Monday, October 23, 2006

Ethnomorph

First, I just wanted to promote my video of the 2006 Crankworx Mountain Bike Festival in Whistler.
Second, I wanted to explain the definition of ethnomorph. An ethnomorph (plural ethnomorphs) is someone effected by the processes and actions studied by ethnomorphology (see first post). A popular example in ethnomorphology 101 at the University of Victoria at Large is Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz aka Jon Stewart aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. At least in theory. Some argue it is over a strained relationship with his father, but nevertheless it is a good example under the assumption he changed it due to cultural influences.
Under such an assumption, we can view his move to change his name for showbiz as reflective of the attitude (widely held but not often considered anti-semitism) that Hollywood is controlled by Jews. Therefore, it could be inferred that a very jewish sounding name could sound aloof, or 'too hollywood.' As such, Jonathan Leibowitz was affected by ethno-cultural attitudes to change his name.
More in this later

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