Post why you love multiculturalism!

I know many of the kids in my generation have very close-minded strict probably racist parents (let's not kid ourselves mkay )

Asian parents...

getting to know people from many different backgrounds compliments your open-mindedness

Because I loved being raped by Muslim gangs.

OP claims to be tolerant, then argues with anyone who opposes their opinion and is childish in doing so.

As someone who wants to be a chef and is going to catering college I like the idea of having all these world foods and recipes in my life.

South and East Asian food is more of an example of assimilation than multiculturalism in my view. The Indian restaurant that we all enjoy is a mutation/appropriation of a culture's cuisine - it's "Indian" food adapted to us rather than an example of an authentic, untainted cultural practice being able to flourish on its own without interference, which is essentially what multiculturalism mandates.

I agree to an extent, but I don't think traditional British multiculturalism in its most popular and encouraged interpretation is the championing of completely unaltered customs. If so, the NHS for example wouldn't have stood the test of time. I believe up to now the traditional concept of multiculturalism is one that also encourages assimilation whilst acknowledging background, creed and the like. I still find it hard to believe that the old school West Midlands Balti is not a product of multiculturalism. I do see it as an appreciation and an adaptation of another culture, but it would definitely come under my definition of multiculturalism.

Compare this to France, a nation that encourages assimilation so much it doesn't take data on ethnic minorities, refuses to recognise regional languages and pursues an almost contrived form of secularism that prior to the refugee crisis ironically propelled relgion to the forefront of debate more strikingly than perhaps would have been otherwise.

Given the difference between the British and French assimilation systems and how recent events are now making us fear for our lives quite equally, I honestly think the debates on multiculturalism miss the point. Multiculturalism is not the problem, but lack of integration and marginalisation that ensues when Muslims are accused of 'not doing enough'. Islam is a problem, without doubt, but history has told us the more you say 'no' to a sect of society, the more they act in defiance until one of the two sides resorts to violent enforcement/rebellion and sympathy among their clan. This has been the case in France.

The only reason the minorities are pushed aside is because of their own doing.

The former is multiculturalism done right, the latter is not, which i feel is more prominent.

are you aware that the UK has abandoned multiculturalism as an official policy since at least 2011 ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiculturalism#United_Kingdom

the new buzzword is "community cohesion"

I feel like multiculturalism is making our generation more open. I know many of the kids in my generation have very close-minded strict probably racist parents (let's not kid ourselves mkay ) so when you're at the age where you start going to school you see people very different to you and you're like whaaaat
but then as you grow up and find that underneath it all they're actually the same as you in many ways, and it's helping us integrate and understand each other, and it's helping us teach our parents about other cultures, and slowly but surely we're moving in a positive direction as a society

Because getting to know people from many different backgrounds compliments your open-mindedness and listening to how they think about things or see things can help your thinking too.

That's Cultural Appropriation, didn't you know?

i like multiculturalism because of the food

Food that tastes of something, unlike British food.

I'm not an expert on cultural appropriation, but its all about respect of other cultures. So long as you show respect, then you aren't appropriating

I was being satirical lol Sorry if it wasn't clear. I can't stand the term because it's so often used in the wrong context

There's nothing wrong with the term, its important to respect other cultures