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Under the shadow of recent global
events, some of the media has been attempting to point
out the differences between Chinese culture and other
cultures. Western cultures, and even other nearby Asian
cultures, are sometimes simply made fun of. Many of these
programs are nothing more than an elevation of one
culture over another. In many cases, foreign guests on
TV shows are satirically made fun of. Sometimes this
cultural degrading goes into the realm of sexual habits,
options and preferences. Under this type of public
stoning, for the sole purpose of entertainment, no
culture is able to share in the uniqueness of another
culture. Only further misunderstandings are developed in
our social conscious.
Many of these programs are not
attempting to intellectually exchange or explain known
differences in cultures. This lack of public
responsibility displays cultural ignorance on the part
of the host and foreign guests. This only promotes
further misunderstandings and hidden prejudices.
In today's "International Community" any kind of cultural
separation only endorses misconceptions and causes
prejudgments. People are different and unique in many
ways. We should learn to accept that we are all the same
but different and learn the strengths different cultures
have to offer without condemning or comparing another
culture based only on our own cultural beliefs.
"Four
Seas, One Family" will objectively bring our unique
cultures together. No attempt would be made to show one
way of reasoning over another. Our goal is to explain
without prejudgment how one culture views other
cultures. We hope to create a "cultural exchange"
center, which can offer insights on cultures different
from our own. In this platform we can learn from each
other and gain clearer insights about the world we must
save for future generations.
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