The Western media exploded in August 2015 because of a lion killed in Africa. Politicians, conservationists, civil society, musicians, sports stars, talk show hosts and ordinary people were outraged by the killing of a lion called Cecil in Zimbabwe. Interestingly there was not much focus on the reaction of Zimbabweans who were most injured by Cecil’s death. If anything, Zimbabweans were surprised by the blanket coverage of Cecil. In this essay, Zimbabweans’ reaction to the Western media coverage was analysed within the broader context of Edward Said’s concept of ‘Othering’. Viewing the concept of Othering through the Zimbabwean lenses deepened and widened the traditional definition of Othering to include self-Othering and what I termed reverse-Othering. The Zimbabwean gaze must be understood and contextualised. Without this understanding, the ultimate outrage over Cecil, which is about sustainable wildlife management, might not be won for local people must be partners in the sustainability endeavour.

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西方歇斯底里杀死了塞西尔的狮子！除了津巴布韦的目光

西方媒体在2015年8月因一头狮子在非洲被杀而爆炸。政治家，环境保护主义者，民间社会，音乐家，体育明星，脱口秀主持人和普通百姓对在津巴布韦杀死了一只名为塞西尔的狮子感到愤怒。有趣的是，人们对因塞西尔之死而受伤最重的津巴布韦人的反应并没有太多关注。如果有的话，津巴布韦人会对塞西尔的全面报道感到惊讶。在本文中，在爱德华·赛义德（Edward Said）的“他者”（Othering）概念的更广泛背景下，分析了津巴布韦人对西方媒体报道的反应。通过津巴布韦的视角来观察“他人”的概念，加深并拓宽了“他人”的传统定义，以包括自我“他人”和我所谓的“反向他人”。津巴布韦的凝视必须被理解和情境化。没有这种了解，