The Smithsonian: what is White Culture in the US?
Jul 18, 2020
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Well, Ok, they credit it to Judith Katz’s 1990 work, so none of this is new, but what’s new is that it’s mainstream now.
People of Color, what do you think about all of these aspects being attributed to white culture?
Or, is the fact that I find a lot of these aspects positive and necessary for success in life (delayed gratification, autonomy and independence, emphasis on the scientific method, English common law, politeness) just internalized whiteness?
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article244309587.html
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These things have nothing to with skin color, at all, and to imply otherwise to me is racist. Some things are obviously 'good' (the scientific method?) and to imply other races dont value rational thought, is racist.
BTW, does “white culture” imply “bad culture”? I see numerous attacks on science, reason, individualism and nuclear family (not mentioning Christianity, but not other religions) - that makes me think the private property institution is the next to be “disrupted “. As a part of “white culture”.
Delayed gratification
Work ethic
Win at all costs
Wealth = worth
But when you say Asians, you mean immigrant right? I feel like that's such a broad descriptor that I doubt any particular thing can be pinned to that group