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Re: Psychological decolonization
By: 90sRetroFan Date: July 26, 2022, 12:08 am
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HTML https://www.yahoo.com/news/indian-country-responds-pope-francis-213219616.html
[quote]Pope Francis was gifted a traditional headdress by Chief
Wilton Littlechild after delivering an apology for the role the
Catholic Church played in Canada’s residential schools.[/quote]
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At least some people see how messed up this is:
[quote]Christian Big Eagle said of the Pope’s visit, “Logging
off. As an Indigenous person I'm triggered by all the news about
the Pope. I saw someone give him a headdress and it just made so
angry. A headdress has to be earned. The Pope is head of an
organization that raped and murdered Indigenous
children.”[/quote]
"Non-whites" are required do something positive in order to earn
the headdress. "Whites" are merely required to admit they did
something negative in the past in order to earn the headdress.
This is how OK it is for headdress wearers to be "white".
What should have happened is for the victims to give Francis a
sledgehammer and tell him that the entire Vatican needs to be
turned into rubble before we even consider believing his apology
is sincere.
Background:
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/colonial-era/canada-residential-schools/
Pictures of Vatican:
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-right/western-civilization-is-ugly-48/msg3961/?topicseen#msg3961
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Re: Psychological decolonization
By: 90sRetroFan Date: July 26, 2022, 4:49 pm
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More criticism of Francis incoming, thankfully:
HTML https://www.yahoo.com/news/first-nations-chief-reacts-pope-203436721.html
[quote]In his apology, Lower Kootenay Band Chief Jason Louie
said, the Pope left out a critical type of abuse that children
endured: sexual.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission found that thousands of
children were sexually abused by clergy or school staff at
residential schools, and over 4,000 children died at the schools
from abuse and neglect.
“The Pope had an opportunity here to say exactly what caused
some of this hurt and pain, and he didn't,” Louie told Native
News Online. “There were many key things in that apology that
weren’t there, such as the rape of young girls and boys, the
torture of young girls and boys, and the murder, and not
acknowledging the unmarked graves that we’re still finding more
and more [of] across Canada.”
Response to the Pope’s apology is varied widely across
Indigenous communities. Louie said that, although his Band was
invited to attend the Edmonton speech, he personally decided
against it. The Pope, to him, represents the people “who tried
to, and who did kill our people.”[/quote]
This is the correct perception, but in that case, why not attend
for the purpose of treating him as such?
[quote]“I still carry the traumas from my father who attended
the residential school,” he said. “There are some members who
are accepting of the apology. I’m not going to say they're
wrong, but I also want to have people see this just acknowledge
the hurt and pain we're all in right now.”[/quote]
I will say it: they are wrong.
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Re: Psychological decolonization
By: 90sRetroFan Date: August 10, 2022, 5:58 pm
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The effect of lingering Eurocentrism:
HTML https://us.yahoo.com/news/tiktoker-shares-her-interaction-expat-202038351.html
[quote]TikToker shares her interaction with an expat in
Singapore who only dates Asian women
...
“Back home he rates himself a 7.5, and in Singapore, he rates
himself a 9."
...
Candilicious, who makes videos about dating and living in
Singapore, ends her video by saying, "I don't know what you
Singaporean ladies are doing, but you could do so much better."
...
“It isn't just Singapore it's the same in Taiwan too,” one
person wrote.
“Hahahahahahahah omg I used to live in Bangkok and this was also
painfully common to see/hearv [sic],” another user wrote.
[/quote]
Similar observations in the comments:
[quote]For a lot of the young male English teachers is Tokyo,
the dating opportunities in Japan are their number one reason
for coming in the first place. Seen more than my share of guys
who are a "6" on a good day, dating women who are 9's...[/quote]
[quote]When I first went to South East Asia, I told a friend,
"It's like you've become a really good looking
millionaire".[/quote]
[quote]It’s the same in the US, Asian women chase after White
guys because it’s a way to climb the social ladder.[/quote]
Unfortunately, photos are unavailable. I suspect the faces
involved could be entertaining.
