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Old 01-03-2013, 10:49 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Despanan View Post
Yes I realize that. Still racist "fetishism" stereotypes are different from racist "layabout" stereotypes. It sounds like what Saya is describing in Canada is closer to the US's stereotypes about migrant workers than native Americans. It doesn't make it less fucked up, but it's still different.
I'm not really sure that's for us to determine. I was watching some of the video footage, and while I thought to use a cultural symbol as a protest was really powerful, I would feel really uncomfortable participating in them for that reason.
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