There is the master in all situations, and the slave that is compliant in most, but not all. In terms of social interaction there is the master/slave power relationship, as clearly as the dichotomy itself. In the colonial relationship there were ( and are ) the subaltern, the unheard, and the master who is very much heard from. Mimicry happens when the colonized, who akin to the slave in being kept away from having a voice, imitate the master by attending to the master’s way of life. This can be done in a mocking way to disturb the apparent order of things. My friends on the Left (if they can be had) advise to have correct understanding of critical theory in the same vein the pastors on the right dictate the conversation and insist that the possess the correct understanding of critical theory and all the (of course) theological implications it has (when in fact it is not a singular theory, but a set of theories loosely hanging together, theories). I get sick of the duplicity but