Multiculturalism/United Kingdom
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Revision as of 21:32, 23 July 2011 by Woozle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<hide> {{subpage}} location::United Kingdom </hide> ==About== In the United Kingdom, as in other parts of Europe the idea of multiculturalism has encountered substant...")
About
In the United Kingdom, as in other parts of Europe the idea of multiculturalism has encountered substantial resistance. This is at least partly due to the perception of an Islamic cultural invasion.
The UK has opened its doors to many immigrants from former colonial powers, providing plenty of fuel for any political fires.
Notes
- Riots by youths from Asia (i.e. from the India subcontinent) in the early 2000s.
- Circumstantial evidence that Pakistani immigrants were considered a problem as early as 1969 (The Beatles at one point in 1969 sang their song "Get Back" with lyrics decrying Pakistanis taking domestic jobs; User:Woozle remembers schoolkids in Oxford, England making derogatory remarks about Pakistanis or "Pakis" in 1973-4)