Mavis

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It’s a *very* interesting and through look into how Blackness has been treated in Canada. Some points I found very interesting was how much of Canadian society (and Anti-Blackness) is literally based on “we can’t be racist! That’s an *American* problem!”

Also, we should know Chloe Cooley’s name much more than we do - she’s the one who helped start the end of slavery in Canada by revolting against being sold.

https://youtu.be/cLPMlNSQjOg?si=R8YV1N7sxSf7HlrC

^^ this is a link to the Heritage Minute about her (a short, minute long video about Canadian history produced by the Canadian government that used to play between shows when Cable was really popular)

I really appreciate what you do here and hope you have a good day!

Thank you for sharing! We've definitely had the conversation about Canadians. Did you know there are still people who think there are no Black people living in Canada (except Drake, apparently lmao)?

If you're worried about preventing future hypothetical abuse, educate the kids in how to protect themselves. Encourage strong support networks. Tell them what is and isn't appropriate behaviour of adults and kids. Tell them they can say "no".

If you're worried about people becoming "pedophiles," then provide services where people who have inappropriate intrusive thoughts or unhealthy obsessions of any kind can seek help anonymously and without judgement and work through their issues.

But also bear in mind that the people with the aforementioned mental health issues are not necessarily the ones who sexually abuse kids, and many cases of sex offences against kids are not motivated by sexual attraction. Often, like many cases of abuse, it's an expression of power and dominance, or a desire to hurt, humiliate and shame the victim. If you want to stop those people, again, education is key. Teach children about bodily autonomy- their own and others'. Encourage respect for other people, so they grow up knowing they are not entitled to another person's body.

But funnily enough, the people who like to fearmonger about "PEDOPHILES!!!" tend to also be the people who want to keep their children sheltered and ignorant.

is because people have been arrested and put in fucking PRISON just for having gay sex in the privacy of their own homes. in the United States. this millennia.

if you think i'm joking, look up Lawrence v. Texas (2003). 14 out of the 50 US States STILL had laws on the books criminalizing sodomy--and yes, you could be imprisoned for multiple years and sometimes even life for repeat offenses.

in the years directly leading up to the landmark case, enforcement even in those 14 states varied, but it was absolutely weaponized against queer people, especially when stacked on top of other offenses to make up a longer sentence.

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