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Originally Posted by ernie
And I won't just point to the US here...if you sit down and talk to canadians for any length of time you will find much the same thing though the numbers are less.
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Absolutely, and the numbers are likely higher comparing which areas you're comparing in Canada and the US.
Racism, homophobia, sexism, bigotry... these are all alive and well in far greater amounts that most people are willing to admit. The problem is that we allow an "acceptable" amount of it (not just legally, free speech protects it and it ought to) but as a society. It's easier to let problem comments slide, or laugh them off, than it is to confront them. We weigh the intent behind the comment which is good sometimes, but we're not always skilled in measuring that intent, nor should it be our habit to give the benefit of the doubt to everyone.
People who say, think, and do things that stem from a place of hate or ignorance should be called out again and again until they fully understand how stupid they've been. Pretending the problem doesn't exist because you don't know someone who goes to KKK marches or believes homosexuality is a sin doesn't mean you don't someone who believes racism-bred ideas.
It happens on CP still, as far as it's definitely come based on those old threads that get bumped, it probably happens in your friend group, it might even happen at the dinner table. Not every example of this problem in the world is big and violent. It's often small.