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Originally Posted by Muta
I read most of it. It seems to be about racism against aboriginals in Winnipeg. Racism isn't just limited to non-aboriginals, though. The article doesn't mention that.
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That because the article isn't called "Everyone can be racist". It would be a pretty pointless article.
The racism natives have dealt with in this country has been systemic at times, and goes back over a century. They have been a marginalized minority for generations. Let's not pretend some native guy using the term whitey is even remotely the same thing.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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