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How would you describe orientalism? I'm Asian and grew up in the US. I don't really get it, and maybe a lot of discomfort I've felt in my life would make more sense if I could identify when I see it. (hexbear.net)
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[โ€“] carpoftruth@hexbear.net 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

seconding the recommendation to read orientalism. I think @toje@hexbear.net overstates how approachable it is (it is after all still a heavily cited academic text), but it's certainly no superimperialism. if you want an example of more modern liberal orientalism, listen to the first 2 minutes of this episode of trueanon which is barely exaggerated satire

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