Meritocracy vs. Diversity....is there a right answer?

ucbalumnus
Mon, 22 Apr 2019 21:36:19 +0000

katliamom:

That’s your own very personal definition. I’ve been accused of not assimilating when I spoke a language other than English in public with my mother. (I come from a multilingual family.) So no, most people wouldn’t define “assimilation” as “understanding” whatever it is you’re trying to say by that.

By @EyeVeee 's definition of “assimilation” as “understanding”, the accuser in this example is the one who is not “assimilating” to the fact that some people may speak languages other than English.

But that is presumably not the definition of “assimilation” that the accuser uses, which is more of a negative one that attempts to suppress others’ freedom to exhibit cultural aspects that do no harm to others.