Jiang says Turnbull's repeated use of 'pretending' marks an outsider misunderstanding because the Pygmies would regard the ritual as true, serious, and real.
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Jiang says Turnbull's repeated use of 'pretending' marks an outsider misunderstanding because the Pygmies would regard the ritual as true, serious, and real.
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"reality okay in fact it matters it probably matters more than reality okay so the so this is making sense right guys okay okay..."
"does not understand these people what word tells us he does not understand these people He doesn't know what's going on. Why? What word..."
"Yeah, this is not studying, okay? This is not serious academic work. This is playing. It has no significance, no meaning, right? So what..."
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