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How can you look in the eyes of the families and say islamophobia doesn't exist. \nJustin Trudeau

A compelling documentary, thank you. Why is it that black people continue to be so demonised and de-humanised? It is such a shame that follow Asians and even American Natives play such a role in perpetuating racism against African descent people, but I guess they have their issues of identity. Real shame nonetheless, but one thing at the time, we still have a bigger hurdle to overcome.\n \nOf course, it is still not easy to be a black woman, man or child today. Sadly our mothers are still crying for their children being killed or overly punished by the police institution, our kids are still targeted if not simply despised for being beautiful, bright, talented, lively and brilliant beings with deeper skin tonalities, and hair that speaks for us otherwise. It is still dangerous because there is so much hatred across the world against us as we are coming to understand. And hatred is unpredictable. It comes in different ugly shapes. \n\nAfrican descent people are institutionally exposed to a lack of opportunities based on race, leading to the disproportionate poverty levels in our communities, and poverty brings your far closer to crime. That should not be so difficult to calculate. We're faced with higher mortality and disease rates, covid 19 has rubbed that to our eyes, care systems medical world is in less favour and neglect black communities. On a day-to-day, I am so insulted about the security guard that follows me in the shop, it is so disrespectful and embarrassing, that makes me move suspiciously indeed, yet so low and ignorant I don't even want to have to confront the issue. \n\nI agree with the writer who writes about his experience (and shame?) of being a black man in Canada- the same is institutionally reflected in Europe and across the world let's not be naive, we're not welcome but they should know they have no choice. I believe what he really is trying to express is based on the fear of being a black man in a hostile environment, but we should certainly have nothing to be ashamed of. \n\nOn contrary, we should be very proud because we are still here, like any other citizens paying our taxes and playing positive roles in society by major. We have positive role models are everywhere, from the single mother raising her children with force and determination to the black father who teaches at a local school, from the black girl who's achieved top grades to university to the black young man who's been headhunted from the medical school. And all of us who are just trying. \n\nLook closely. While the media will continue to do its good job demonising and stereotyping us negatively, let's not forget that we are real people with real accomplishments who have always made impactful contributions to society. \n\nHere's the thing, we are admired, loved and celebrated because of the brilliance, talent, charisma, swag and wealth we bring to contemporary culture. Everyone consumes black culture, from the filler lip service to the quick fix tan, from rock and roll to hip hop and RnB music, to sports athletes to the amazing creators out there, no need to mention names. But, we also are doctors, politicians, judges nurses, waiters, carers, scientists, builders, bankers, entrepreneurs, employees or unemployed. \n\nSadly on a day-to-day, we are not viewed as equal people, with equal rights and needs, who, by large, just want the good for our children, our families, neighbours and indeed countries. STOP INSTITUTIONAL RACISM. We are real mothers, real fathers, real children who have a birthright to equal treatment, respect and human dignity, whether or not you choose to disagree.

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dont you dare try it on us filipino..you can have a black eye ..we still respct people but dont dare to push us..racist people..im asian and we are proud that we are good human being..

it is not hate crimes, actually many cracy people in usa and the five eyes nations out of jealousy and competency

Racism huh? Many Filipinos have white blood in them, the Meztizos and Meztizas. What this creep doesn’t know is that many Filipinos who may not be too fair skinned, have grandparents who are white. What if Filipinos start discriminating guys like him then? Filipinos are a literal mixed blood and can be darker skinned. Skin color has never been a basis nor does it give a right to be a racist. We are all equal in the eyes of God, so why not see everyone and treat everyone equally? Under the law of course, that guy is accountable for his actions. Obviously, court action can only be taken if the family takes action against that guy.

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Um... (1) Living in Alberta, I pay overall less tax than someone in my tax bracket living in California. We don't all have high taxes. (2) Montréal is allo-lingual, and probably 80% able to speak English in its core. Quebec City is primarily French. (4) We have publically funded, not free, healthcare, and regulated pharmacare, private eye and dental care (5) you typically tip anyone who provides you a personal service - you should include valets, housekeeping, consierge services, porters and anyone who provides exceptional service. Get out of Vancouver, Canada is big.

OMG cant believe this, and i thought bigots like terrorists, criminals, murders, rapists were the real problem, thanks for opening my eyes, dumb ignorant people making embarrassing assertions is the biggest threat to society. Does anyone have a clean set of sheets for me?

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easy to spot it and the bleeding of the economy but they do not care to fix it as they are so irresponsible completely and care just for them. sick sick sick. not just chinese but all countries do it. and nobody does anything even seeing it happen in front of their eyes. bad law.

