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Yeah it seems to be a basic dynamic in history. Every creolized culture will eventually forget its history and become a purist ethnonationalist culture fighting the next wave of creolization.
My heuristic is to never take a cultural narrative seriously until it’s at least 3 generations old. Post-racial America is like half a generation old
I don’t think inequality is an issue really for cultural narratives. They’re about voice. If you feel you have a meaningful voice in the story as opposed to token or essentialized or comic relief presence, it’s your story.
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Very interesting. South Africa (my home) has a blend of elements all the way from super awkward (pidgin) to spectacular (creole) in different places and social strata. Comedians seem to be at the leading edge of this (eg Trevor Noah).
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