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Re: Psychological decolonization
By: 90sRetroFan Date: August 11, 2022, 4:51 pm
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And then there's the phenomenon of former victims of Western
colonization who feel compelled to literally give free money to
their former colonizers (as if what was stolen during the
colonial era were not enough!):
HTML https://www.yahoo.com/news/mother-death-flight-hong-kong-130600699.html
[quote]Helen Rhodes, a married mom of two, became unconscious
during the flight from Hong Kong to the United Kingdom on
Friday, reads the GoFundMe page, which was set up to support her
family and cover funeral expenses.
...
Rhodes spent 15 years in Hong Kong and was in the process of
moving back to her native United Kingdom, according to the
fundraiser, which was created by a friend.
...
The online fundraiser has received more than $34,000 in the
three days since it launched.[/quote]
Comments from GoFundMe page:
[quote]Ka fu Tong
£11•14 hrs
Karina Tong, schoolmates of Nathan. Known Helen since our kids
in same kindergarten[/quote]
[quote]Chow Wah
£100•1 d
RIP Helen, deepest condolences to the family (from your
neighbour in Hong Kong)[/quote]
[quote]Tim Chow
£100•1 d
Saw Helen nearly every morning with her two lovely kids, really
heart-breaking.[/quote]
[quote]Ai Sumimura
£50•2 d
It is heartbreaking. I didn't know her personally but my
daughter goes to the same school as her children... My thoughts
are with her family. [/quote]
[quote]Ken Chu
£100•3 d
I’m one of the crew of the flight, I wish the best for you and
your kids❤️[/quote]
[quote]Rachael Guan
£50•4 d
I am so sorry to hear this sad, sad news. I didn’t know Helen
well but live in Tung Chung. I could tell she was a kind-hearted
person, and so proud of her kids. I am thinking of you
all.[/quote]
[quote]Danika Lee
£20•4 d
I don't know this family but I'm truly sorry to hear about this
tragedy! RIP[/quote]
At least the comments from the article see how ridiculous this
is:
[quote]10 hours ago
why do i get the feeling that a lot of these "go fund me's" are
set up for well to do people or at least for those capable of
handling the expenses themselves. Every article about death
these days has a "go fund me" included.
6 hours ago
Right. Whole family can afford a trip from Hong Kong to London
but they can't afford their mother's funeral?
11 hours ago
Why is there a go fund me?
6 hours ago
Quick, free, money grab.[/quote]
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Re: Psychological decolonization
By: 90sRetroFan Date: August 15, 2022, 7:14 pm
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HTML https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/13/africa/rwanda-skin-whitening-ban-as-equals-intl-cmd/index.html
[quote]Musanze (CNN)Sierra asks to use a pseudonym for fear of
being caught by the authorities. The 27-year-old shopkeeper
explains that she can't maintain her seven-year skin lightening
routine because a ban has made the products unaffordable.
In 2018, the Rwandan government began enforcing a nationwide ban
on cosmetics and hair dyes containing harmful chemicals like
hydroquinone (above certain levels) or mercury, making it
illegal to produce or sell most skin lightening cosmetics.
So now, Sierra has a pressing problem: finding a new supplier.
Because of the stiff penalties attached to getting caught,
smugglers "refuse to sell them to just anyone," she tells CNN.
Anyone caught trading them is subject to up to two years in
prison and a maximum fine of five million Rwandan francs (around
US $5000). Many dealers have been arrested to date. [/quote]
What could possibly make someone willing to not only spend money
but additionally risk both damaging their health and going to
prison in order to bleach their skin?
[quote]For another user, Clementine, who also asked to be
referred to by an alias, her cream became five times more
expensive. It went from 2,000 Rwf (US $2) to 10,000 Rwf (US
$10). She tells CNN she would often skip meals to be able to
afford the products.[/quote]
And go hungry too?!
