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Years ago when I lived in Toronto, I would hop on the 35c Jane St. city bus and would regularily be called white bread, vanilla or honky. It didn't offend me as much as it scared the hell out of me. 50 black folk and one white guy, looks who is the visibly minority now.
It did bother me, being in my early 20's, and silently I would think to myself " fucking niggers" go rob a bank for crack money or something. Then I realized that even though these people were blantantly ignorant vocally speaking, I was no better thinking the same in return silently. One city bus with a few idiots doesn't reflect the culture as a whole. The situation did prompt me to buy a car though.
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" In Canada, you can tell the most blatant lie in a calm voice, and people will believe you over someone who's a little passionate about the truth." David Warren, Western Standard.
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