But Neo-Multiculturalism is much more than that. Feminism, too, is given its comeuppance. The feminist program to have human beings treated as individuals with equal rights, as something more than perambulatory genitalia, is exposed as hegemonic. As classroom teachers in a pluralistic society, we carry a heavy burden. Not every idiosyncrasy may be condoned as an expression of legitimate ethnic difference.
Schools require order.
The more frequently encountered of these attitudes are Neo-Chauvinism, Lapidarianism and Ameliorism. Let us examine the differences among them by means of a confrontation with a cultural artifact. The artifact is the interlude lyric from the Mexican song, Cielito Lindo. And here we see the power of Neo-Multiculturalism. Let this ethnic pride be called Neo-Chauvinism.