Scheer is going to be screaming about this until Election Day.
Might take some heat off of Trudeau for SNCL though, which was arguably the more damaging scandal (because Canadians dgaf about racism).
OK listening now
I agree, but these are the people who will go voteOK listening now
And most of those comments are traaaaaash holy fuck. The black guy was reasonable, but those white Québécois morons... cringy af. Especially that 80 year old woman, who bragged about proudly doing blackface in costumes back in her younger day etc... I mean ok she's old but yiiiikes (the host kinda laughing and enabling her was cringy too). One lady even said that Trudeau shouldn't have apologized and should have defended himself. Fucking hell.
So many people saying it's not racist because it's a costume, etc... 🤦♀️
That lady at the end was reasonable at least, and explained why it's not white people's place to determine if it's offensive or not. She and the black documentarist were the only callers who didn't make me want to plant my face in my desk.
OK listening now
And most of those comments are traaaaaash holy fuck. The black guy was reasonable, but those white Québécois morons... cringy af. Especially that 80 year old woman, who bragged about proudly doing blackface in costumes back in her younger day etc... I mean ok she's old but yiiiikes (the host kinda laughing and enabling her was cringy too). One lady even said that Trudeau shouldn't have apologized and should have defended himself. Fucking hell.
So many people saying it's not racist because it's a costume, etc... 🤦♀️
That lady at the end was reasonable at least, and explained why it's not white people's place to determine if it's offensive or not. She and the black documentarist were the only callers who didn't make me want to plant my face in my desk.
Scheer is going to be screaming about this until Election Day.
Might take some heat off of Trudeau for SNCL though, which was arguably the more damaging scandal (because Canadians dgaf about racism).
A school full of privileged twerps all saw nothing wrong, of course.
Thank you! After 30+ years of consuming propaganda, I'm finally learning the truth from your post that White people are native to North America.
Canada was built on the harmonious relationship between the aboriginals along the st Lawrence (huron alliance) and the french (samuel Champlain). Jesuits and french traders co existed with aboriginese relatively peacefully..
Until the english came and tried to culturally genocide the french and then failing that tried it on aboriginals.
But yeah, New France Id consider the beginning of Canada. Theres a reason we are said to be founded by three nations
It's not really secret. It's overt. Most people probably overhear racist comments on a daily basis.Canadians are secretly super racist. I've known that my whole life and I'm kind of relieved the truth is coming out now.
It's only a secret to non Canadians. Anyone living in this country can tell you how incredibly racist it is.Canadians are secretly super racist. I've known that my whole life and I'm kind of relieved the truth is coming out now.
It's not really secret. It's overt. Most people probably overhear racist comments on a daily basis.
Canada was built on the harmonious relationship between the aboriginals along the st Lawrence (huron alliance) and the french (samuel Champlain). Jesuits and french traders co existed with aboriginese relatively peacefully..
Until the english came and tried to culturally genocide the french and then failing that tried it on aboriginals.
But yeah, New France Id consider the beginning of Canada. Theres a reason we are said to be founded by three nations
EhhhhCanada was built on the harmonious relationship between the aboriginals along the st Lawrence (huron alliance) and the french (samuel Champlain). Jesuits and french traders co existed with aboriginese relatively peacefully..
Until the english came and tried to culturally genocide the french and then failing that tried it on aboriginals.
Only Siths deal in absolutes."So he is not definitively saying there won't be more pictures."
Holy shit LMAO
Y'all are very brand new over here sometimes. You can be racist and not be hateful. You can be racist and do great things for minorities. Lyndon Baines Johnson says hello!!!No way you can look at his time in office and think he's racist or has some racist agenda.
People want to go all James Gunn on him now.
I burst out laughing at work, thanksJustin doesn't want me swinging from a tree but for some reason greets me with "what up homeslizzice!?" at the water cooler even though I never speak like that.
Ehhhh
Comparatively to other colonialists, sure, Cartier and Champlain were not as openly hostile to aboriginals, but to suggest that they were living in perfect peachy harmony with them and it's all the English's fault is hardly accurate, come on.
I still want to believe that the overwhelming majority of Canadians are not conservative nutters and at least centrists, but the Liberals are such a disappointment. Canada needs another left-leaning choice to overtake them. It is long overdue for the Liberals to stop being the dominant default choice. There is no future with them. We need them to win now, but they need to be phased out, and not just their racist pretty boy.It's either a stain on the Liberal Party or on the entire country.
Y'all are very brand new over here sometimes. You can be racist and not be hateful. You can be racist and do great things for minorities. Lyndon Baines Johnson says hello!!!
Justin is that dumb white Liberal that every minority encounters when their social group diversifies. We meet Liberal asshats like this in college and the workplace all the time. Justin doesn't want me swinging from a tree but for some reason greets me with "what up homeslizzice!?" at the water cooler even though I never speak like that Lol.
Northam's apology was ten times worse than this because he was so wishy washy about it and told colleagues that he didn't want to apologize because he wasn't sure it was him or whateverIt's exactly the same format of any politician apologizing for something like this. It's near identical to Northam's apology. "I didn't understand and I'm sorry. I'm A-okay now though!" If he wins, it's going to make it near impossible for racists to be politically punished after their racists acts are outed. They will always refer to Trudeau as their scaepgoat.
