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Originally Posted by Fuzz
It's pretty dismissive to not acknowledge that it is indigenous people asking for these changes, not people "who live and breathe culture wars". To not be able to listen to what they are saying, and acknowledge that ya, these references can continue to perpetuate mental harm, and to suggest they'd rather have a $20 gift card is all pretty dismissive stuff.
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In my experience, Indigenous professors, researchers, and student activists are about as representative of the beliefs of average Indigenous Canadians as their non-Indigenous counterparts are.