> of a culture historically regarded as inferior to my own to the supremacy of western culture I see your point in general (a bit harsh IMO) except this senten

> of a culture historically regarded as inferior to my own to the supremacy of western culture I see your point in general (a bit harsh IMO) except this sentence. As an Spaniard, I would never think of the idea of Spain as not western or perceived as inferior to the US. I needed to read it twice to understand what was being said in your comment. This reminds me of an interview in the US Olympics where the interviewer (US) kept asking the athlete (South African I think) about being African-American. She was very confused. It also reminds me of the time a colleague (from the US) argued that I am not white (I am Spanish), since in their mind I was a latino I guess? With all these anecdotes I mean to politely say that while there are similarities in many ways, you cannot simply extrapolate the US perceptions on race to the whole world.