Afro-pessimism

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noun

the belief that the provision of aid to African countries is futile

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Words nearby Afro-pessimism

Afro-Cuban, Afrofuturism, Afro-Latina, Afro-Latino, Afro-Latinx, Afro-pessimism, Afro-pop, afrormosia, A.F.S., AFSCME, AFSLAET

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How to use Afro-pessimism in a sentence

In reality,” Francis said, “theatrical severity and sterile pessimism are often symptoms of fear and insecurity.
Pope Francis Denounces the Vatican Elite’s 'Spiritual Alzheimer’s'|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My pessimism leads me to fight harder, or try to understand how I can do it differently.
Dr. Howard Fuller's Injustice Education|Campbell Brown|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was a dorky Indo-English kid with a South Asian afro, and he was the all-American type, on the baseball team, et cetera.
How Aasif Mandvi Became Jon Stewart’s Favorite Jihadi|Dean Obeidallah|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tarantino still had his heart set on the Afro, but then Jackson stepped in.
The Secrets of ‘Pulp Fiction’: 20 Things You Didn’t Know About the Movie on Its 20th Anniversary|Marlow Stern|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

They saw him in his 30s, sporting a huge Afro and smoking a big cigar on The Dick Cavett Show.
Why Comedians Still Think Bill Cosby Is a Genius|Mark Whitaker|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Which simple sentence contains more wisdom than all the pessimism of the King of kings.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
The disease of pessimism springs never from real troubles, which it braces men to bear, which it delights men to bear well.
The Pocket R.L.S.|Robert Louis Stevenson
If a fervent desire to help Man, instead of wasting time in prayer to "God," is pessimism, I am a pessimist.
Tyranny of God|Joseph Lewis
Is the use of a danger signal at a hazardous crossing, for the purpose of preventing disaster, pessimism?
Tyranny of God|Joseph Lewis
Though his pessimism be in great part born of his climate, it has had a very real effect upon his statecraft.
The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2|Various