What do you think of the term "White Man's burden"?
White Man's burden is the title of Rudyard Kipling's poem. White man's burden is basically criticizing the view (supposedly) held by some europeans or whites of the 19th Century or even before that, that they are the superior race and therefore it is their duty to bring up the lesser races to their level.I've just studied Imperialism and found this poem very interesting. i would like your opinion. Before you comment you should read "White Man's Burden" http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/Kipling.html and research on scientific racism or social darwinism
The irony of Kipling's poem is most clearly apparent in the line,
"To seek another's profit,
And work another's gain."
The duty is not one of superior races. It is the duty of the socioeconomically advantaged to work for the good of the disadvantaged, as opposed to exploitation.
Kipling was a very advanced thinker, for his time. He challenged the social order and perceptions of his time. Basically, he was a gadfly. One whose works we need to examine today, with considerable emphasis on societal introspection.
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