Deceptichum@quokk.au to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL about Cultural Cringe, where people view their own culture as inferior to othersen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down17
arrow-up1114arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Cultural Cringe, where people view their own culture as inferior to othersen.wikipedia.orgDeceptichum@quokk.au to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoWhat is it about though? Can I cringe when I see the old RCMP uniform?
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.auOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoWell the article explains it. An example of what it is, would be calling say a NK musician the North Korean Taylor Swift. Instead of them standing up on their own accomplishments, we compare them to foreign cultures and devalue our own.
What is it about though? Can I cringe when I see the old RCMP uniform?
Well the article explains it.
An example of what it is, would be calling say a NK musician the North Korean Taylor Swift.
Instead of them standing up on their own accomplishments, we compare them to foreign cultures and devalue our own.