There are many cultures around the world that are suppressed by majoritarianism. They have to face challenges like forced assimilation, language discrimination and refusal to acknowledgement of their unique identity. In fact, many cultures have been identified by UNESCO, that will soon cease to exist - either that they’re vulnerable, or completely extinct. How do you, as a minority, feel, knowing that your entire identity will cease to exist in a few decades? Do you have a sense of camaraderie towards other minorities from other parts of the world, say, the Ainu people, or the Brahui pastoralist?

  • CrabAndBroom
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    4 months ago

    I’m not sure if this even counts but I’m from Cornwall, which at one point was a separate and distinct culture from England, but hasn’t been for hundreds of years. But once it had it’s own language, and has been recognised as being culturally distinct by the UK government and the EU.

    It doesn’t really impact me in any big way, especially since I don’t even live in the UK anymore. I know a handful of words and phrases in Cornish and there’s been a bit of a movement in the last few years to revive it somewhat (it’s on some road signs and things like that), but generally the rest of the UK doesn’t care, and if you talk about it to anyone outside of Cornwall they’ll usually just make fun of you.

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      4 months ago

      It’s nowhere close to English, that is something I would say.

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        4 months ago

        I think it’s from the same root as Welsh, so that’s probably the nearest counterpart as far as I know.