Now she can't look at strangers in the eye,yet she grew up in dt manilla ,twice as populated and crime ridden as New york

i am Canadian, always lived here, & love it, 68 1/2 yrs. I am personally on my own health & wellness & weight loss channel. I am 4 lbs from my 100 lb goal. & tell my story. 33 months tomorrow. Hubby pays $200 a month for blue cross at his work, we get free medical tests, $100 a script, most dental & eye tests free, hubby got his artifical eye free, $800.00, also $800 for private MRI. We really pay in 15% taxes on most items, except fresh foods. take care & TFS \n????\nall lives matter ❤️??❤️???❤️ \n❤️?????❤️? PLANT STRONG ???????? L❤️VE ? \nthere is magic in them there veggies & fruit !! hehe but it's true !! ❣️❌⭕️

Not gonna lie Joe's kind is just an eye sore.

This is extremely eye-opening. As a young white guy I had similar accusations of stealing based on my worn-out clothes(I'm not a thief). I can't imagine coming to terms with being profiled based on skin colour.

This is a disgrace. I didnt realize discrimination was so bad. This was an eye opener for sure.

Seriously bro opening eyes of Indian brother and sisters who are dreaming for Canada life

I get pissed when i see someone staring at me in the corner of my eye

Muslim: I hate white peoples.\nAlso Muslim: I love blonde girls with blue eyes ??

I'm white but am discriminated against for looking poor. Often I don't wear new fashionable clothes but second hand or vintage things. Store workers keep an eye on me and sneer a lot until I buy something -- then they brighten up and help me to buy more.

If young Muslim women, wear a niqab and she got cross-eye. That will be the end of her chance of finding a potential mate.

While watching this, my eyes popped open when it indicated why the police was created. Police was created for similar reasons in Jamaica. To suppress dissent from slaves.

Zakir Naik will say my Muslim friends. A fool who belittles another religion by foolish reasoning, that person is now a great philosopher of Muslim society. There are such Muslim clerics all over the world who are making Muslims small in the eyes of the world. Don't Muslims know that they can't grow up by making others small? Has any Muslim society opposed him? No, it didn't. Because, Muslims do not have that courage, so as long as people like this Zakir Naik handle the Muslim religion, anti-Muslim hatred will not decrease. If service, peace is in any religion, then Shikra will be first.

I WISH PEOPLE FINALLY OPEN THEIR EYES TO HOW RACIST CANADA IS. STOP BELIEVING CANADIANS ARE POLITE.

The Eagles said it best, “ You can’t hide those lyin’ eyes”.

I am a niqab wearing Muslim woman I keep my reciept open for the security when leaving to show him I didn’t shop lift as I can see their concerned eyes judging my attire

Muslims want democracy when in minority but will change rules once in majority. I has happened over last 1000 years and will continue unless we open our eyes. Those who ignore history tend to repeat the mistakes

Lol the hate crime unit is looking into it being a hate crime charge... what are you looking into ur own dence observation of injustice in ur own eyes. Or the facts that you rather see that woman get bullied till he does hurt her cuase you've watched so many videos of crimes you dont mind how it feels now cuase you have power.

Anybody wanna see what real systemic racism looks like, then watch APTN News. The stuff they show on these mainstream news networks is biased and censored. At least on APTN they don't hold anything back, and you might just be surprised how real racism really is in cxnxdx. We are not the shining example of reform that most cxnxdixn citizens think we are; and even if you think you have it all figured out, or you think we're all fighting for the same cause~ then you still have a lot to learn about racism in cxnxdx, Firstnations awareness, ethnic diversity, and how much xenophobia really has a hold on our country. Denial is NOT bliss, and my eyes have been wide opened. I love this country, but there are no rose coloured glasses here.

Watching this was very eye opening. I now know that I would never move to Canada. That country is to far too\n\n\n\n\n\nCold

It seems that people conflate individual acts and experiences of racism with systemic racism. If the police stop and question me because I match a description - that's not racism, that's just inconvenient. Now if the officer said - hey according to city by-law blah blah blah, you're under arrest for having blue eyes *that* is systemic. There is a written on the books law treats me different from others. Systemic racism and flawed personal bias are not the same thing. The former does not exist in its literal form and (i'm very sorry kids) the latter will never go away completely.

I had immigrated to Canada last year in March. So far I have not experienced any racism whatsoever. God has been kind to me since I moved here. I found a job and a place to live. People greet each other irrespective of race and color. This is the best place to raise a family in my eyes. I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS COUNTRY. God bless Canada!!!

