My mom is an immigrant. I asked her about the whole Don Cherry saga/debacle. Her words, translated:
"I disagree with him. I think it's funny that other people are telling me what I should be offended about though."
I've asked other extended family. More or less the same comments.
IMO, Cherry was wrong. Should've been fired. You can't say stuff like that in a public position as an employee but that should be the end of it.
The joyful glee I see from some people from the firing is disturbing to me. The 'us' vs 'them', left vs right, you're a snow flake / you're a racist... lowest common denominator style of thinking that is becoming more and more pervasive in Canadian culture is something I'm not used to in this country and is something I don't like.
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