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Musings for Friday - Bigotry, Canadian Style. #portcoquitlam [1]
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Date: 2023-09-29
x “Have you ever sat around & thought I should really get involved with some extracurricular activities, hang with moms talk about kids. But I just want them to be white….” It’s a thing in Port Coquitlam BC ..😢👇👇👇video credit @Lisab09231 👇👇👇#portcoquitlam #racism #canada… pic.twitter.com/Sg6clRPMUY — Bev (@Garnet_2203) September 26, 2023
Lisa’s response isn’t the only one highlighting these bigoted idiots.
From CBC: "As soon as it was brought to our attention, bylaw officers immediately searched the area and all bus stops, but no signs were present. Perhaps being removed by someone else," said a joint statement from the city and Mayor Brad West.
From USA Today via Yahoo News: Fliers allegedly spotted hanging around a Canadian town have received backlash for calling local parents and kids to join a "whites-only" playgroup. Posts about the signs began appearing on social media Sunday, saying they had been spotted in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and other towns in the Metro Vancouver area of British Columbia, Canada. Photos show simple black-and-white posters headlined with the words "Whites-Only Moms & Tots" stuck to what appear to be public buildings. Some posts showed the sheets already partially ripped or torn down.
I know we heard about the widespread desire around the world of countries turning towards fascism, but sometimes we forget to look north and recognize that others suffer from some of the same social ills that we do. I find no comfort seeing it. Nor do I find comfort that Canada’s bigotry didn’t come with/from the rise of Trump.
After nearly 400 years of European domination on countries around the world technology and social media seem to have awakened the world to the fact that white Europeans (this includes the Americas) aren’t really the dominate (read largest demographic) culture.
Whites in some countries around the world aren’t handling this very well. Racism and white supremacy are on the rise. Some of it blatant, some of it not so subtle. It comes from fear, fear of those that don’t look like them. But which them? Dr. Kathleen Belew’s work shows us they can’t even agree on who is white and who isn’t.
We need to continue to call it out wherever we see it. In the halls of Congress. In our state legislatures. Or a sign at a bus stop. If you see it or hear it, call it out.
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