"55 years of Malaysia and we’re still guilty of tokenistic displays of ‘ethnic diversity’ that strip communities of their voices. We want marginalised peoples without their politics or the complexities of identity. We force them to conform to our own ideals and when it suits us, steal their stories and reap the profits without including them in the process"

Just got back from the launch of Projek Dialog’s Merata Suara curated by Suzy Sulaiman, featuring 5 artists (Poodien Free Spirit, Yana Rizal, Eleanor Goroh and Okui Lala) exploring the theme of marginalised voices. Their focus on creating participatory art is so needed seeing that meaningful inclusivity has been so lacking in national art and media.

55 years of Malaysia and we’re still guilty of tokenistic displays of ‘ethnic diversity’ that strip communities of their voices. We want marginalised peoples without their politics or the complexities of identity. We force them to conform to our own ideals and when it suits us, steal their stories and reap the profits without including them in the process, which is inherently colonialist, if you think about it.

Congratulations again to Projek Dialog, the artists and their collaborators for starting the conversation on these sticky discussions. It's pretty exciting also to see how they've turned their office into a gallery space!

Check out the events page for their coming programme, which includes tomorrow’s East Malaysia Talks! (Borneo Berhujah!) forum on East Malaysia as a marginalised voice. :)

🌸 TIỀN TỐ, HẬU TỐ - BÀI 8 🌸

1. mini-
- "nhỏ"
- VD: rất thông dụng, nên không cần ví dụ

2. mis-
- "sai", "lầm"
- VD: misunderstand (hiểu lầm), misquote (trích dẫn sai), misinformation (thông tin sai), mismanage (quản lý sai), misjudgement (sự đánh giá sai), misbehave (cư xử sai), misuse (dùng sai), misplace (= bỏ cái gì đó ở đâu rồi tìm lại không thấy), misfortune (rủi ro), misconception (khái niệm sai lầm), mislead (làm sai lệch [cách suy nghĩ])

3. -monger
- Với danh từ -> người buôn bán
- VD: warmonger (kẻ hiếu chiến [xem chiến tranh như 1 cách kiếm lợi]), rumourmonger (kẻ hay đồn đại), fishmonger (người bán cá), ironmonger (người buôn đồ sắt)

4. mono-
- "độc", "đơn"
- VD: monocycle (xe đạp 1 bánh), monosyllabic (đơn âm tiết), monologue (độc thoại), monotone (đơn điệu), monoxide ([Hóa] mônôxít)

5. -most
- Với danh từ -> tính từ chỉ sự tận cùng
- VD: innermost (phía trong cùng), topmost (phía trên cùng), rightmost (tuốt về phía bên phải), bottommost (phía dưới cùng), outermost (phía ngoài cùng), southernmost (về phía cực nam), hindmost (phía sau cùng)

6. multi-
- "nhiều"
- VD: multi-national corporation (tập đoàn đa quốc gia), multicultural (đa văn hóa), multimedia (đa phương tiện), multi-screen (nhiều màn ảnh), multilateral (đa phương), multi-level (nhiều mức độ)

7. near-
- "gần", "gần như"
- VD: near-black (gần như đen hoàn toàn), near-accident (tai nạn suýt xảy ra, vd: that was a near-accident [= suýt nữa là bị tai nạn rồi!]), near-identical (gần như tương tự), near-perfect (gần như hoàn hảo), near-CD sound quality (chất lượng âm thanh gần như là trên đĩa CD)

8. neo-
- "mới"
- VD: neo-natal (sơ sinh), neo-colonialist (chủ nghĩa thực dân mới), neo-Marxist (theo chủ nghĩa Mác mới), neo-bourgeoisie (thuộc về giai cấp tư sản mới)

9. -ness
- Tạo danh từ từ tính từ (thường là tính từ chỉ tâm trạng, trạng thái)
- VD: happiness, loneliness, madness, sadness, sickness, tiredness, situatedness

10. neuro-
- "thần kinh"
- VD: neuralgia (chứng đau thần kinh), neurosurgeon (nhà giải phẫu thần kinh), neurology (khoa thần kinh), neurectomy (phẫu thuật cắt dây thần kinh), neuron (tế bào thần kinh)

11. non-
- "không" (phủ định từ kết hợp)
- VD: non-academic (không mang tính học thuật), non-stop (không ngừng), non- profit (phi lợi nhuận), non-smoker (người không hút thuốc), non-drinker (người không uống rượu), non-resident (không phải người cư trú)

齊澤克一向係幾受左翼歡迎（好似係，但左翼分好多種，當然），特別是佢會拆穿現今資本主義制度如何助長不公，但而家叫大家正視中東問題唔一定源自白人，就畀人話「when did he become a thing」，真有用完即棄之感。

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“I think this reduction of the other to an impotent, blind victim, who doesn’t have any responsibility, is another version of what in colonialist times was called white man’s burden,” Žižek explained. “Those who pretend to be the most open to migrants or refugees really treat them in an openly racist, patronizing way.”

According to Žižek, Europe should “fundamentally” change its outlook and avoid the “trap of self-pitying.”

“Isn’t the very fact that millions want to go to Europe prove that people still see something in Europe,” he noted, stressing that he supports the idea of a united Europe, but not the “anonymous Brussels European democracy.”

“The problem with Europe is not democratic deficit, but a deficit of a political force that knows what it wants.”

Europeans need to “raise questions” and realize that Muslims are dealing with many internal problems, including radicalization by groups like Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), as well as the sectarian Sunni-Shia divide.