12. I've already gone over Toronto Sun's racial history in earlier twitter essay but will just hit a few highlights.
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13. Sun persistently & till the end supported apartheid in South Africa. Sun editor cheerleader for CIA Angolan henchman Jonas Savimbi
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14. Sun columnist Mackenzie Porter wrote countless articles celebrating eugenics until his retirement in 1990.
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15. When Sun Editor Peter Worthington lost race to Greek-Canadian candidate, Sun headline complained about "the Greeks."
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16. When Airport security sexually harassed Jamaican women, Sun published column saying Jamaican women love stripping nude for officials.
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17. Let's return to that Donato cartoon of Oliva Chow:https://twitter.com/gmbutts/status/526524068775075840 …
Jeet Heer added,
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18. How many stereotypes are in that cartoon? 1. Chow in Mao Suit (she's Red Chinese commie) 2. dwarfish 3. slant eyed 4. doing laundry
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19. Donato, cartoonist behind this masterpiece, has been at the Sun since day one in 1971. He's integral to newspaper's identity & racism.
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20. John Tory, likely next mayor of Toronto, says he white privilege doesn't exist.
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21. White privilege is fact Donato has been working in Canadian newspaper longer than virtually anyone.
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22. White privilege is Toronto Sun's racism is rarely criticized but just seen as a normal part of the media eco-system.
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23. White privilege is that Toronto Sun has a columnist who wrote Obama is a secret Muslim and she's still a powerful voice
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24. White privilege is Toronto Sun has a columnist who has fomented a hate campaign against an Arab-Canadian running for school board.
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