[quote]Beyond product testing, awareness raising, and enforcing
the ban through raids, Makolo admits that Rwanda still has some
way to go to eliminate the practice of skin whitening altogether
because there is still a generation "stuck to the idea that fair
skin is better than dark."
Dr. Kayitesi Kayitenkore, managing director at Kigali
Dermatology Center, also tells CNN that colorism -- which is
discrimination against people with darker skin complexion,
usually within the same ethnic or racial group -- had not been
sufficiently addressed as a cultural driver by the Rwandan
government's policies, and as such keeps feeding the underground
market for skin lightening products.
...
Reflecting on the Rwandan government's progress to date, Makolo
acknowledges the challenge is not just limiting supply but also
changing harmful cultural norms.[/quote]
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Re: Psychological decolonization
By: 90sRetroFan Date: September 11, 2022, 7:56 pm
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HTML https://www.yahoo.com/news/asia-mourns-death-queen-elizabeth-235320858.html
[quote]India
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to praise
the queen as “a stalwart of our times.”
“She provided inspiring leadership to her nation and people. She
personified dignity and decency in public life,” Modi wrote.
The Indian government also announced that it has designated
September 11 as the day of State Mourning throughout the
country. The Indian National Flag will be flown at half-mast on
all buildings where the flag is regularly flown.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong, a British colony from 1841 to 1997, mourned the
queen’s death, with many visiting the British consulate to pay
their respects.
In a statement, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said
the queen was “greatly respected, admired and praised by the
British people.”
...
Indonesia
Indonesian President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo also used social media
to call Elizabeth II a “widely admired and beloved queen.”
“My deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the Royal
Family, the government, and the people of the UK,” he tweeted.
...
Malaysia
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob also took to
Twitter to say the queen’s death was “truly an irreparable loss
to the Commonwealth and the world.”
Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and Queen Tunku
Azizah Aminah Maimunah also released a joint statement praising
the queen’s “dedication to the people and the government of the
UK as well as for her deep concern for the welfare and
well-being of the people.”
...
Thailand
Anucha Burapachaisri, Thailand’s deputy secretary-general to the
prime minister, paid respects to the queen, who she says has
been a “highly respected figure of the international community."
In honor of Elizabeth’s passing, Thailand will lower its flags
for three days starting Friday.
...
Singapore
In a Facebook post, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
described the queen as “the very heart and soul of the UK."
“She performed her duties with devotion, grace, and humility,”
Lee wrote. “Her contributions to the United Kingdom, the
Commonwealth, and indeed to the world will be recorded in
history, and she will always be remembered fondly as a great
world leader.”
In Singapore, state flags will fly at half-mast on the day of
the queen’s funeral, and parliament will observe a minute of
silence on Monday.
...
South Korea
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol released a statement
hailing the monarch for her “strong belief in the cause of human
freedom.”
...
China
Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed “deep condolences” in a
statement that noted the queen’s passing is “a great loss to the
British people.”
...
Japan
Speaking to reporters, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
acknowledged the queen’s “great contribution” towards stronger
ties between Japan and the U.K.
“I am deeply saddened by the news of the passing,” Kishida was
quoted as saying. “The government of Japan expresses its
heartfelt condolences to the British royal family, the British
government and the British people.”
The Japanese flocked to the British Embassy in Tokyo to lay
flowers and pay their respects to the queen.
...
Condolences also poured in from the Philippines, Bangladesh,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and other parts of Asia.[/quote]
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At least this comment gets it:
[quote]People with Slavish mentality.[/quote]
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Re: Psychological decolonization
By: acc9 Date: September 13, 2022, 8:37 am
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0vNeH0u--I
A man carrying a baby wrapped in a British flag and a young girl
who appears to be breaking down in tears (0.21) are highlighted
in this video showing the long queue (1.06 - 2.57) waiting
outside the British Consulate in Hong Kong to pay tribute to the
late Queen EII.
