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Originally Posted by SebC
Racism is treating people differently because of their race... which is exactly what maintaining different rights and responsibilities for first nations people is.
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Racism also includes sweeping generalisations of an entire race, especially those that posit that race as inferior or otherwise less than one’s own.
You know, sweeping generalisations like “First Nations people ask the rest of Canada for equal outcomes... “ etc.
It’s either racist, ignorant, or poorly worded. It’s not really something to stand behind either way. It was a stupid post.
Not to say you personally are any of those things, people just often don’t think, and just speak without putting it together.
EDIT: I’d also be curious as to what “participating in Canadian culture” looks like to the types of people that suggest it be a requirement. Namely, a definition of what that IS, without resorting to laziness that is no more than naming the “First Nations things” they should stop doing.
How do you define Canadian culture? And how do you separate those contributing to your version of it, and those who aren’t?