If Asians Said The Stuff White People Say (about theology)

Contextualization begins when we see the world through another person’s eyes.

It’s easy to forget that other people don’t see the world the same way we do. Videos like the one below remind us that we all have implicit ideas about what is true, normal, or even right.

For instance, have you ever noticed that Westerners sometimes get a little defensive when people talk about “western theology.” If you speak like this, they assume that you are somehow belittling their (western) theology. However, Westerners are quite comfortable using phrases like “Asian theology”, African theology”, “Indian theology”, etc.

With that in mind, here is a hilarious video that helps us imagine what it would be like “if Asians said the stuff white people say.”