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• mycodesucks@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  In the modern era they refer to the “salad bowl” rather than the “melting pot” because “melting pot” implies cultural erasure during integration, but “salad bowl” combines while maintaining individual unique characteristics.

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  • finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    This started to be a thing when I was in grade school. I remember my 7th grade history teacher not knowing how to respond when I asked if the salad bowl included the native Americans whose culture the US tried to destroy (I was a precocious smart-ass at the time)

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  • Sunsofold@lemmings.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Wait, it’s not because they want to slather us in vinegar and oil and then eat us?

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  • Skullgrid@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    As a serial immigrant I don’t particularly care what they call a multicultural society as long as they accept people who were not born there into it.

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  • Trainguyrom@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    But then I have to think about salad and that’s not enough red meat!

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• etherphon@midwest.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It’s an old saying they used in History class here to describe the rich history of immigrants and how they built up this country: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melting_pot

  Those are some beautiful quilts, is there a particular one? This one is amazing quiltofbelonging.ca

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• usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Is “cultural mosaic” not what’s used anymore?

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  • Trex202@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I’ve heard it both ways

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