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Forget Halloween costumes and yoga, thereās a new symbol of cultural appropriationāthe canoe.
According to Misao Dean, Professor of English at the University of Victoria, the canoe can be a symbol of colonialism, imperialism and genocide due to history. She also accused the canoers of cultural appropriation because they are primarily white men and have a privileged place in society.
In a radio interview for CBC Radio, which wasnāt picked by the Internet until several months later, she claimed āwe have a whole set of narratives that make the canoe into a kind of morally untouchable symbol, something that seems natural, that seems ordinary, and seems to promote values that we ascribe to.ā
āBut I think if you look a little further that narrative obscures or erases another narrativeāand that narrative is about, to be blunt, itās about theft and genocideā, the professor said.
According to Misao Dean, Professor of English at the University of Victoria, the canoe can be a symbol of colonialism, imperialism and genocide due to history. She also accused the canoers of cultural appropriation because they are primarily white men and have a privileged place in society.
In a radio interview for CBC Radio, which wasnāt picked by the Internet until several months later, she claimed āwe have a whole set of narratives that make the canoe into a kind of morally untouchable symbol, something that seems natural, that seems ordinary, and seems to promote values that we ascribe to.ā
āBut I think if you look a little further that narrative obscures or erases another narrativeāand that narrative is about, to be blunt, itās about theft and genocideā, the professor said.