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Canada’s Hidden Racism
If you sum it all up, Canadian racism is more polished than its American and European counterparts. ... Because it is more refined, people have a tendency to dismiss racism in Canada, to ignore it, or forgive it. But that opens the door to more dangerous, more violent forms of racism, and these forms are alive in Canada too.
Canadian racism, like American and European racism, is unique to the white Christian Euro-centric world. ...
Page 45There are cases everywhere across Canada of stereotypes and the racism it holds. ... (Cannon, pg 52)
Racism in the Workplace
Discrimination in the labour market is one of the most common forms of racism that minorities must face in Canada. ...
“This casual and continuous anti-Semitism is “the longest hatred,” predating all other forms of racism. ... ” (Cannon, 47)
Racism Against the Native People of Canada
Natives encounter some form of personal prejudice or institutional violence every day. ... There is a consistent hint of the horrifying degree to which the natives are being subjected to with the racism they are facing in Canada. It is clear that this is a problem, but there needs to be better awareness of the racism toward the Natives in there past, and present. ... Natives are victims of institutionalized racism, which condition’s students to have racist views toward Indians. ... Stereotyping is used to deny the fact that racism exists, to blame the victim and to backlash. ... ” (McKague, 74) Nowadays people blame the Natives culture on what happens to them, opposed to the real cause: racism. ...
Page 49Since when is a person prejudiced for exposing racism and injustice? ... How large is racism in Canada? ...
Judicial Racism
A continuous issue is the keeping of statistics by race. ...
The Hidden Racism
“Racism is not only apart of what we remember, or think we remember, about the other. ... This is because in Canada our racism is most of the time hidden. ... Just by ignoring it, we are doing our part, in keeping racism at home. ... Though these may seem like nothing, they can build to be so much more, and we need to do all we can to keep racism out of Canada.
Approximate Word count = 1743
Approximate Pages = 7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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