An Accepted Form of "Othering"
-“What are you”
-“American”
-“No, but where are you from”
-“Virginia”
-“No, but really where are you from”
The United States has used the term “melting pot” to describe the kind of multiculturalism fusion that we as Americans want in our society. “E Pluribus Unum - from many, one” has held a standing since 1782 on our national seal and was reinterpreted in conjunction with the idea of the melting pot to reflect a new representation of America as a whole. The former men