TEDxRotterdam - Frances Gouda - How the colonial past influences the way we see the world today

[@dewiandriyani5340]

As Indonesia, I must straighten-up when she brought up "Dutch Colonial happily married with Indigenous local". The fact that dutch through their VOC colonised for 3.5 centuries and it involves genocides in Banda and not to mention, it affecting this country slow-growth is nothing but wrong in the name of humanity. I think even in Netherland they dont include their savage action in their history book. But fact is fact.

[@tommyali1787]

can someone write a 1-2 page paper about whatever tf she talkin about

[@TheSilence1]

I can narrow it down to one sentence, but I wonder if you'll get it. Anyway here it goes: Imperialism, racism, and sexism all have the same root in classism.

[@ElizArtist]

Its good to hear someone examining the long term effects of Dutch Colonialism on current issues. Don't forget though that there are a large group of Dutch colonials of mixed origin who were also part of the ruling elite, and whose decendants felt a great sense dislocation as a result of this colonial history. We live in the Netherlands, the United States, and other places in the world.

[@MASTERchiefHaloFEST]

hello BU kids

[@elizabethratridianjati3991]

Kebayanya Bu Gouda bagus.

[@angelas8567]

Very interesting. How would we reconcile the emasculation of indigenous leaders with the fact that the biggest empire in colonial history had the face of a woman - Queen Victoria?

[@angelas8567]

@Catnip - did you watch the video? She said that the colonial powers pushed the narrative that indigenous leaders were effeminate because of the idea that women can't be leaders, and this portrayal gave them the excuse to go into their countries and rule their countries for them. I was wondering why this argument would be valid when Queen Victoria led one of the biggest colonial powers of all time - surely it wouldn't have been in her interest to say that women and feminine people can't be leaders. I think that perhaps the gender binary is what they attempted to utilise to disturb the westerners. Indigenous ideas of masculinity and power may not have been in line with the western idea of it, and that opulence may have appeared feminine to a western gaze. They used it to push the idea that being effeminate was wrong precisely because they were men. Whereas Victoria had her gowns and decorations and that was fine, because she adhered to western feminity as a woman.

[@ishrendon6435]

@@angelas8567 the British were weak overrated all queens of Britain were not as powerful same with most colonial powers once the indigenous people started to rise.

[@ishrendon6435]

The french and British and Dutch empire fell fast when the colored started to fight back

[@bahia5290]

Interesting topic! Although I think she’s a bit all over the place in her presentation... but very interesting nonetheless!

[@nipunsethi9434]

Thanks.

[@smilefied8157]

Hate to break it to you, instead of another non-white president, we got stuck with Trump.

[@johnstewart7025]

Trump is orange.

[@korppi164]

Why would there be a non-white president? Whites are the majority.

[@TheSilence1]

@@korppi164 Thank you for proving that the white majority in America voted for Trump out of racism and didn't vote for another candidate for his or her merits.

[@warhols25]

According to her lecture, the situation in Europe nowadays should look exactly the opposite of what she assumes in her answer to the host's question. Oh my, these academicians...

[@travelable370]

you are talking as if Europe is a small tribe.

[@dadikkedude]

@@travelable370 isn't it?

[@travelable370]

@@dadikkedude yes it's not

[@lukmaanahmed6849]

BORING

[@Fithvial]

....She led with gender, I immediately lost interest.

[@mMadMadamMimm]

That’s because her perspective comes from being “the other” gender, and not “the other” race. The power dynamics are quite similar.