GillDouglas
Reformed Christian
- Dec 21, 2013
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I don't think its wrong for any culture, especially in the U.S., to proudly display their heritage and to stick with people they know. The United States is a melting pot of cultures, but many identify with where they came from. It's a common current trend for cultures other than white Europeans here in the U.S. to do so. These groups tend to stick together and mingle among themselves, only occasionally will one break off and 'blend' with another culture. Having known people who broke away I was told they were shunned by their family for doing so. So you see there is no difference if a group of whites of European descent are doing what a group of Hispanics, Asians, or French might do."Proudly illustrate their culture" - what does that even mean? How does one "illustrate" their culture - and when others should pride in their own culture within that country, that's suddenly wrong. When I take about having pride in the culture of my homeland, I'm told I should merge or blend into American culture (which is white American culture). Why? Why should I become 'other' to the way I was raised? Why should I prefer American to French culture? (Assuming one believes there is anything to American culture other than Mickey Mouse, obesity and Hollywood).
This white nationalist movement that I just recently learned of does not seem to want cultures to blend, so I'm not sure what you mean by you having to blend as a French American. I know that my family is originally Irish (Northern) and English who came over in the 1600's, and I am certain they identified as such for many years. They probably stuck together and stayed away from the other groups that were immigrating, like German, Catholic Irish, etc. I'm still as white as my ancestors were but I'm also German, Scandinavian, Jewish, etc. I have no culture to really claim, other than just white American with a European mix.
Are you bashing on American culture with your pokes at Mickey Mouse, obesity and Hollywood? Wow, this reminds me of the time I visited Strasbourg. I was treated poorly, just for being American.
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