What can we learn about the human condition from the Nacirema?

Question

I just read the article, and am curious about the responces of others...

If you have never heard of the Nacirema, find the article here:

http://www.msu.edu/~jdowell/miner.html

Answer 1

It just shows that the Nacirema are idiots.

Answer 2

Yes they are the americans spelled backwards. The article has a lot to do with learning about ourselves by taking a look from the outside - as if we are studying ourselves as a culture. How weird we look ... if we really look.

Answer 3

Nacirema is American spelled backwards. This article is meant to be a lesson on ethnocentrism and cultural relativism.