mirror of
https://github.com/fooflington/selfdefined.git
synced 2025-01-22 17:30:00 +00:00
✏️ Fix typo in oriental.md (#388)
This commit is contained in:
parent
57c2f82229
commit
45e3d2edea
@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ reading:
|
|||||||
|
|
||||||
## Issues
|
## Issues
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
The word Oriental is rooted in the concept of Orientalism, which is strongly articulated by Edward Said in eponymous book, _Orientalism_. In his book, Said illustrates the Orient as being the observed "other" or "foreigner," whereas the Occident (or the West) is centred as the default. All Eastern culture is prescribed through this imperialist, pejorative lens, where it is deemed as strange, exotic, dirty, effeminate, and weak. By presenting Eastern culture through this lens, Western culture may present set itself up for dominance through cultural hegemony and colonisation.
|
The word Oriental is rooted in the concept of Orientalism, which is strongly articulated by Edward Said in eponymous book, _Orientalism_. In his book, Said illustrates the Orient as being the observed "other" or "foreigner," whereas the Occident (or the West) is centred as the default. All Eastern culture is prescribed through this imperialist, pejorative lens, where it is deemed as strange, exotic, dirty, effeminate, and weak. By presenting Eastern culture through this lens, Western culture may set itself up for dominance through cultural hegemony and colonisation.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
Calling someone Oriental reinforces those hegemonic ideas even if you're unaware of its historical context.
|
Calling someone Oriental reinforces those hegemonic ideas even if you're unaware of its historical context.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Loading…
x
Reference in New Issue
Block a user