Explain Gary Okihiro's Remark, "[I]nsofar as Asians and Africans Share

question 152

Essay

Explain Gary Okihiro's remark, "[I]nsofar as Asians and Africans share a subordinate position to the master class, yellow is a shade of black, and black, a shade of yellow." The two groups are kindred peoples "forged in the fire of white supremacy."

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Societal Pressures

The influence exerted by society on individuals or groups to conform to certain norms, values, or behaviors.

Thanatos

According to the Freudian view, the basic death instinct that functions in opposition to the life instinct.

Psychodynamic

An approach in psychology which emphasizes systematic study of the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, feelings, and emotions and how they might relate to early experience.