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Originally Posted by Textcritic
You are wrong.
The usage of the words "racist," and "racism" is extended beyond mere ethnicity to include prejudice on the basis of regional distinctions as well.
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Originally Posted by Oxford English Dictionary
racist, n. and adj.
Pronunciation: Brit. /ˈreɪsɪst/, U.S. /ˈreɪsᵻst/
a person whose words or actions display prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of race (see race n.6 1b, 1c, 1d). Also in extended use: a person who is prejudiced against people of other nationalities.
So, yes. What Don Cherry said is most definitely racist.
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Originally Posted by Textcritic
The narrow definition of racism to exclude prejudices based on region or nationality is wrong. There is nothing debatable in these points.
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I think your extended version of the extended version only creates confusion. By region? My interpretation is this applies if you are specific about a particular region or a group of similar regions. Immigration represents a large diverse range of regions. I think it was pretty clear DC was talking about immigrants when he said, "you people ... come here." What he said was discriminatory and divisive, full stop. You can't argue it, nor should it be supported.
Was it racist? I've heard the argument, and you just KNOW what he meant by "you people." Or, how did he determine who is an immigrant by just walking the streets of Toronto? Thus the argument requires you to make assumptions and put words in his mouth. What about another theory? In terms of geographic distribution, Toronto leads every other Canadian city by a considerable margin when it comes to where immigrants settle (from Stats Canada). So his opinion could have been formed by simply observing a good majority of people in TO not wearing the poppy. Either way, no one knows what he was thinking, other than he was very discriminatory and unfairly singled out a group of people comprised of a diverse range of nationalities. Respectfully, this is where I think TextCritic is not using the term correctly, but I am open to hearing a different opinion
