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The use and misuse of 'colonial mentality'


Sunday, 17 Jan 2021
Global problem: Many countries that endured colonial rule have performed much better than the Philippines in controlling Covid-19, says the writer. Reuters
THE term “colonial mentality” is one of the go-to phrases for Filipinos to explain certain aspects of our culture and collective experiences, from the preference for things that are “imported” to the very desire to go abroad.
In my own ethnographic fieldwork, I hear people use the term to explain the desire of many Filipinos to whiten their skins, evincing the frequent use of the term to explain our beauty standards.
As expected, politicians are frequent users of “colonial mentality” in their rhetoric, mobilising it to suit their purposes. ....

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