1st Mohawk woman Olympian says there is ‘indifference’ toward topic of racism in Canada
Jun 05, 2020
Protesters standing face-to-face with armed officers from the national guard – it’s a jarring yet all-too-familiar scene playing out across the U.S. on a nightly basis right now, as thousands take to the streets demanding systemic change in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police.
Canadian Olympian Waneek Horn-Miller has been there before and is reminding Canadians how real racism is in this country.
“Canadians are polite racists. They don’t want to acknowledge there is that privilege,” Horn-Miller told CBC Sports.
“When we’re talking about racism in Canada, it’s not like what you face in the United States. It’s more subtle. It’s the indifference. It’s the insensitivity. Or people saying they don’t see colour.”
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