The Author Stack

The Author Stack

Share this post

The Author Stack
The Author Stack
[DIGEST] Maasai guys (and women and nbs, too)
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Weekly Digest

[DIGEST] Maasai guys (and women and nbs, too)

Your weekly stackable roundup

Russell Nohelty's avatar
Russell Nohelty
Jul 29, 2023
∙ Paid
23

Share this post

The Author Stack
The Author Stack
[DIGEST] Maasai guys (and women and nbs, too)
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
26
4
Share

I’ve been reading Life and National Geographic since I was a kid, and I remember being transfixed by photos of the Maasai from the first time I saw them in a magazine. I used to be a professional photographer, and my specific love is portrait/fashion photography. So, when we had a chance to visit a Maasai village, I was so frigging excited. I also have complicated feelings about the voyeuristic implications of a colonial power invading another culture’s space and making them perform for our education, but I can’t deny that it was a childhood dream come true.

If you want to share how you are doing this week, then there are two ways to interact with this post.

1 - If you don’t want to say anything, or bristle at identifying yourself, then you can reply with this nifty poll.

Loading...

2 - If you’re feeling very brave, then reply below and tell us how you are doing right now on a scale from 1-5.

I was recovering from SDCC this week, and I was really tired. So, I think I’m a 2.5. I had such a great t…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to The Author Stack to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Russell Nohelty
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More