# Talk:Dungka!

Writers highlighted a scene from the video where the antagonist was eating a crab, which they interpreted as a symbol for crab mentality among Filipinos.
I encountered this among some of my fellow Filipino colleagues, but I always dismissed it as a form of bias on my part.  Is there any good evidence that the crab mentality is more predominant in this community as opposed to others? Having seen it up close and personal, I honestly don't know. Is there something about the culture of the Philippines that would make the crab mentality more noticeable, or is this just something that every human culture has to some extent or another? Viriditas (talk) 22:44, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Addendum: I just remembered reading a book about ten years ago that argued that  marginalized communities do have a history of crab mentality, although even that could be a generalization.  The book talked about how some Black Americans struggled to get out of the ghetto and in some cases their efforts were discouraged and looked down upon, possibly because it was seen as becoming "whiter", I don't know.  I believe there are similar stories for other communities as well. Viriditas (talk) 00:18, 25 June 2025 (UTC)