tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32863234.post2266815232502296623..comments2023-07-05T20:09:29.151+10:00Comments on Simon's Space: Orientalism in Australia: the Middle Eastern MongrelSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907255806014615303noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32863234.post-25747162531509589172007-06-25T19:04:00.000+10:002007-06-25T19:04:00.000+10:00Of course there's a division, well at least I hope...Of course there's a division, well at least I hope there is! 'Othering', unfortunately, has become a natural method of engaging with the world. What appears to be ignorance may in fact be a cultural legacy. One needn't know that one is sleeping for sleep to occur, similarly, one needn't know that one is 'othering' for 'othering' to occur. 'Othering has become something that many peoples just naturally do.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08907255806014615303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32863234.post-61768032872302708552007-06-25T00:28:00.000+10:002007-06-25T00:28:00.000+10:00I wonder then... is there a division between other...I wonder then... is there a division between othering and pure ignorance? How much of orientalism is simplification through generalisation and how much is a lack of the ability to discern at all?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com