Yeah... colonialism in Canada really took a giant shit on the indigenous people, here, and they’re still trying to get out from under it. The colonizers’ descendants aren’t helping, much. I can’t stand those Canadians who act like everything’s fine, that the “natives are demanding too much”, to stop spoiling them,…
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When you read about something like this in Canada the key thing to note is that it seems to have happens on an Indian reserve. A lot of the laws that used to exist that have been removed but the residential schools created problems that are generational and even if poverty were not a factor (which it is) would still…
Our reserves have notoriously horrific conditions. Canadians like to front like we are so progressive and post-racial but we have a very disturbing history of treatment of First Nations (and Inuit and Métis) people, and ongoing issue addressing said conditions on reserves.
Some of my happiest childhood memories are of playing with rusted out auto parts in an empty field across from my BFFs house. Zero adult supervision, sharp rusty objects, and even, one time, a cache of old playboy magazines that we studied with Talmudic attention. Keep the marsh open.
Yeah I’ll be watching it shoving popcorn in my mouth muttering how stupid it is.
It’s like they stole all the sexy cool shit from Chris Marlowe and attributed it to Shakespeare. Can Marlowe never get any fucking respect!?
This is revolting.
Like, I theoretically know this, but I also know in my soul that beverages should be ice-cold or scalding and nowhere in between.
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Evening everyone, Mortem is still playing with his bucket and spade, so it’s time for the UK roundup!
A giant fuck no to both Mark Zuckerberg and The Rock. You want to get into public service, boys? Run for mayor, dog catcher, what the fuck ever, not the leader of the free world, ok? Who the fuck wants Mark Zuckerberg anyway?
Isn’t that a crime? Genuinely curious if he can be arrested for inciting violence.
If this man disappeared from television forever, no one’s life (save his) would be the lesser for it. If HBO wants to have this sort of show with this sort of format, there are literally millions of witty, politically-aware Americans of all ages, races, genders, and creeds who could host. Why him? Why still? Old white…
Helicopter parenting is bad and you can’t shelter them from bad stuff in the world too much but I feel like “I don’t want my children interacting with a known serial killer” is a fairly reasonable request?
The thing is, a lot of these Indigenous children were FORCIBLY removed from their home to go to these Catholic schools, where they were completely cut of from their family and culture, and where many suffered physical, psychological and sexual abuse. Their parents did not want to send them there.
The weren’t sent to the schools. The children were forcibly removed from reserves and basically imprisoned in these horrible schools. They were abused terribly by nuns and priests.
In this instance it was less “sending” than “being forced to surrender to” so
They see us as one nation who elected this asshole (and there is no better term for him) into office.
Remember when Donald was going to make us respected by the whole world? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
I can see it now, Merkel will go up to Trump and extend her hand to grab him by the balls, ‘cause when you are famous, you can do that’