Add your intro text Research Question: How differences in protein consumption contribute/produce perceptions of the “other?”
Professor emeritus Jonathan Y. Okamura at the University of Hawaii Manoa analyzes the ways in which prejudices against Filipino Americans in Hawaii were perpetuated and continue in modern society. He argues that the “subjugated status” of Filipino Americans in addition to the large immigrant population in Hawaii push the notion that they are of a backwards nation, as in the past it was legal to eat dogs. Okamura examines multiple ways the media and society used language and comedy to depict Filipino Americans as two-dimensional, and either juvenile or a model minority. Citing the jokes of well known comedians, the repetitive diffusion of them (the jokes or concepts) by other comedians or media, and how biased cases in the news created more animosity towards them, Okamura’s paper argues misconceptions and bias bred malintent, leading the fear and or discomfort that the (white, mostly, it seems) Hawaiians harbored, which in turn resulted in severe consequences for some Filipinos more early on(give time reference. Filipino American or Filipino identify?)
Susan D. Defrance’s work on the “modern culinary role of the guinea pig in southern Peru” doesn’t talk about instances of fear or violence, but shares with Okamura’s paper that bias is passed down that much of that bias has to do with who you identify yourself with. Okamura notes that in the media Filipino Americans were often referred to as Filipino although being US born, which was a subtle indicator of they are not as American, or they cannot be American thought process. Defrance’s work underscores a similar principle in the Peruvian context. With Cuy being a traditional food of the Andes regions (with a focus on Peru in this context), linking back to at least times of the early Incas. These ties were viewed differently by different people though – some embraced it as cultural heritage and tradition, pride in the Peruvian culture and part of their food palate (daily and celebratory). To others though, Cuy represents the lower class, and even what
Through the exploration of 10 case studies representing various factors that contribute to the perception of “the other,” – people of a different class, ethnicity, race, nation, etc. – the goal is to introduce rationality to why people eat what they eat, and remove any discriminatory or romanticized notions that occur as a result. (An experiment of if knowledge can breed tolerance and acceptance.)
Thinking of the hate Chinese Americans and Chinese individuals received during the COVID-19 pandemic (from other Americans/US people), and how people used associations of them with the disease as an excuse / opportunity to target them in unrelated ways highlights the need to understand the context of such accusations. Where they come from, who they come from, the potential causes for concern and if they were exacerbated or not – what was the intent in focusing on such an eating behavior? All should be questions we ask when judging others for what they eat – there should be more nuance in answering the “you are what you eat” statement. (also if one group faces less backlash than another for the same thing due to other factors)
file:///Users/leahvikraman/Downloads/Views_about_food_prejudice_and_stereotypes.pdf use for intro about how people will generalize and then go into the issue in conclusion and stuff using same or different cases.. Be like if not same cases, demonstrate in other cases how shortcuts to thinking about others can lead to burdens on the holders of these biases and those they hold them about (and mention we all have them – Mama is indian and people have their own conceptions about indians but mama don’t really care either funny or true ish to her and will have them about others like latina people friendly she had a story on crashout day but stopped it short was in a store anyways leah focus)
Understanding where thought processes come from in regards to culture and diet is critical to correcting misconceptions surrounding the “other” – not just for the sake of true knowledge, but for the prevention of acts of hate or intolerance against others. It is when we are misled about why others eat what they do and why we do not that we create the “us vs them” narrative that divides internationally and within communities. Cases mentioned earlier included examples of people using food as an opportunity or rationale based on pre-conceived or developing societal prejudices to target people, highlighting how something as simple as understanding may be a way to mitigate or reduce negative experiences experienced by a group, and the time, energy, and discomfort the people who yield them experience through an unnecessary intolerance. (reworda>.. There also needs to be more good thoughts and less just words)here!
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