NOTE: Apologies in advanced to friends prefering “Caucasian,” b/c “White sounds White Trash.” But since it’s used in surveys, and most I know use “White” to describe themselves vs “White Trash” being associated with racism and machoism.. For simplicity I’m using White.
Years ago I was called “WHITE-WASHED” & thought “Hey, that’s offensive to my White friends!” under his own definition of being “brainwashed” by white people or “too Americanized.” Ironically most of my life, I was “too Asian”, despite a lack of accent and trying not to associate with Asian culture.
Fast forward– Over 10 years later, I recently finally looked up the “medically reviewed” definition of “Whitewashing,” which I didn’t know existed. (BTW, I find it sad how REAL experiences that existed for centuries, are only seen as valid when expert explain it. Otherwise it’s “in your head,” distorted, or never happened.)
https://www.health.com/mind-body/health-diversity-inclusion/whitewashing
Then I realized with the book definition, the Asian American guy who criticized my American-ness was PARTIALLY RIGHT– WHAT HAS BECOME OF ME?
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