Third-worlds

[BeerShaman]

Using the term thirdworlds and thirdworldists is racist.
It is like someone form the first (in a capitalist state) and "advanced world" is saying to the others hey you different freak you 3-worldist!
What do you say?

[Blackscare]

Dude, Third worldism refers to an ideology. A shitty one at that, that seems to have a peculiar stronghold amongst comfortable denizens of the first world. Most of the time I find Third worldism patronizing towards members of the Third world, with an approach that to me is reminiscent of the "noble savage" concept.

And also, yes the first world is more industrially advanced, often posses better infrastructure, etc. That's why the distinction exists. Obviously this doesn't translate into more sophisticated culture or class consciousness all the time, or even most of the time, as evidenced by the fact that in the Third world socialist struggle is happening in earnest.


Now, the use of the terms is a bit simplistic and I don't like them myself, but they basically exist to distinguish countries that have a very real gap in development. You can't just ignore this.

[Invincible Summer]

I've heard some of my socio profs bring up the terms "One-third world" and "Two-third world" to refer to the fact that what we know as the "First World" is actually like 1/3 of the world's area and population, whereas the "Third World" is in reality 2/3 of the world's landmass and population.

[counterblast]

Term Third-World isn't offensive. It was reclaimed in the 60s and 70s by revolutionary groups such the the NLF, AIM, and the BPP as a blanket term for people of color fighting against the The First-World (ie: the capitalist).

For example, the Black Panther Party's Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention, was originally going to be called the Third World People's Constitutional Convention.

And on the west coast, student unions for different people of color united to form the Third World Liberation Front.

[bonbongabbu]

i don't think it is bad. i think the term 'third world' is used to signify the state some countries are found to be in. yes, compared to the capitalists, their state is bad as they lack basic resources to sustain a healthy life.

but back to answering your question, their state is obviously bad because of capitalism. this third world phenomenon exists because of capitalism.

so to see it in a positive light, the are 'third worldists' because of capitialism and colonialism. therefore, the negative effects of capitalism are shown automatically.

but i guess you may be right. some people might marginalise them for being fromt he third world even though it s not their fault.:blushing: