Forget Halloween costumes and yoga, there’s a new symbol of cultural appropriation—the canoe.

According to Misao Dean, Professor of English at the University of Victoria, the canoe can be a symbol of colonialism, imperialism and genocide due to history. She also accused the canoers of cultural appropriation because they are primarily white men and have a privileged place in society.

In a radio interview for CBC Radio, which wasn’t picked by the Internet until several months later, she claimed “we have a whole set of narratives that make the canoe into a kind of morally untouchable symbol, something that seems natural, that seems ordinary, and seems to promote values that we ascribe to.”

“But I think if you look a little further that narrative obscures or erases another narrative—and that narrative is about, to be blunt, it’s about theft and genocide”, the professor said.

Dean continued to explain why she thinks Canada picked the canoe as a symbol, claiming it has to do with benefits to particular groups—particularly white men— who pushed the canoe.

Obviously, this same logic would apply to surf boards - we colonized and committed genocide on Hawaiians. Fortunately for you progs, I could use a kayak and, maybe, a few boards. I will pay $10 a board/kayak, since they are tainted by genocide.

You progs are real idiots.

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Not "we" colonized and committed genocideon Hawaiians, but Missionaries.

No, no, no, folly. That doesn't work. "We" did not enslave blacks either, but we still must bear the guilt. What types of boards do you have? Obviously, you cannot ride them anymore, given that you are advocating for the genocide of native Americans everytime you do. Shameful conduct, folly. Just shameful.

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Somebody should have told the Canadian white men that canoes are designed to be paddled, not pushed.

DM

I haven't had anyone offer me their boards or kayaks yet. What gives? Once this prog view gets wider dissemination, you'll be lucky to get 5 cents for them. Cash in while you can progs!

Or, wait a damn minute. You progs aren't racists are you? You get on that board of yours, you might as well just put on black face and start yelling racist taunts.

Man, I love it.

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Look for the little man in the canoe.

Dude, got me on this one, I feel sooooo humiliated. Congrats

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"I remember South Africa in the late 70's, sleeping on the beach at J-bay, smoking ganja with the blacks. On weekends we'd go to the pub in East London to drink beer and fight with the Afrikaners. They liked to fight, I liked to fight. It was a good time"

oinker: ummm, duhhhhh. as usual

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It's a democratic hoax

Um, Canada is a different country.

We live in the United States.

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I was right.

Surfers talking about cultural appropriation.
'aka'aka kulikuli



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"The truth is incontrovertible.
malice may attack it,
ignorance may deride it,
but in the end,
there it is." -Sir Winston Churchill

What if NSR suddenly became SR? Lettuce be pacific.

One of the best days of my life was when I met the little man in the canoe. It was mutual.

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"One of the reasons why propaganda tries to get you to hate government is because it's the one existing institution in which people can participate to some extent and constrain tyrannical unaccountable power." Noam Chomsky.

It was mutual. Whew, I thought you Trumped her for a second.


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I was right.

Hahahahaha! Dumb progs. I made asses out of the progs for the second time today.

A note for you normal people on here. Not one of them stated the obvious - that the prog professor is an idiot. They cannot force themselves to take on the prog orthodoxy, so programmed are they.

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Look in the mirror dude.

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"The truth is incontrovertible.
malice may attack it,
ignorance may deride it,
but in the end,
there it is." -Sir Winston Churchill

Ok, I did. I am one, handsome dude.

How's it feel to be exposed as a fool by me?

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I am enjoying your self-parody. At least you aren't hiding under a rock like so many others now.

I think going through life
being able to translate
people laughing at him
into them laughing with him
is probably pleasant enough for him,
but has to be awfully hard
on those near him
who have to watch.

'aka'aka kulikuli

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"The truth is incontrovertible.
malice may attack it,
ignorance may deride it,
but in the end,
there it is." -Sir Winston Churchill

You probably never even met the man in the boat. Sadly, you probably never will. This is the funniest part of this thread.

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"One of the reasons why propaganda tries to get you to hate government is because it's the one existing institution in which people can participate to some extent and constrain tyrannical unaccountable power." Noam Chomsky.

A note for you normal people on here. Not one of them stated the obvious - that the prog professor is an idiot. They cannot force themselves to take on the prog orthodoxy, so programmed are they.

See. Robots.

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