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No ya know what im still pissed at this. Telling an Indigenous person this is a real dick move. It's not about "no-no words", i made an admittedly bad joke and you used a horrible example. The very identity of being a canadian is predicated on racism and it can never ever ever be compared to a slur.

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Racists have used "Canadians" as a code word for hate speech. It's pretty clear as an independent observer that the other commenter was referring to this. foreignpolicy.com/2008/01/28/i...

Is "Canadian" the new n-word?
Is "Canadian" the new n-word?

PIERRE ANDRIEU/AFP/Getty Images When you hear the word "Canadian," what's the first thing that comes to mind? Someone who is hockey-crazed? Someone who says "eh"…

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