contextual info on trf and small island Flashcards
racism against carribeans in britain
in the work force
A 1953 government ‘Report of the Working Party on Coloured People’ prejudicially
stated that Caribbeans’ suffered from “irresponsibility, quarrelsomeness and lack of discipline.”
windrush era racism examples
Discrimination and denied access: ‘No blacks, no Irish, no dogs’
Racial violence - the Teddy Boys
Enoch Powell, ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech
janissaries
In terms of historical context, the ‘Janissaries’ were a unit within the Ottoman Empire consisting of Christian boys who were made to convert to Islam and train for military services. Essentially, this term awakens Changez as he feels as though he has become intertwined with the American expectations that have been expected of him. As the group of young Christian boys were forced to convert to Islam, they were forced to rebel against the Christians who they initially were. In doing so, they must have felt as though they had been indoctrinated by the ideology forced upon them
viewing britain as the motherland
stemmed from what she had been taught in education. Following the rule of the British Empire, Caribbean Islands delivered the message of Britain being the ‘mother country’ to the younger generations resulting in them perceiving England with the utmost respect and esteem
pakistan and americas economic relations
Pakistan over the years due to tensions within their economic relations. Historically, America has been a provider of economic assistance to Pakistan in the form of military assistance. Therefore, it could be said that America perceived Pakistan as heavily dependent on them for the sake of cohesion in their country and believed they would lack any sense of coordination without their aid
explain the teddy boy violence
‘Teddy Boy violence’ in which 5 black men were left unconscious on the streets on the first night of the Notting HIll riots clearly depicts the unjustified animosity towards the minority
post 9/11 statistics
Referencing recent data statistics, it is said that over a ⅓ of the population still perceive Islam as a threat to ‘the way of life.’ Attaching the incident to an entire religion further proves the communal sense of unjustified prejudice upheld by the public and their inability to want to recognise the religion independently from the group of extremists. Furthermore, citizens of other faiths had also been victims of prejudiced attacks including a Sikh man who dressed wearing a turban as part of his faith. He had been killed which evidently further proves the unjustified aggressions forced onto innocent individuals who were completely unrelated to any of the violence.
‘punish a muslim day’
enoch powell’s rivers of blood speech
Enoch Powell’s speech ‘Rivers of Blood’ states ‘the black man will have the whip hand over the white man’’ which explicitly portrays the black community as being menacing and unsafe. This is further evoked when he speaks on how ‘she is becoming afraid of going out.’ The victimisation of white women is seen to be a way to evoke sympathy from citizens so the ideology of the black community as being unsafe and dangerous is reinforced. Therefore, in accepting that the British were reluctant in being more open minded about other communities and detaching themselves from ingrained stereotypes, Gilbert feels a strong sense of disappointment as he comes to the realisation that it will require strong efforts to detach himself from this stigma associated with him and his community.
