Othering

The concept of Othering is quite popular in southeast Asian countries like Thailand. According to Dr. Zuleyka, one of the most obvious social othering is gender. It can be seen throughout Thailand that leadership roles and important jobs are being given to men on purpose. A clear evidence of this can be seen by looking at Thailand’s prime ministers. So far, only one was female, unsurprisingly. Of course this doesn’t just occur in Thailand; it occurs on a global scale.

Another topic of Othering is Political power. I can easily relate this to Thailand since there are many tribal communities near the borders that are technically Thai, but are looked down upon. A great example of a group of people directly affected by social Othering is the Karen people. They technically live in Thailand and is quite a part of our society. However, since they have zero political power, their rights are constantly ignored and the labor union blatantly oppresses them with lower wages. This is comparable to the Black community in Johannesburg; a city that is politically dominated by whites.