Week 10 - Racism In Canada Flashcards
History of racism
- colonialism
- residential schools
- immiragation practices
- Japanese camps
- immigration policies against Chinese immigrants
Comparisons with the past and/or other countries is \
not helpful
Generally, it is best not to do attempts at
“quantifying” racism
The idea of the Canadian Multiculturalism Act (1988)
Idea: Recognizing Canada as a nation with cultural and racial diversity (so, not a “white Western” nation). People can preserve their cultural heritage. Everyone is equal and should receive equal treatment.
The point of the Canadian multicultural act is
Made to reflect Canada’s diversity and to emphasize the importance of immigration for Canada
Problem with Canadian multicultural act
May be ideal when written in law, but no in practice/ the real world
- and it may be detrimental to different minority groups, what does peacefully coexisting mean exactly? Who’s it saying this too?
- problems with integration and national identity
- hides racism and discrimination, doesn’t address it
What created cultural ghettos
Multicultural act
Old forms of racism example
Hate crimes
New racism examples
Using negative sentiments about radicalized groups using use-neutral language (culture, religion)
Is racism less open in canada than USA?
Arguable
Why are Canadians appalled by the idea of racism
Becuase it goes against Canadians beleifs of equality and fairness
Many Canadians emphasize equal treatment for everyone and argue for a
colour-blind approach
Henry and Tator (2010):
Democratic racism.
Democratic racism
- Specific Canadian types of racism
- values conflict with democratic values and negative attitudes towards minorities
Canadians strongly believe in
- liberal democratic values - egalitarianism, tolerance
- personal merit (being rewarded based on merit)
- skin colour is irrelevant for one’s status in a democratic society.
Why is it difficult for Canadians to see/believe that ppl are treated differently based on their race?
Bc of colour-blind approach, liberalism, egalitarism, personal merit and that race is irrelevant in terms of social status
Despite Canadians believing in liberalism and equality for all, why do negative attitudes towards minorities still exist?
Bc of minorities being seen as incompatible with Canadian democratic values (democratic racism)
Can personal/individual permit explain the disparities in canada?
NO, some inequalities are based on race, and other may not be
Racism in canada is often hidden and sable becuase of
Democratic racism
Case studies
- The highway of tears
- Starlight tours
- Racism in hockey
- Macleans “too Asian”
- Racism and covid -19
- Kamloops residential schools
The highway of tears
- aboriginal women murdered and missing on highway 16 yellow head
- intersectionality (gender+race)
Starlight tours
- Saskatoon indegnous men taken by police out to freeze to death in remote areas.
- indigenous ppl not seen as a group that have needs for protection (demonized)
- institutional racism
- hate crime (old racism)
Lund and Carr
Racism in the great white North
Racism in the great white North
- White ppl having problem with being examined bc their white
- anti-white / anti-Canadian
- democratic racism
- ideological racism
