World Citizen Storycast

No interview guest this time. Instead, Marcia and Lisle reflect more deeply on the blurred lines that separate culture, class and race, a subject touched on briefly in five previous episodes of this podcast. In episode 5: Gated Communities, Carolyn brought up a common perception in Ecuador about North Americans, many of whom live in exclusive communities, as all being wealthy and aloof. In episode 14: The Richer and the Poorer, Natalie mentioned the sometimes unsettling impact the charitable activities of white foreigners had left on the expectations of impoverished locals in Ethiopia. In episode 2: On Being a Minority Nomad, Erick was delighted by the appropriation of African American hip hop culture around the world, but questioned when and where cultural appropriation should be considered acceptable.  Similarly, in episode 16: Black Pete and the Circle Party, Stuart shared a controversy in the Netherlands over a Christmas custom in which white participants wore black face makeup, opening up a discussi