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[pkang0202]

I didn't think racism, discrimination, or bias existed in the Social Utopia that is Canada.

[mikowee]

Growing up in a predominantly white neighbourhood of Toronto, I could relate to some of the stuff written. There were periods of depression and anxiety, especially in high school. It took me a while to mature and stop feeling sorry for myself.

[Alyallen]

[Tiger Beer]

[kermo]

[Pligganease]

[mindmetoo]

[Pyongshin Sangja]

[twg]

[Pligganease]

Oh, come on...

Demographics of Toronto

Yes, I realize that there are minorities in Toronto. Yes I realize that Toronto is billed as "the most multi-cultural city in the world."

But, just because the diversity of the minority population is high doesn't mean that there are less white people in that city. 57.2% of the population is white. That means that there are almost double the amount of white people per capita in Toronto than there are in my home county.

Hell, there are less white people per capita In New York City than there are in Toronto. In 2005 44% of the population was white in New York City. In all of Ontario, it's crazy how white it is...

I was just joking about the redundancy thing, but don't try to tell me that Toronto isn't a white city just because it's billed as diverse and you've seen a few Rastafarians at the mall.

[little mixed girl]

god, i swear that people on this board can only see things from their point of view.

"waa, a korean person looked at me and called me a foreigner, so when i go back home i'm going to pick on koreans!"
BOO-HOO.

i don't think that the article was saying that korean-candadians experience more racism than blacks, or that they are in a worse position than blacks; they are comparing the two groups.

the reason it's an "issue" is because america and canada bill themselves as multicultural societies that are accepting of all cultures and races.
that means that in theory, a person who is born and raised in canada or america should be treated the same across the board.

that they are judged on their personal actions and not by what someone thinks their race is about.

when they are talking about "subtle racism" they are talking about someone who is getting put aside for reasons that could be related to race.

ie- the person has been working hard at company X, but every year the head finds a reason to not promote that person. but they will promote someone who's not as skilled or who is brand-new.

if you have a group of friends that you hang out with, but they never invite you to their homes or introduce you to their parents. but you later hear about how they had other friends over or whatever.

korea isn't trying to promote itself as a multicultural society. when it does, and when korea claims to treat everyone equally, then, people might have an arguement.

[jajdude]

"god, i swear that people on this board can only see things from their point of view."

Um basically, yeah, doesn't every person in the world see things from his/her own point of view?

I know, we should have empathy, put yourself in the other's shoes, but, really, a point of view is limited to the one person who has it. Now, having no point of view might be interesting.

[Young FRANKenstein]

[Pak Yu Man]

[kermo]