gags Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 The Ontario Human Rights Commission has released its Policy and Guidelines on Racism and Racial Discrimination for work situations. According to Keith Norton, head of the Commission, “It is time organizations and institutions acknowledge the reality of racism and be prepared to act against subtle and sometimes subconscious prejudices and stereotypes that too often result in discrimination.” The following CBC article gives an overview of the Commission's new Policy. http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/20...licy050628.html It seems to me that the Commission has successfully destroyed the definition of racism. How can anything be racist, if nearly everything is potentially racist? If you're not friendly with someone, that could be racist; if you don't put everyone through the same training programs, that could be racist; if you monitor one person and not everyone, it's racist; if you blame someone more than another person, racist; if everyone doesn't have the same position or duties, racist....... I wonder how one could ever successfully operate a business in Canada if you have to deal with this sort of thing? Also, "minority group" is no longer the operative term. "Racialized Persons" are the ones who will supposedly benefit from this new policy. According to the Commission, "racialization extends to people in general but also to specific traits and attributes, which are connected in some way to racialized people and are deemed to be 'abnormal' and of less worth,'"... "Individuals may have prejudices related to various racialized characteristics." They've taken PC madness to new heights in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidOdden Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 Also, "minority group" is no longer the operative term. "Racialized Persons" are the ones who will supposedly benefit from this new policy. According to the Commission, "racialization extends to people in general but also to specific traits and attributes, which are connected in some way to racialized people and are deemed to be 'abnormal' and of less worth,'"... "Individuals may have prejudices related to various racialized characteristics." Talk about a non-referring expression. They'll need a Commissioner of Racialized Persons to interpret that. It's interesting to see what they refer specifically to: "Those characteristics may include name, accent or manner of speech, clothing and grooming, diet, beliefs and practices, leisure preferences, places of origin and citizenship". It looks to me like this goes further than the national hate speech law, especially with the inclusion of "beliefs and practices". Being an unpleasant and constantly abrasive person who is impossible to deal with is a "practice", and might even be related to some deep-seated "beliefs". No more Newfy jokes I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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