TJDetweiler to Victoria, BCEnglish · 2 months agoB.C. Conservative candidate uses racist slur for Indigenous Peoples in interviewwww.timescolonist.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down14
arrow-up1121arrow-down1external-linkB.C. Conservative candidate uses racist slur for Indigenous Peoples in interviewwww.timescolonist.comTJDetweiler to Victoria, BCEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squareBCsvenlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 months agoNah, in this “modern” time using the term savages is a way to dehumanized them, and push a view point that the white man helped them…when clearly that is not the case.
minus-squareILikeBoobieslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-22 months agoDid you read the rest of the comments? She was straight up dehumanizing, the term doesn’t matter if they are straight up saying everything it represents
minus-squareBCsvenlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoI read it, but that term alone is enough, even without doubling down. She is just garbage
minus-squareILikeBoobieslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 months agoMy view is she could replace it with whatever preferred term and it wouldn’t be any less offensive so it’s worse than just saying a slur
Nah, in this “modern” time using the term savages is a way to dehumanized them, and push a view point that the white man helped them…when clearly that is not the case.
Did you read the rest of the comments?
She was straight up dehumanizing, the term doesn’t matter if they are straight up saying everything it represents
I read it, but that term alone is enough, even without doubling down. She is just garbage
My view is she could replace it with whatever preferred term and it wouldn’t be any less offensive so it’s worse than just saying a slur
Fair