This months word is multiculturalism. Many use this word to legitimize structures of power, superficially promote inclusion, and erase the experiences of people of color. THE DECOLONIZER has come up with their own definition.
Multiculturalism (noun): The radical reintergration of experiences across ethnic, geographical, historical, gendered, sexual, class and racial lines which centers the oppressed and their experience of systemic oppression.
Multiculturalism is NOT people of various skin tones standing next to each other in a brochure. Multiculturalism is NOT that one Black guy at your job. Multiculturalism is NOT that one Bengali friend you have. Multiculturalism is NOT ordering Chinese food. Multiculturalism is NOT talking salsa classes. Multiculturalism is NOT drinking fair trade coffee. Multiculturalism is NOT wearing dreadlocks. Multiculturalism is NOT converting to Buddhism...
We could go on and on.
Multiculturalism used in a sentence:
"The active recruitment of people of color and centering of their voices in the organization was a wonderful show of multiculturalism."
Decolonizing Culture
THE DECOLONIZER
September 2015
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Multiculturalism (noun): The radical reintergration of experiences across ethnic, geographical, historical, gendered, sexual, class and racial lines which centers the oppressed and their experience of systemic oppression.
Multiculturalism is NOT people of various skin tones standing next to each other in a brochure. Multiculturalism is NOT that one Black guy at your job. Multiculturalism is NOT that one Bengali friend you have. Multiculturalism is NOT ordering Chinese food. Multiculturalism is NOT talking salsa classes. Multiculturalism is NOT drinking fair trade coffee. Multiculturalism is NOT wearing dreadlocks. Multiculturalism is NOT converting to Buddhism...
We could go on and on.
Multiculturalism used in a sentence:
"The active recruitment of people of color and centering of their voices in the organization was a wonderful show of multiculturalism."
THE DECOLONIZER
September 2015
Read the full newsletter here »