A Black Woman Said, “I Won’t Assimilate.” Australia Lost Its Mind. #africanpride #panafricanism
The African Spearhead
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Nothing says “civilized society” quite like triggering a national crisis because a Black woman refuses to erase her own heritage on stolen land.
Nyadol Nyuon said she had no intention of assimilating, and somehow that became more offensive than the colonial history that made assimilation such a loaded demand in the first place.
She contributes to society. She has built a life there. But apparently, that is still not enough unless she also performs gratitude by becoming less visibly African. Funny how “multiculturalism” starts sounding a lot like “be yourself, but only in ways that make caucasians comfortable.”
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Thank you all so much
They brought their own cultures, traditions and norms and then took over the natives lands, and took away their rights.
Is it not ironic?
Bodies for generations prefer certain combinations of food and spices.
Seeing familial health traits with perspective of care rather than superiority or inferiority.
Show me the western/European group that migrated into distant cultures and successfully (and bloodlessly) “integrated.”
I’ll wait… 🤔🍿
United States of America
Canada
Israel
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
People often say how am I not British etc etc.
A Black Woman Said, “I Won’t Assimilate.” Australia Lost Its Mind. #africanpride #panafricanism
The African Spearhead
3,918 views
Nothing says “civilized society” quite like triggering a national crisis because a Black woman refuses to erase her own heritage on stolen land.
Nyadol Nyuon said she had no intention of assimilating, and somehow that became more offensive than the colonial history that made assimilation such a loaded demand in the first place.
She contributes to society. She has built a life there. But apparently, that is still not enough unless she also performs gratitude by becoming less visibly African. Funny how “multiculturalism” starts sounding a lot like “be yourself, but only in ways that make caucasians comfortable.”