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Why does post-colonial scholar Homi Bhaba argue that colonial discourse was ambivalent about the colonised?

Portrayal of the colonised errs towards either a passive and conquerable subject or an irrational, untamed barbarian. This means that the colonial subject becomes consistently stereotyped
BScholars did not travel to colonies and therefore could not establish an accurate picture of colonised peoples
CPost-colonial scholars were too focused on the colonising power rather than the colonised peoples
DThe colonised did not make enough effort to have their voices heard

Correct Answer: A. Portrayal of the colonised errs towards either a passive and conquerable subject or an irrational, untamed barbarian. This means that the colonial subject becomes consistently stereotyped

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