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identity and inferiority i've been doing a lot of research in my multiculturalism class (going to museums like the mashantucket pequot, interviewing marginalized people, and reading lots of scientific studies) and i've found a common theme that can relate to so much more than multiculturalism. every society in the world (and by that term "society", things like tribes, families, communities, etc. could all be defined as small societies) creates embedded misconceptions that will make at least one group (if not more) feel bad about themselves. by what this community preaches, a person or group will create this internalized inferiority complex which tell them 'facts' such as their identity is worthless and they can do nothing but accept their fate. this was a concept i first started really considering in depth when my professor was talking about how something like slavery hurts not only the victims but the oppressors as well because it creates this mindset of superior/inferior which we will all be doomed to repeat and live out throughout every century. and this strikes me as incredibly sad, because if the true aim of life is to claim one's own identity and better human existence with it, then how can that goal be accomplished in this type of environment? |