Yeah. It does feel like some places have never had to confront racism and work through it in the same way America has (not that we’re doing a great job 😬😬😬🥲). America has a LOOONG history of acute racism, but it’s also been a cultural conversation here more than I think it has been in a lot of other places.

It seems to me like it kinda manifests differently here and some people assume the outwards, acute image of racism they imagine in America is the only way it can look, and there’s no need to reflect on how they themselves relate to race. Or maybe that racism is mostly about mistreatment of black folks, and they never make the connection to their gross assumptions and internalized “othering” of other demographics. Racism comes in a lot of different flavors and intensities, whether it’s acute hatred, or gross subtext that shows you the assumptions someone has made about people who look differently than themselves.

I’m sorry to hear you’ve dealt with so much gross behavior in Canada, that’s always a sadening thing. Sending love from one of your neighbors down south, take care!