David Lammy

People don't contest that I'm British as a black man, but they do contest that I'm English. Too many people are going back to an ethnocentric idea of what being English means.

British Politician

Theodore Bikel

What moves me is neither ethnocentric pride nor sectarian arrogance. I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures. But it is mine.

Austrian Actor

Rene Girard

Paradoxically, we have become so ethnocentric in our relativism that we feel it is only okay for others - not us - to think their religion is superior!

French Historian

Edward Said

Since the time of Homer every European, in what he could say about the Orient, was a racist, an imperialist, and almost totally ethnocentric.

Palestinian Writer

Using 'ethnocentric' can imply negative judgment, be cautious not to offend when discussing cultures.

Misunderstanding Risk

In conversations promoting diversity and inclusion, avoid 'ethnocentric' language to show respect.

Avoid in Diversity

'Ethnocentric' has a negative connotation; it often implies ignorance or intolerance.

Negative Connotation

Understand that 'ethnocentric' can prevent appreciating the cultural relativity of practices and beliefs.

Cultural Relativity

'Ethnocentric' suggests a limited perspective, unaware of the global diversity.

Perspective Limitation

Use 'ethnocentric' when analyzing literature or history to describe a bias towards one's own culture.

Critical Analysis

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 Korea, and other parts of northeast Asia. They simply don't secrete those odorless precursors that the bacteria love to use to produce the smells that in an ethnocentric way we always thought of as characteristic of armpits.

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