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Originally Posted by Stanaccy
Multiculturalism is not an evil. It's about acceptingdifferences and finding out more about them. FFS If we hadn't embraced parts of other cultures in the past we wouldn't be eating Sweet and sour dishes or curries, wearing jeans or moccassins.
The main problem with councils and goverment agencies is that due to the fear of offending they have pushed it too far and are dismantling our culture at the expense of others, rther than embracing them all and celebrating the diverse communities we have.
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These are two very pertinent statements.
We accept all sorts of things into our culture without even thinking about it - coffee houses, trick or treat, french fries, soccer, etc. But I think the reason they are accepted so easily is because of TV - American TV programmes come over here and use these references to a point where we just accept them. Ask any kid which number they should call in an emergency and I'll bet a fair share of them say 911. But this isn't a criticism, it's a good thing that we absorb and evolve. Perhaps, the more simple reason why asian based things aren't absorbed so easily is because we are always going to have that language barrier - for instance, I'm not going to sit down and watch a Bollywood film because I wouldn't understand it.
Multicultural things can easily be absorbed without losing the current culture. Traditions are traditions and should be maintained.