Sticky Wicket Questions: American Culture & Immigration News Today
Questions submitted by readers that reflect the concerns, confusion, discomfort, and misperceptions we all have about people whose race, ethnicity, cultural and religious traditions are different from our own. Responses to submitted questions will come from sociologists, psychologists, educators, anthropologists, authors, researchers, and even other readers. This department will not typically represent an opportunity for freelancers.
January 21st, 2010
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Dear Sticky Wicket,Can we do away with “hyphens” for everyone and settle for calling ourselves Americans? Maybe emphasizing the sameness of all of us instead of the differences would go a long way to eliminating racial divides.~Joyce Campbell, Whittier, CADear Joyce,Celebrating our “sameness” would seem ideal and plausible in a perfect society — one in which cultural differences are points of...
January 11th, 2010
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Dear Sticky Wicket,I don’t understand why Indians are offended that sports teams use Indians names and images for their nicknames and logos. Teams say they’re just honoring Native Americans when they use such names.~Wondering in Washington D.CDear Wondering in Washington D.C,There was a lot of talk in the mid 1990s and early in 2000 about the removal of Native American mascots and names from...
December 19th, 2009
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Dear Sticky Wicket,I’ve always heard that Arab women are forced to be submissive to their husbands. Is this true?~Wondering in WichitaDear Wondering in Wichita,Yes and no. Submissiveness is an attitude and a frame of mind. Some Muslim women in Arab countries may choose to submit to religious, governmental, or traditional law. Other women may submit to these laws because they feel forced to do so...
December 15th, 2009
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Dear Sticky Wicket,Historically, every race and ethnic group that has come to America, or was in American already i.e. Native Americans, suffered racial slurs and racism, regardless of whether they were Africans, Asians, Germans, Irish, Italian, Jews, Latinos, etc. What is it about the human psyche that says we need a “collective enemy” or group to hate? Is it real or imagined?~Love to Love in...
December 1st, 2009
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Dear Sticky Wicket,What is the origin of the phrase, “people of color” and why has it become so popular in academic circles, among public officials and the media?~Juan SantiagoDear Juan,The proper term of reference for people of color has evolved significantly throughout the course of U.S. history. Well throughout the 1800s, “colored” was the preferred term used to describe the nation’s “non-...
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