“Cultural imperialism involves the universalization of a dominant group’s experience and culture, and its establishment as the norm” (59). We tried to define that the dominant culture in America as of European colonial origin (white), Christian (Protestant), patriarchal, capitalist, heterosexist culture “Greatest short story of all time” vs “Greatest English short story of all time” “I’m a Christian first, American second, conservative third and Republican fourth...I’ll tell ya, there are a whole lot of people in this country that feel exactly the same way.”
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“Cultural imperialism involves the universalization of a dominant group’s experience and culture, and its establishment as the norm” (59). We tried to define that the dominant culture in America as of European colonial origin (white), Christian (Protestant), patriarchal, capitalist, heterosexist culture
“Greatest short story of all time” vs “Greatest English short story of all time”
“I’m a Christian first, American second, conservative third and Republican fourth...I’ll tell ya, there are a whole lot of people in this country that feel exactly the same way.”subtle, in our language, everyday life. Based on culture rather than labor division.
Marked as different, but also differences denied as acceptable
June’s uncle - white men are able to be individuals because they aren’t stereotyped like other groups
“Black English” as inferior and wrongBanking system, academic knowledge “right”
Stereotypes and exploitation of an “outsider’s” cultureTourism Industry:
Ex. White American traveling to Jamaica and getting braids from a black woman who is a descendant of a slave, brought to the Island against her will.
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