The presenter is so baffled that he equates the psychology of
these people to the Stockholm Syndrome.
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Re: Psychological decolonization
By: 90sRetroFan Date: September 13, 2022, 5:31 pm
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Stockholm Syndrome also mentioned here:
HTML https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-m-not-shedding-tears-173242463.html
[quote]The shock and utter disgust I felt as I tapped through
Instagram and WhatsApp stories and saw so many Africans posting
pictures of the Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by a broken
heart and sad face emoticons, left me broken. I know we’ve all
been patiently waiting for Jordan Peele to make Get Out: Part
Two, but it seems as though I’m one of the main characters in
the imagined sequel.
I can’t understand why any African person, or a person of
African descent, would mourn the Queen in the same way one would
a close maternal relative. Simply put, the Queen is the symbolic
embodiment of colonialism, imperialism and white supremacy.
“What in the Stockholm Syndrome?” is a message reply I received
in a group chat, where an ongoing discussion was taking place
surrounding the reactions to the Queen’s passing. And honestly,
I think Stockholm Syndrome is the only viable explanation one
can give for the horrifying response.
For me, the response to the Queen’s death is about the
devastating psychological impact of colonialism in Africa and
slavery in America.
...
The main rebuttal in response to the critiques of mourners and
sympathizers is “the Queen is a human” and the mourning is out
of respect. While she is in fact a human being, our ancestors
suffered the most inhumane atrocities at the hands of the
British monarchy. I ask us, was the British monarchy being
respectful when they held our ancestors in slave castles on the
West African coast? Did the British monarchy show reverence to
our ancestors as they boarded slave ships and endured the
treacherous journey to America, with chains wrapped around their
wrists and ankles? Has the British Monarchy mourned the lives of
our ancestors who did not survive the journey across the
Atlantic?
While the U.S. economy was being built by the hands of stolen
Africans, the African economy was being destabilized at the
hands of colonial masters. The Queen herself worked tirelessly
to avert independence movements across Africa. As if shamelessly
adorning herself in stolen African jewels throughout her reign
isn’t enough to make you regurgitate, the ease in which she
pranced around the continent, visiting her former colonies as if
absolved from African exploitation, should be enough to call for
the permanent removal of your eye sockets.
To mourn the Queen is to mourn a monarch who has committed the
most extreme acts of terrorism that have reached far beyond the
physical to impact our psyche.
...
Our ancestors did not fight for justice and freedom in order for
us to one day mourn a member of a monarchy whose only gift to
Africa and her children was a legacy of pain. There is no place
for the idolization of our oppressor in the healing of Black
America from the legacy of slavery or in the rebuilding of
Post-colonial Africa.[/quote]
(I completely agree with the sentiment of this article, but wish
the author would stop using the Eurocentric term "Africa".....)
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Re: Psychological decolonization
By: 90sRetroFan Date: September 14, 2022, 12:36 am
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Even worse:
HTML https://www.yahoo.com/news/japanese-emperor-empress-attend-queens-050945456.html
[quote]TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako
will travel to Britain to attend Queen Elizabeth II ’s state
funeral next week to pay respects to her, Japan's top government
spokesperson said Wednesday.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said the Japanese
government requested they accept the British royals' invitation
to attend, considering the close relations between the two
countries' royal families.
Traditionally, a Japanese emperor stays away from funerals
whether at home or abroad because of a cultural belief based in
the Shinto religion that considers death impure.[/quote]
It's official: Windsors > gods in the LDP's ultra-Eurocentrist
hierarchy.
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See also:
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/dress-decolonization/msg2247/#msg2247
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/decolonized-housing-(america-edition)/msg13580/#msg13580
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Re: Psychological decolonization
By: christianbethel Date: September 14, 2022, 7:12 am
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Just another outgrowth of the Meiji era.
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