903: What's Yours is Mine

[Keith]

Originally Posted by batlash

[Canada is so much more progressive than America.] In the US, a big deal was made about having an African-American for President - here in Canada if we had black people...

IF you had black people there'd be no problems with them?

IF.

Very good point.

[rodimusprime]

Originally Posted by Keith

IF you had black people there'd be no problems with them?

IF.

Very good point.

Does "IF" also include "IF we captured and enslave them and then systematically placed restrictions on the law books that made it hard for them to co exist with us until the last 50 years or so"?

[Keith]

Sour grapes. So sad.

[revenant]

I don't know. If we had them I'm sure we'd have some kinda problem with them.

There are SOME black people here, but I think they are often relatively recent immigrants from other countries (places in Africa, the Carribean, etc.) and not the same black as in the US (Americans who long time ago were brought as slaves). And that is a VERY different type of black. They don't talk back to the movie in a theatre or any of those other things Keith has complained about... but maybe it's just because they're in Canada and we're nicer here.

[Coconut]

And you'd have to call them African-Canadians. That's just awkward.

[rodimusprime]

Originally Posted by revenant

I don't know. If we had them I'm sure we'd have some kinda problem with them.

There are SOME black people here, but I think they are often relatively recent immigrants from other countries (places in Africa, the Carribean, etc.) and not the same black as in the US (Americans who long time ago were brought as slaves). And that is a VERY different type of black. They don't talk back to the movie in a theatre or any of those other things Keith has complained about... but maybe it's just because they're in Canada and we're nicer here.

Black people from Canada are like "Diet Blacks". That entire country is sort of bland. Nice people though.

[revenant]

I disagree. There are so many different types of people here in Vancouver that it's not bland at all. But I can understand how someone from the US (where I assume you're from) might see it as such.

[revenant]

Originally Posted by Coconut

And you'd have to call them African-Canadians. That's just awkward.

No, you can just call them African.

[rodimusprime]

Originally Posted by revenant

I disagree. There are so many different types of people here in Vancouver that it's not bland at all. But I can understand how someone from the US (where I assume you're from) might see it as such.

I don't know man. All the black people I've met from canada are like "Kanye" black. Maybe there is a different type ya'll are hiding in your borders but I can't relate to the ones that make it down this way.

[rodimusprime]

Originally Posted by Keith

Sour grapes. So sad.

Who me? Nah I'm good. Just saying that if Canadians had done all that foul shit to the black people who lived there then it's more likely they would have problems. I think it's weak for Canadians to act like their race relations are so great when they don't have the same type of history as the US.