Meyler’s willful ignorance goes hand in hand with the ‘white savior complex,’ a term referring to white people driven to help non-white people and rooted in a history of colonialism and racism that perpetuates degrading stereotypes of “uncivilized” black Africa. 
Ujinga wa kujitakia wa Meyler unaenda sambamba na ‘tatizo la mkombozi mzungu’, maelezo yanayoonyesha wazungu wanaosukumwa na nia ya kutaka kuwasaidia watu wasio wazungu, tabia ambayo ina asili yake katika historia ya ukoloni na ubaguzi wa rangi ambayo inatazama kila kitu kwa dhana potofu ya Waafrika weusi “wasio wastaarabu”.