What are you?

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I was just watching Hannah Gadsbys (brilliant!) show on the ABC on Australian Art and they brought up some interesting ideas about indigenous culture. It was particularly interesting given the debate on Q&A last night about Bolts "white aborigines" tirade.

So how many generations can pass before you shed your culture? 

I am a first generation Italian and my kids are second generation. But we all call ourselves Italian if asked what culture we are. I imagine my grand and great grand kids will also refer to their Italian culture. Not sure beyond that.

My husband embraces his dads Canadian culture and his mothers Englishness. Yet his mothers ancestors came out from England in the early 1900s. Can he still really claim that his culture is English?

How would you relate your culture if asked what your background is?

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Oh look. Someone managed to get sexism and racism all in one post.

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@march470 wrote:

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these loud mouth people claiming they are aboriginals are whiter then i am and they seem to forget that they have white parents   and when do you stop being aboriginal   as these people think even 100 generations down the track that they have the right to bleed the system

I would like to point out that an indigenous person born in the 1970's (now in their 40's) is only 4-5 generations away from their original culture. Their parents would still be alive. And possibly their grandparents who may only be 2 generations away. Certainly not enough time to lose cultural heritage.

I would also like to point out that assuming that a new generation is born every 25 years, 100 generations down the track will bring us approximately to the years 4514.

But you sentiments are noted even though I will ignore them because they don't really contribute to the discussion in good spirits.