Class is what separates, your skin colour is the not why you are separated. Your wealth or lack of, is what separates you, not your race. Poor people have more crime because they have less not because of the colour of their skin. Gangs dont form to separate colour but to make money. There is organized crime everywhere, you've opened your eyes to racism. Now open them and see you've let organized crime into your business world now you aid in the laundering of criminals money. Those criminals formed gangs to disperse their drugs. The drugs promote crime and those that are convicted of crimes go to jail. If you have money you can support your drug habit, if you cant crime goes up. Rich people do drugs like poor people but poor people cant support it so crime becomes the means to get the next fix. Again it is lack of money that is causing crime. The reason it appears there are fewer white people arrested is the white people had opportunity from racism in the form of slavery. All the slaves would have nothing when slavery was abolished. Racism was the reason we had slaves. Economics is why we have gangs.

Really Eye opening keep it up CBC.

I've traveled Turtle Island from top-bottom & left-right Canada is just as bad if not worst than America when we open our eyes. \nDisgusting display of hubris when Canadians state we're better than America.

Originally this comment was like the size of a book talking about just some of the specific examples of Police and civilian racism I witnessed with my own Caucasian eyes in this country. I am extremely patriotic and I love being Canadian but I have been saying for years that we have problems when it comes to racism but no one here wants to even acknowledge it. Of course we're not as bad as our neighbors but at least they talk about it and seem to want to come to terms with their bigotry and institutionalized racism in society. As long as we keep pretending we don't TO THIS DAY have an ongoing history with systemic racism in politics, policing and even in the workplace than we will never in real life be the actual Canada we try to tell the world and ourselves we really are and that makes me deeply sad and ashamed.

Tim hortons is all over in the U.S. and for some reason my sons new girl friend from Canada had to come here to become an eye doctor Weird. Student visa I guess. And we took her for breakfast the other day at a Cracker Barrel restaurant and she never had a biscuit before. She loved them She said it was similar to some indigenous food but the biscuit was much better oh she tried the grits. It was fun she’s a good sport

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I came as a calify worker, and I've living in Canada for 1 year, often, you know, i don't want to go to the stores or simply just take a walk, because everytime that I cross with somebody, they apart the sight, or simply they just stared at me judging with their eyes, like if I own then something it's just awful.

Been raised seeing no color of human race. A chemical makes the skin, hair, eye, color of human race.\nWith that in mind I wonder.........I myself get treated so different w appearance . I mean to the point I have been followed, stink eyed, I cried. I mean people judge , so how far does it go? I mean people I know have lower income, edication etc, try to put my place. I know that there is a real problem just wondering it hurts maybe we can use some how? Best wishes.keep moving forward.p

When I was 18yrs old I got pulled over at gun point while driving home in my parents station wagon because the car supposedly matched a robbery that just happened. I had my new baby in the car with me and I said why would I rob a place with a new baby, he said miss if you only knew what I’ve seen....\nOh and I’m white, blond hair blue eyed.

Happened to me once. An old lady was busy stepping away from me with her bag and was instantly robbed by the white woman she was working towards. After I helped her , she said sorry with tears in her eyes and worked away.

The UK ?? open your eyes or you going ended like Indonesia.forsed to obey an Islamic law and treat to follow a madness religion. they going to take over your kingdom and your country.Do something now before is to late.

I went into a convenience store and the owners (Chinese) followed me around the store as I look for snacks and went to the back for drinks.. I was been shadowed! I told them that why she- because one followed me- was shadowing me? She gave me a smile.. sometimes I feel they pretend that dont understand a word of English, but actions speak louder than words. It was obvious, they thought i was gonna steal something... Now, tell me.. Does that make them racists too? I think so! I didnt buy anything.. but I gave them an earful for that. I have seen how they also keep an eye on Black people. Later, these same people say that THEY are the ones facing racism.

Oh my my! This is an eye opener. I never notice who is watching me when I go shopping.

Bruh have u seen the woman’s eye brows ?

This is a flawed test ,you get similar results from a whole range of physical characteristics such as beards spacing of eyes,symmetry of face and A study based on accents(UK Study) showed similar results north south based on where test was conducted being people being more comfortable/trusting of the society/group you grew up with is normal.\n If you test any racial/ethnic group you are likely to get similar results so it proves humans are human wherever they are.\n Please don't get me wrong racism exists and apart from being aware of unconscious bias toward your own identified group there is little most can do.\n\n\n This of course very different to overt and deliberate conscious acts of racism.

Deuteronomy 28:65 And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, & sorrow of mind. If you can't see who you really are, I am sorry! God is talking to Israelite his chosen! Compare yourselves and others, which one the verse feats.

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