If you want to see authentic cosmopolitan sensibilities read Love & Rockets by @xaimeh & @BetomessGilbert. Or Samuel Delany.
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the true Cosmo truly appreciates Staten Island, JoplinMO, JacksonMI, WickenburgAZ, and JuarezMex.
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I'd argue that LAWRENCE's subtext is the failure of it. Claude Rains has the veneer of it, but that's not why he's in Egypt.
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Kipling's sort of odd, though, because although he was certainly OF the colonizers, he was also raised in India by &w/ Indians
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I'm not trying to defend him, or to correct what you're saying, but KIM is about as inclusive and comprehensive as you could wish
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Also interesting how 'cosmopolitan' like 'expat' is reserved for elites. Polish builders in London are, arguably, cosmopolitan.
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@HeerJeet you might enjoy _Jazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra_ by Steven Feld, which tweaks the term from Ghanaian experimental musicians' POVThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I always thought cosmopolitanism was a desirable attribute, not a dog whistle. I also thought lazy as a pet coon meant a racoon
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In both cases, I still wish that were true.
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