What is the impact of culture ignorance?

Day 6

In the world of globalization two aspects has been working parallel to each other - the culture effect, and the stereotyping effect. In today’s culture the organizations and schools are attempting to introduce the concept of cultural awareness and acceptance of diversity. How successful are we in blending and understanding the cultures; or does the base idea still remain white, black, brown, etc.

What is the impact of culture ignorance?

On Aug 5^th 2012, a sad impact of cultural ignorance was illustrated. A shooting occurred in the temple of the Sikh Community located in Wisconsin, Iowa. What was the cause of the shooting? News reporting documents the cause of the shooting correlated to a misunderstanding of culture and stereotyping. Because of the Sikh community men wear a turban on their head, and the presence of facial beard; there is common misunderstanding that Sikh’s are Muslims.

Responding to the shooting the Sikh community responded as "If people have misconceptions about who Sikhs are, they should know we are peaceful people. We believe in one God (Richissin, 2012)." The community feels violated at their place of worship. The injury to an innocent human being because of violence is devastating, but if the cause is cultural ignorance it is disturbing.

Along with global growth, what have we done to understand the other cultures? Is the concept of globalization limited to the profitability of the pockets? How can we implement a program to reduce the impact of cultural ignorance? With the augmentation of the interracial community, what are the educational protocols of cultures?

Blending the horizons of cultural awareness increases the clarity of the colorful life

~Lenji Jacob

Reference

Richissin, T (2012, August 5) Iowa Sikhs React to Wisconsin Sikh Temple Shooting: 'We Are a Peaceful People' - Ames, IA Patch. Ames, IA Patch - News, Sports, Events, Businesses & Deals Retrieved August 6, 2012, from http://ames.patch.com/articles/iowa-sikhs-following-wisconsin-sikh-temple-shooting-we-are-a-peaceful-people