I still want to believe that the overwhelming majority of Canadians are not conservative nutters and at least centrists, but the Liberals are such a disappointment. Canada needs another left-leaning choice to overtake them. It is long overdue for the Liberals to stop being the dominant default choice. There is no future with them. We need them to win now, but they need to be phased out, and not just their racist pretty boy.
Canada needs better choices than the 2 dominant parties. We do not want to be like the US 2 party system, at least not the current Cons and Libs we've had to put up with for decades. Settling for dumb or dumber is getting us nowhere.
If Jack Layton was still alive today the NDP very well could have been that choice.
I still want to believe that the overwhelming majority of Canadians are not conservative nutters and at least centrists, but the Liberals are such a disappointment. Canada needs another left-leaning choice to overtake them. It is long overdue for the Liberals to stop being the dominant default choice. There is no future with them. We need them to win now, but they need to be phased out, and not just their racist pretty boy.
Canada needs better choices than the 2 dominant parties. We do not want to be like the US 2 party system, at least not the current Cons and Libs we've had to put up with for decades. Settling for dumb or dumber is getting us nowhere.
This combined with the Muslim Council response is very telling
Minorities aren't toddlers, and nobody is buying the CPC concern trolling here.
Someone who is strongly pro multiculturalism having his skeletons exposed and apologizing for it is better than the guys openly cuddling with white Nationalists
Am I the only one who thinks this is getting blown up to much? I'm not saying what he did is right at all. But he did this when he was in the 1990s and early 2000s. It seems he has matured since. We all do dumbshit when we are young. Unless he's still doing shit like this then fuck him.
Everyone does dumb shit. Some people drink too much at a party. Other accidently crash their car.Am I the only one who thinks this is getting blown up to much? I'm not saying what he did is right at all. But he did this when he was in the 1990s and early 2000s. It seems he has matured since. We all do dumbshit when we are young. Unless he's still doing shit like this then fuck him.
Yes, I get that. Once again have you never done stupid stuff growing up even as an adult. Just saying if in the past 10 years he hasn't done anything racist then why blast him a new one when he's changed. Young adult to almost being 40 people change drastically.He was an adult when this happened.
It never ceases to amaze me how highly important, influential people can be so fucking dumb.
Man some of you have really hardline positions on this. I feel like that apology was fine, it was a dumb mistake, and we can move on?
I'm not a psychic. Didn't know homey was Native when I posted and apologized thereafter. Your deflection is cute and all but my point is racism isn't binary. If you want to give a spoiled rich kid that grew up in a White wealthy bubble, in a racist country, and has been caught 3x redhanded the benefit of the doubt, that's on you. Surely there's not a racist bone in Justin's body.Yeah, I've encountered a few foreign lefty asshats who call Canadian indigenous people standing up for their culture "woke" and are unapologetic about it.
Like all Justin Trudeau media stories - it is getting way more air from the press (and us here) than it will in the general public. edit: I am not trying to downplay how bad it is that he did itAm I the only one who thinks this is getting blown up to much? I'm not saying what he did is right at all. But he did this when he was in the 1990s and early 2000s. It seems he has matured since. We all do dumbshit when we are young. Unless he's still doing shit like this then fuck him.
Man Jack was such a great person. We really need him now. I think Singh is a good pic but I really wish Angus had won the leadership contest.If Jack Layton was still alive today the NDP very well could have been that choice.
huh?What baffles me is that this shitbag supporting bombing actual brown people in Yemen and Syria gets a free pass from the media.
This isn't mere "stupid stuff". Stop trying to trivialise it.Yes, I get that. Once again have you never done stupid stuff growing up even as an adult. Just saying if in the past 10 years he hasn't done anything racist then why blast him a new one when he's changed. Young adult to almost being 40 people change drastically.
We have multiple parties but in terms of popularity it comes down to 2 in most parts of the country.
non-Conservative voters know all about not splitting the vote.
Yes but usually 1 party has a majority of seats. And usually the largest party will just govern even if they don't have a majority without making a formal European style coalition absent the other parties taking them down and triggering an election. So the government would only have ministers from the largest party even if that party doesn't hold a majority of seats.
Thanks for the education, much appreciated!Government is comprised of a cabinet chosen by the leader of the party with the most seats in the house. The opposition parties are the rest of the seats of the house, with the official opposition being the party withe most seats outside of the ruling party. So the opposition is sort of a coalition of different parties. The ruling party can change if the opposition parties agree to form a coalition government (assuming they can get more seats than the present ruling party), but the process can be halted by proroguing parliament (essentially shutting down the house). This occurred previously under a Conservative minority government proroguing parliament when 3 opposition parties agreed to form a coalition.
You may be thinking of that scenario.
2001 isn't ancient history. It's been known for decades that blackface is not cool, especially in North American. He didn't make this "mistake" once and learn from it. He did it at least 3 times. A teacher at age 29 isn't some dumb kid making a mistake.It was 2001. Society has changed a lot since then. I couldn't read more than the first few replies. God forbid someone does something stupid or insensitive!!! We aren't allowed to make mistakes
What baffles me is that this shitbag supporting bombing actual brown people in Yemen and Syria gets a free pass from the media.