The "sullen peoples" are often described as indigenous or colonized populations who resist the influence of the colonizers. They are characterized by their perceived resentment, defiance, or lack of gratitude towards the colonizers who see themselves as burdened with the responsibility to civilize or "help" them. This term reflects a paternalistic and problematic view that places the blame on the colonized for not accepting their subjugation.
Kipling characterizes native peoples as "sullen" and infantile in his poem "The White Man's Burden." He portrays them as in need of Western civilization and culture to be saved from their primitive ways.
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea - 1909 was released on: USA: 28 October 1909
nova net: that europeans were responsible for educating non-civilized peoples.
Negative attitude of Europeans toward peoples of the non-Western world
The concept of "the white man's burden" was popularized by Rudyard Kipling's poem, suggesting that white people had a duty to civilize and uplift non-white peoples. In reality, this idea has been used to justify colonialism, imperialism, and other forms of oppressive control over non-white societies.
In his poem "The White Man's Burden," Kipling suggests that it is the duty of Europeans to civilize and educate non-European peoples through imperialism. He emphasizes the perceived responsibilities and burdens that come with the assumed superiority of the white race.
The concept of the "Brown Man's Burden" was used to describe the responsibility of colonized peoples in contrast to the "White Man's Burden," which referred to the duty of Western nations to "civilize" and bring progress to non-European societies. Both ideas were used to justify imperialism, but the "White Man's Burden" perpetuated a racist and paternalistic view of non-Western cultures, while the "Brown Man's Burden" highlighted the struggles and oppression faced by indigenous peoples under colonial rule.
nova net: that europeans were responsible for educating non-civilized peoples.
nova net: that europeans were responsible for educating non-civilized peoples.
Europeans felt it was their duty to educate native peoples in undeveloped countries.
Europeans felt it was their duty to educate native peoples in undeveloped countries.
Europeans felt it was their duty to educate native peoples in undeveloped countries.