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"Real diversity acknowledges, celebrates and actually talks about differences" - as long as you can tell your single malt from mere blended.
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This is the kind of people, down to phony African-sounding name when your parents have regular names, that Canadian multiculturalism breeds.
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For that matter, what kind of people name their child "Ta-Nehisi" when they have regular English names? I guess that now I know.
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Replying to @Vetarnias
For that matter, why to French-Canadians take names like Jacques & Michel when good English names like James and Michael are available?
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Replying to @HeerJeet
Major difference between a made-up tradition and a genuine one. It's as if I gave my kids Irish names because I had a few Irish ancestors.
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Replying to @Vetarnias
Yeah, African-American culture is made up and French Canadian culture is genuine. Good luck with that.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
In Coates' name, his parents are named William Paul and Cheryl Lynn. Why did they want to revert to a non-English-sounding given name?
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Replying to @Vetarnias
Why not? French Canadians have a weird impulse to tell people of color how they should engage with cultural traditions.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
Probably has to do with French-Canadian opposition to CAN multiculturalism, seeing in it English Canada denying our historical importance.
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It's not an opposition to CAN multiculturalism. It's an opposition to people of color who live in your own society. It's very ugly.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
Not denying that racism exists, but for my part I'm very relax about people of color as long as they speak French. Also religion is taboo.
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