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rolade berthier,
Nov 22, 2010, 10:58AM EST
Race, Gender, Inequality and Romance When one partner crosses one or more barriers of race, religion, birthplace, language and other indicators of ethnicity, s/he could experience inequality and power imbalance. The one living in her/his cultural milieu is advantaged and is more powerful in terms of confidence, knowledge of culture and language whereas the immigrant foreign partner is vulnerable to exploitation. A Thai French language student referred to her husband and his family every time I asked her a question. Last April I brought a cake to the Social Centre where the French class was being held. I asked her whether she had tried it before, she responded that she did not but was certain that her mother-in-law had. In Thailand she made decisions for herself whereas in France she just could not do anything without first checking with her husband, even what vegetables to buy. Another Polish French language student told me that she had a similar experience, which changed a few months after she rejoined the workforce. She works as a chambermaid in Luxembourg and does not have the time to consult her husband for things that she considers within her domain as wife or mother. Inequality and power imbalance commences even before the couple meets. For instance, there is a racist nature in the encounter of cross-cultural couples who used introduction agencies involved in sex tourism. The majority of the introduction agencies in developed countries describe women in developing nations as exotic and ideal partners who can be bought from catalogues or electronically. Some of these introduction agencies are owned and run by couples, particularly men, who had met in this manner. Therefore, their publicity materials and web sites include testimonies of satisfied customers which have elements of stereotypes that encourage inequality. It is unfortunately this kind of advertising that works and thus the practice continues. from 'Cross-Cultural Liaison: An Inconvenient Love' by Dr. Rolade Brizuela Berthier |
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