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Halloween doesn’t excuse violence or prejudice
Peak Web November 2, 2023By: Michelle Young, Opinions Editor Content warning: mentions of racialized violence, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, sexual harassment, and Islamophobia. The season of ghosts, pumpkins, and candy is upon us. While its roots are quite different from what we know today, Halloween is associated with dressing up and indulging in “scary” things — witches, spirits, and horror films. However, there are specific prejudices and insensitivities that seem to show up during Halloween under the guise of being frightening, and therefore, in the spirit of the holiday. Just because it’s Halloween, doesn’t mean you get to break out the…
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Online “free speech” is a gateway to hatred
EIC January 26, 2015While the Charlie Hebdo team were targeted for exercising their right to freedom of speech, there remains far more inflammatory and derogatory expression on Facebook and social media that goes unchecked. What often flies under the radar is the pervasive…
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