{"id":6132,"date":"2015-06-03T08:35:29","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T00:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jacksonwu\/?p=6132"},"modified":"2015-08-12T01:06:53","modified_gmt":"2015-08-12T06:06:53","slug":"if-asians-said-the-stuff-white-people-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jacksonwu\/2015\/06\/03\/if-asians-said-the-stuff-white-people-say\/","title":{"rendered":"If Asians Said The Stuff White People Say (about theology)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Contextualization begins when we see the world through another person\u2019s eyes<\/em><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to forget that other people don\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n

For instance, have you ever noticed that Westerners sometimes get a little defensive when people talk about \u201cwestern<\/em> theology.\u201d If you speak like this, they assume that you are somehow belittling their (western) theology. However, Westerners are quite comfortable using phrases like \u201cAsian theology\u201d, African theology\u201d, \u201cIndian theology\u201d, etc.<\/p>\n

With that in mind, here is a hilarious video that helps us imagine what it would be like \u201cif Asians said the stuff white people say.\u201d<\/p>\n