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Old 01-23-2015, 11:22 AM   #8
Coys1882
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada View Post
I lived in close proximity to a reserve. We traveled to a reserve school for basketball, volleyball, hockey, etc. and over the years from growing up I have seen a lot of things. People don't like to hear the truth but I have seen first hand the stereotypes. Now I fully realize that they don't make up the entire populace but the stuff you hear and read about does and has gone on. Does claiming you have seen some messed up stuff make you racist?
Same boat as you - I grew up around reserves in Northern Saskatchewan. They're third world countries and saying what needs to be fixed can indeed make you look racist. It's a broken system and the people are suffering for it.
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