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It's like a little sibling. I'll shit talk my own culture all day, but you make fun of it, then fuck you from here to next Wednesday.
I'm an American living abroad for a decade and a half and when I hear my own accent at tourist spots I cringe hard. I guess this is an example of cultural cringe?
I know too many Indians seriously affected by this.
It's a fine line having to love my culture but without being co-opted by andhbhakts of our country
As a person raised deep in the Mormon culture in our lovely Deseret, I get it. Being bisexual and independently minded made it impossible to stay in the culture, but damnit, it is still part of who I am.
So many complex emotions that you need to use German to try to describe them.
I wish there was a word for the utter fascination and adoration of the absurdity and eccentricities of your own culture. I would use it a lot.
Isn't that just nationalism?
No
Thank you for the detailed and nuanced explanation. I feel much better informed now.
Yeah, I get that. Historically, white men have done a lot of things to be ashamed of.
Yeah that’s not what it’s about.
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.