Whose Culture Is It, Anyway?
Gates makes a great point in his essay. Though it was slightly hard to understand, it really made me think about what American culture is exactly. When I actually thought about it, I came to realize that when we say our culture is American or “You’re not American” when someone claims they do not like baseball and hotdogs, we arent exactly calling them un-American. Because what exactly is America? It is not a separate culture from everybody elses, it IS everybody elses culture. America is not a culture, it is a place where all cultures are accepted, unlike most other countries. What we call “American Culture” are merely people from all ethnicities and cultures doing something important in America. It is a hard subject to explain but this article made the wheels in my head turn.
