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June 2009 
Creole? ethnicity of the future? postmodern identity
Posted on Feb 14th, 2009
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Domi333
Domi333
In this global world where people are intermarrying and learning more and more about eachother's cultures the specific ethnic boundaries that have so defined us are becoming blurred(slowly but it will increase) people in places like USA and Australia people are finding it more difficult to stick with traditional ethnicities, we now have 'Americans' and 'Australians', yes these people tend to be of European ancestry but their ethnic identities blur the lines of several ethnicities. Hence, people will have taken attributes of these numerous identities to help form the person they are today(even unknowingly - a family meal with unique origins).
As a Creole I know that I am the sum of my Indian, European and African ancestries and these elements have melded to become a natural part of me.
I do not mean to propose that this specific melting pot will dominate Australia or USA but as we progress by incorporating different cultures our identities will shift until we can no longer say that we are very English or Dutch, etc.
Being a Creole means something to me and for other reasons nothing at all....
I cannot say I specifically am any ethnicity nor I am not related to any specific ethnicity, of course Creole can become specific, one idolised culture can attempt to dominate(French, modern 'black' culture, etc.). The same thing happens in the Western countries which I have previously stated. But it's this fundamental shift in redefining our identities(ethnic and otherwise) which will have a great affect on how humans 100-200 years from now will see themselves.
Postmodern identity is defining our world today and yet it has defined my culture for the past hundred, I don't think I could say that any ethnicity is 100% completely unique but today culture is definitely something it wasn't 200 years ago, cultural influences easily become global and are hardly limited to their surrounds.
Here's a definition of Creole: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creole
this is a small but relevant article: http://www.momo-berlin.de/Bexte_Iconoclash.html
As a Creole I know that I am the sum of my Indian, European and African ancestries and these elements have melded to become a natural part of me.
I do not mean to propose that this specific melting pot will dominate Australia or USA but as we progress by incorporating different cultures our identities will shift until we can no longer say that we are very English or Dutch, etc.
Being a Creole means something to me and for other reasons nothing at all....
I cannot say I specifically am any ethnicity nor I am not related to any specific ethnicity, of course Creole can become specific, one idolised culture can attempt to dominate(French, modern 'black' culture, etc.). The same thing happens in the Western countries which I have previously stated. But it's this fundamental shift in redefining our identities(ethnic and otherwise) which will have a great affect on how humans 100-200 years from now will see themselves.
Postmodern identity is defining our world today and yet it has defined my culture for the past hundred, I don't think I could say that any ethnicity is 100% completely unique but today culture is definitely something it wasn't 200 years ago, cultural influences easily become global and are hardly limited to their surrounds.
Here's a definition of Creole: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creole
this is a small but relevant article: http://www.momo-berlin.de/Bexte_Iconoclash.html
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