Racism In Canada? Yes

And?

Why wouldn't any country put a typical citizen image on its currency?

The Asian population in Canada is just over 6% - not exactly a normal demographic for the currency.

You are really reaching for news here - or reaching for controversy.

Funny - as many times as I have seen that 100 note - I've never once thought or assumed it was an Asian woman - it just looks like a woman peering into a microscope to me - noble in it's portrayal of women in science...

If anything, perhaps they should use a likeness of an actual Canadian woman who is famous for her contribution to science.

I would have never thought the woman was supposed to be an Asian.

It seems like a stretch.


TL

I've got a bill in my hand right now - I never would have known that is a Asian woman. Those bills need to be done away with anyhow. They say they're indestructible, yet leave these bills in the heat and they melt.

What about:
Harriet Brooks (January 1, 1876 – April 17, 1933) was the first Canadian woman nuclear physicist
or
Emily Howard Stowe (née Jennings). (May 1, 1831. Died April 30,1903.)
A life long champion of women’s rights. With no Canadian institution allowing women to study medicine she studied in the United States and in 1868 became the first Canadian woman to practice medicine in Canada.

Just two examples of Cn women in science...


I do see TB's point, that it seems a bit racist, not only that someone perceived the woman to be Asian, possibly due to the science connection, or that she seems to be squinting (into a microscope) - but then would object to the use of it based upon that narrowly biased observation...

This is identical to the bill I'm looking at:




EDIT: Our $100 bills have been brown in color for as long as I can remember.

They did NOT say the color caused the perception, they said it REINFORCED it. For the record, I have a japanese aunt and some eurasian cousins. I never ONCE was against the aunt because she is japanese or asian, etc..., or even for her culture. She apparently was a good mother, she was a good cook, and seemed nice. We had our arguments when I lived with them a bit, but NOTHING had to do with her race or culture. nd, for the record, they liked me also.

And the kids were nice and I have often considered one of my cousins a knockout. It is a shame she was so much older than I was, and my cousin. 8-( But she is obviously asian. She was even fluent in japanese until she was like 10.

I mentioned some of this before here in passing, so you know I am not making it up.

But HEY, would most of africa, or asia want a white on their currency? Would Arab countries want a non arab? Probably not. In the US, currencies are usually restricted to presidents. Stamps have been somewhat restrictive too, until relatively recently. Heck, NOW even elvis presley and michael jackson are on them.

Anyway, if another asian, or one that was notable, were on the bill, maybe they would have been more receptive.

You can't just look at something like this, and say RACISM! Would canada let ME be on their currency? Probably NOT!

Gee, in the US they might say we are racist or sexist because all of the bills have white men on them. The only woman that used to be on ANY currency was the statue of liberty.

For the record, I would have been against any change. Why spend MORE money to change currency at a time when things look like they might go off a cliff?

Steve

You're pretty good at socialism policies though...:rolleyes:

Steve, the lonnies and toonies are a real pain due to their size and weight. They initially started with the loonie, then introduced the toonie. There was talk of replacing the five dollar bill with a coin - I sure hope they don't.

Then again, I usually use my debit card, more so now than ever.

Never thought bout racism in Canada always thought of them as one of those cool spots to live

thunderbird,

The queen might as well be on your money. She carries a LOT of weight! From what I understand, she carries MORE weight than anyone else outside of canada and almost everyone in it.

You have to realize that MOST monarchies these days have NO similarity to the old ideas. Even in BRITAIN, outside of being an ambassador, having a palace, being given special respect, etc... is there ANYTHING she really appears to do? She wields a lot of power, but RARELY seems to use it. The same is true of Canada. The only real difference in the structure of canada and great britain seems to be that there are 1-2 levels below her. The TOP level is a person SHE appoints! The title? governor general!

Check out the details, and who APPOINTED him! Governor General of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Steve

Regarding racism, ALL races have some people that are racist in ALL cultures. The US gets an AWFUL lot of blame, but there are places where mixed race people that don't even seem different will be KILLED! Society will limit the access of others, etc... I could name like 6 areas where it is certainly worse than the US. AND, taken together, they represent MOST of the planet. The US probably doesn't have even a tenth as many people.

Luckily, for the most part, most things are kept at bay and most don't really care. Even most that don't like it care as much as they would if their favorite food went up 10% in price. And WHO CARES if someone prefers to marry within their own race? I bet most military guys start out preferring people of their own race yet a LOT of them marry asians. I have heard many dumb theories for that, including the ever popular "Asian women are submissive" My experience indicates that many are anything but, so I guess that theory is wrong! I'm still curious. But if all whites married whites, and all blacks blacks, japanese japanese, chinese chinese etc... if it doesnt affect others adversely, what should they care?

But there are a LOT of reasons to turn down a person for a job, etc... You can't just assume it is racism. Eventually, people are going to tire of the claim, and ignore even legitimate cases.

Frankly, I interview a lot of people. It would be nice if I could even choose. I had to lower my tolerances just so I wouldn't have to interview thousands for a job. If a person passes, even if he is outsourced from a foreign country, I just judge them all the same. Most are indian. So even though I would love to see the US unemployment drop, etc... I still hire people that nobody could claim are hired because they are "like me". They look different, have a foreign religion, and some don't even speak english that well. And some americans LIE, and FLUNK! And resumes sometimes tell LIES! You CAN'T depend on them. It makes you wonder if others have the same problems.

Steve

Nice 3M, but they SKIRTED by one little tidbit! HOW did they get the land in the first place?

Steve

I was going to add my 2 cents but it's not worth it...

CHINESE-AMERICAN CONTRIBUTION TO TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD

There was a pretty huge size Chinese population in Southern Idaho in the silver mining era, too. There are a lot of places you can still find currency and artifacts from the Chinese miners.

I can agree with having traditional populations on money unless someone did something spectacular. The woman at the microscope might appear more asian if she were looking toward the coin holder instead of into a microscope? If people know who she is, it's kind of a moot point that she doesn't look Asian with her face not even visible. She probably did dress in the styles of the day?

We've had two women on coins - Susan B Anthony and Sacajawea, a Native American.

As far as bigots -- every society has people who are prejudiced against one group or another. It's quite natural and only when the bigotry is allowed to be expressed in suppression or worse does it cause real serious problems. Race isn't half the problem here that religion poses in the present era. If people don't get over it pretty soon we'll be seeing religious wars before too long.

Nobody cares about the ginger racism tho...