and let loose by other cultures. I When asked why they didn’t run the course alone, they answered, UBUNTU! How can we be happy when others are sad? UBUNTU in Xhosa is roughly translated, “I am because we are.”