Tag: culture
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We Are Not Filipinos
We Are Not Filipino . “The term “Filipino” originally refers to an individual born in the archipelago by Spanish parents. Currently, many of us regard Filipino as our superior identity that is upheld by many groups, tribes, ethnolinguistic identity and geographical affiliation in the archipelago. This goes for basically everyone except tribes that remain isolated…
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Cultural Hijacking
Imagine any given advertisement used around this time of year and you most certainly arrive at one where the faceless, soulless corporation infamous for overworking its staff while refusing livable wages manages to utilize traditional Filipino values to sell ChickenJoy. The parasitic Bee uses every single aspect of how Filipinos identify with our collective culture,…