Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 10:16:42 -0800 (PST) From: Wolf Factory <wolf_factory-AT-yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Question: Race/Color & Thinking modes Hi Suha I think your question carries many assumptions and as such can not – and perhaps should not – be answered fully or satisfactorily. Your question assumes that there is such a thing as ‘western values’, a solid entity that you could point at, the way you might point at a statue or a painting in a gallery. I would question that assumption. All the terms that others have contributed seem to capture certain types of individuals who are non-white but have received the same education as white, western people. They certainly do not capture or describe all such individuals. Perhaps you too are looking for a specific type of person? Maybe someone who has rejected everything about his/her homeland or culture? WF --- suhak-AT-canada.com wrote: > Hello to all, > > I have a quick question: > > Is there a phrase, or a certain term, to be applied > to someone who is non-white, in terms of > race/colour, but whose modes of thinking are > absolutely 'white', or 'Western'? For example, > someone who is not white but who is educated in the > West and who adopts Western values. This is not the > case of a 2nd generation immigrant, if you know what > I mean. > > Are there any specific theorists who discuss this > phenomenon? > > THX in advance for everyone's help. > > Suha > > __________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE personalized e-mail at > http://www.canada.com > > > --- from list > postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- ===="All the wolves in the wolf factory paused at noon, for a moment of silence." ........from laughing Gravy by John Ashbery. --------------------------------------------------------- Looking for something good and original to read? Check out: http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~simmers/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® http://movies.yahoo.com/ --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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