Identity as Defined by Cringe
“Cringe is a response that comes from cultural alienation. It takes cringe to say that the tinikling can be learned in ten minutes, much less compare it to a very different dance and have the temerity to say that one is better than the other. It takes cringe to measure sophistication and breeding in terms of Western tastes and Western tastes alone, to fail and feign appreciation for the indigenous and the homegrown. It takes cringe to say that “Filipino culture” is the culprit and cause to every Filipino problem. It takes cringe to divide the world in simplistic terms: the valiant Occident and the pathetic Orient.”
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iwriteasiwrite reblogged this from marocharim and added:
spot on. Especially...line concerning identity as...culprit,...
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