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Ethno-Cultural-Self-Actualizationism

Known by the Acronym ECAS (pronounced ee-kas) Coined by, Reuel-Azriel, in his book “Don’t Call Me Black, Call Me Bulan.

Ethno-Cultural-Self-Actualizationism" is a term that combines the concepts of ethno (referring to ethnicity), cultural (referring to culture), and self-actualizationism (referring to the process of achieving one's full potential) into a single word.

This term implies a focus on the exploration and development of cultural and ethnic identity as a means of achieving personal growth and fulfillment. It suggests a process of self-exploration and transformation that involves embracing and celebrating one's cultural heritage and identity, while also striving to reach one's full potential as an individual.
Many individuals find that practicing ethno-cultural-self-actualizationism helps them better understand and appreciate their cultural roots, while also empowering them to pursue their personal goals with a strong sense of identity and purpose.
by Reuel-Azriel May 8, 2023
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Men of Culture

weird-ass incel dudes who appear in comments of youtube shorts, primarly ones that have people with clevage, and/or slightly suggestive content. most of them are old men that don’t have better to do or have a sad relationship, or just horomone-driven teens. they sometimes use the moai and wineglass emoji, which is annoying as shit.
*MoC incel:* “MeN oF CuLtURe, We MeEt aGaIn !!! 😂😎🗿🍷”

*a normal human being:* “please kindly throw your device in the microwave for 10 seconds.
by t00na_kanX3 August 11, 2025
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cultural whiplash

When you're watching something on television and there is an abrupt genre change.
I was watching tv and the same channel went from 700 Club to Paul Blart, Mall cop. Talk about your "cultural whiplash"!
by Hal 10000 March 11, 2019
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Cultural appropriation

An excuse to bully somebody for liking another culture.
Cultural appropriation is not a real term or a problem. Stop bullying others.
by tigersharktax April 9, 2024
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Self-cancel culture

Self-cancel culture refers to the act of proactively removing or concealing one's own online content to preemptively avoid potential criticism or backlash.
Ever since her controversial post went viral, Jenna has been practicing self-cancel culture by removing some of her older posts to avoid further backlash
by Georgi Stamenov August 10, 2023
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cultural heimlich

- when a person’s general taste is bad to the point where it requires sustained shaming and social intervention to improve.

- a campaign of necessary refinement, aimed at the abandonment of flavorless beers, Billboard music, poorly written movies, touristy travel, sweet wine, toddler palates, and more.
“Man, Jason was slamming shots of Fireball last night, listening to Kenny Chesney and defending Michael Bay movies. Then today I learned he only eats meat and pasta! We need somebody to step up and perform a cultural Heimlich immediately!”

“She’s literally going to die of poor taste in her 40s, if we can’t get her a cultural heimlich soon”
by Aclfsu10 May 13, 2019
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IITK Culture

The campus culture of IIT Kanpur; usually characterized by making freshmen sit in a circle and forcing them to hold each other's dicks and justified by the senior batches in the name of increasing senior-junior interaction. IITK culture continued to deteriorate over the recent years and met a horrible death in 2017.
Y15 : These Y17 guys have really destroyed the IITK Culture.
Y14 : True. How are we supposed to interact with them when they can't even hold each other's dicks?
by Antsinmyeyes_johnson September 14, 2017
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