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Why isRudyard Kipling's poem ''The White Man's Burden'' so controversial?
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∙ 14y ago
It is ethnocentric. It was written by a white man.
That Europeans were responsible for educating non-civilized peoples. <---novaNET!!
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"The White Man's Burden" is controversial because it promotes Imperialism and colonialism by describing it as a duty of the white race to civilize and educate people from other cultures. Critics argue that the poem perpetuates racist and paternalistic attitudes towards non-white people, portraying them as inferior and in need of Western intervention.
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What phrase came to define the idea that white s should help civilize nonwhites?
white mans burden
What was another name for the civilizing mission?
The white man's burden
What was another name for the civilizing mission of European and American?
The "white man's burden"The white man's burden
What was another name for the civilizing mission of European and American imperialists?
The "white man's burden"The white man's burden
What was another name for white mans burden?
Another name for "white man's burden" was "civilizing mission."
The black mans burden was for what audience?
The audience for "The Black Man's Burden" include people who have some educational background and the imperialists.
What do social darwinism and white man's burden have in common?
Both ideas sought to justify imperialism and colonialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Social Darwinism argued that only the fittest societies would survive, legitimizing the dominance of Western empires. The White Man's Burden similarly justified Western colonization as a moral duty to civilize and uplift non-Western societies.
What reward did Kipling suggest the white man gets for carrying his burden?
Kipling suggested that the white man's reward for carrying his burden was the satisfaction of fulfilling his duty and the feeling of superiority over the people he was helping.
What is the rhyme scheme for white mans burden?
The rhyme scheme for the poem "The White Man's Burden" by Rudyard Kipling is ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH.
What was another name for the civilizing?
The white man's burden
Who was the most famous controversial white abolitionist?
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What the belief that the duty of the white race is to care for the African Americans?
White Man's Burden
