Re: Cultural differences and how to handle them
On Wed, Jul 03, 2019 at 05:40:54PM +0300, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> In this gay pride month discussion what is politically correct for
> people in the US is considered offensive by people in Germany, and
> what would be considered politically correct by Germans would be
> considered offensive by people in the US.
I have a hard time believing that German culture prevents you (or
Debian) from supporting gay pride, when I am pretty certain that there
are gay pride events in Germany.
> And it is not correct if we are asked to learn about your history
> and cultural background just for being allowed to discuss that we
> consider something offensive.
Which is why I explained the significance of Black Lives Matter and All
Lives Matter. And while those two movements are specific to the US, the
implications of that tactic, of distracting from minority issues, should
apply cross-culturally.
Several of the things you've said, especially the suggestion to "honor a
month of white heterosexual men", are so frequently brought up by white
nationalists in the US that it's difficult for me to write it off as a
cultural difference. I second the suggestion that you should research
diversity and civil rights issues to avoid that connotation.
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