Levels of Entitlement

[yeloson]

I came home to see the roommate watching some documentary about some surfers who go down to Peru. As I'm cooking dinner, I overhear the narration:

"...They explored the depths of this ancient culture... They took them in, and revealed their magnificent heritage to them... 'We got to see places people don't go to', etc."

Seriously, you can explore the depths of a culture, or be totally taken in and assimilated in a 2 week trip? And of course, who guided you to all these places "people don't go"?

Oh, that's right. Not everyone counts as people.

Comments

[perlandria.livejournal.com]

Heh, now I will be awake trying to remember a documentary where the pair of anthropologists that got to be part of a major religious ceremony were doing follow up questions and found out it had all been to try to save their souls basically. It wasn't a noble savage private ceremony revealed to the white males; it was save the poor white fools ceremony. :D Totally changes the anthropological data in eeeenteresting ways.
It is going to drive me nuts. (hmm rain forest. sacred substances involved. world tree imagery but what culture doesn't? nuts I tell you, nuts)

[yeloson.livejournal.com]

That sounds hilarious. If you ever remember the title, you have to let me know.