#americentricism

Americentricism is one of many forms US Imperialism takes shape. The US is not the world, its not the center of the world. Please stop helping spread that ideal.

Like the last 4 years I’ve heard more about american politics than even politics in my own country, im bloody sick of it and while I will gladly shoutout and reblog worthy causes please don’t act like everyone knows what’s going on in the US or that everyone knows and should care greatly about it.

Sadly the two people who responded negatively to my previous post have both blocked me without even waiting for a response.  One accused me of "whitesplaining" and the other requested that I kill myself via a hashtag, not sure which amused me more.

So for the record "nowhites" and "soleil-allah" here is my reply to your somewhat silly responses.

Firstly do you understand what "ironically" means?  Possibly not since you think "whitesplaining" is a word or that it has any currency outside your esoteric little American echo chambers.  Generalisations about the colour of the sky are fairly harmless, generalisations about the behaviour and integrity of millions of complex individuals based on the colour of their skin are not.

Secondly pretty much any statement that anyone makes about anything is up for debate by anyone else - even if those responses are foolish, bigoted or ill-informed - as I am sure you believe mine to be (so much so that I should apparently kill myself).  And if a statement was considered to be sacrosanct and immune from criticism or debate then surely that would need to be due to the weight of its truth rather than the race of the person making it?

Finally the Original Poster is playing a game which it is impossible for white people to win; if they agree with the statement or simply don't respond then OP can claim it as evidence they are right, if they object or attempt to debate it then OP can claim it as evidence they are right.  The trouble is it's a game that anyone can play - we could consider a statement like "black people automatically and mindlessly respond negatively to anything a white person says" - if you ignore or agree with it then the person making the statement feels vindicated, if you respond negatively or challenge it then the person making the statement will feel vindicated.

 Bc of the way they colonised countries (such as Japan and the middle east), this is true to an extent bc their cultural imperialism affects many countries - to the point that most UK highstreets are full of American, not English (or EU), stores, and cultural erosion takes place on an international scale. America is the nation keeping all others in poverty through neo-colonialism, forcing down the price of cocoa, bananas, and keeping the WTO headquarters in the USA controlled by USA companies is a huge controlling scheme. Americans do not think of other countries bc its in their culture etc. You might not see it if youre American, but, America only cares about America.

And so this ebbs over into SJ.

So I can understand why from a cultural standpoint you wouldnt think to. But the SJ community is supposed to be one of love/acceptance/learning about issues, but this doesnt happen because Americans are so fucking insular. 

So tbh I don’t think it’s an excuse to say “but i never learned about it!” bc you should go out and learn about it, that’s the thing about sj, you should be going out and educating yourself on issues, more than just the ones that affect you. so saying “I never thought about it” is in itself a form of erasure/oppression bc you never think to. 

like, also, the USA has one of the best countries worldwide in terms of wealth, etc. Only one state goes against that consensus, that being Mississippi. But when the rest of your god damn nation’s definition of “poor” is equivalent to “middle class” in the uk (meaning that what passes for a middle income over here passes as poor, meaning your median income is higher) and you straight-up ignore that and talk about poverty in the USA being the worst ever ever ever, you are erasing experiences. especially considering your poverty index is the highest, meaning it’s the lowest in terms of poverty, seconded only to Sweden. Whereas the UK has one of the highest gaps between rich and poor, no economic growth, and huge north-south disparity.

in the uk if youre working class your home will be bought out from beneath you. if youre working class you are painted as the reason why the UK is in a bad financial situation, not tax-dodging businesses, not offshore accounts, not bankers taking 7million bonuses per month. If youre working class and live in the UK your dole will be cut. 

so shut up america. for once. and stop excusing your ignorance.

NOT EVERY CULTURE IS LIKE THE UNITED STATES'S

YOU CAN'T JUST APPLY YOUR AMERICANIZED VIEW OF THINGS TO THE REST OF THE WORLD

THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM ARE NOT THE ONLY COUNTRIES THAT EXIST