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    The document presents affirmative and negative arguments on whether Filipinos are being racist when they prefer imported products over domestic products. The affirmative side argues that preference for imported products shows disrespect for domestic culture and achievements, and is a sign of severe colonial mentality. However, the negative side counters that racism is more complex, as colonial relations involve power dynamics and binaries that are being critically reexamined to move beyond simple choices defining racism. Preferring imported products alone does not necessarily indicate racism according to theories of colonialism and decolonization.

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    The document presents affirmative and negative arguments on whether Filipinos are being racist when they prefer imported products over domestic products. The affirmative side argues that preference for imported products shows disrespect for domestic culture and achievements, and is a sign of severe colonial mentality. However, the negative side counters that racism is more complex, as colonial relations involve power dynamics and binaries that are being critically reexamined to move beyond simple choices defining racism. Preferring imported products alone does not necessarily indicate racism according to theories of colonialism and decolonization.

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    Colonial and Racism

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    Soffia Liezell Paje
    The document presents affirmative and negative arguments on whether Filipinos are being racist when they prefer imported products over domestic products. The affirmative side argues that preference for imported products shows disrespect for domestic culture and achievements, and is a sign of severe colonial mentality. However, the negative side counters that racism is more complex, as colonial relations involve power dynamics and binaries that are being critically reexamined to move beyond simple choices defining racism. Preferring imported products alone does not necessarily indicate racism according to theories of colonialism and decolonization.

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    AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

    Affirmative argument #1 Negative argument #1


    - Filipinos are being racist when they - Filipinos are not being racist when
    prefer products that are imported they prefer products that are imported
    because according to Rafael, choosing because according to Frantz Fanon,
    the products that is not made in the Paolo Freire, and Albert Memmi.
    Philippines than admiring our own Memmi (1982) stated that, “racism
    shows disrespect on the country’s illustrates, summarizes, and
    culture. It means that those who buy symbolizes the colonial relation”. It
    imported products than love the means that Filipinos do not show
    country’s own shows nothing but pure racism by just buying imported
    disrespect. products. It has more meaning to it.
    Affirmative argument #2 Negative argument #2
    - Filipinos are racist when they prefer - Filipinos are not being racist when
    products that are imported because they prefer products that are imported
    according to Singson, to be able to because according to Speight, “the
    support our own product would mean dominant group has the power to
    a lot in the country’s endeavors but to define and name reality, determining
    let coloniality constitute the mind is what is ‘normal’, ‘real’, and ‘correct’”
    just nonsense. This means that if we and in effect. The Filipino’s thought of
    let our coloniality traits and ignore our other country does not and never
    country’s own achievements then it is determine whether they are racist.
    considered racism.
    Affirmative argument #3 Negative argument #3
    - Filipinos are being racist when they - Filipinos are not being racist when
    prefer products that are imported they prefer products that are imported
    because according to Nadal, the because according to Decena, One
    denigration of one’s culture shows that participant problematized the idea of
    we have been too much focused on the colonial mentality and decolonization,
    other country than ours. Meaning that and said that she is “decolonizing on
    if we believe that other products than the colonizer’s word” and wondered
    made in our country is more attractive, about how to move beyond this binary
    colonial mentality must be severe for and think about it more critically. With
    the Filipinos already. this, it shows that being racist has a
    more in-depth meaning and by simply
    choosing a product over the other
    doesn’t mean Filipinos are being
    racist.
    References:
    1. https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/racism-philippines
    2. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1044&context=auctus
    3. https://asianmentalhealthproject.com/2020/10/22/colonial-mentality-in-the-filipino-
    american-community/
    4. https://scholarworks.smith.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1846&context=theses
    5.

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