A recent episode of The Fifth Estate brought Buffy Ste Marie’s ethnic identity into question. We sought the definitive word on the iconic singer’s heritage by asking six of the whitest people we …
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Torontonians desperate for white friends with cottages who also like seasoning on food
TORONTO – Summer is in full swing, and as is customary, multiple locals have set out to try and acquire the rarest of rare humans- a white friend with a cottage who also likes food to be ad…
White friend slightly too excited about Black Panther
TORONTO – Local white friend Connor Allen is reportedly just a little too hyped for Marvel’s latest blockbuster, the studio’s first to feature a person of colour in the starring role. “I haven’t …
Five questions white people ask when they don’t want to say ‘what race are you?’
Ethnicity is a complicated and deeply personal matter, so naturally it’s one of the first things strangers want to know about you. If you’re ethnically ambiguous, here’s a few of the well-meaning…
Amazon acquires Whole Foods in bid to corner market on privileged white people
SEATTLE — Online retailing giant Amazon (TSX: AMZN-Q) announced this week plans to acquire supermarket chain Whole Foods (TSX: WFM-Q) in what company spokesman Larry Wilson acknowledged is an at…
I’m not racist, I’ve just been arguing that I should get to say the n-word for 6 days
By Darren Anderson As you may have heard, there’s been a lot of discussion this week about the acceptability of the “n-word” after Bill Maher said it on air on Friday night. So I just want …
Canadian journalists’ “Appropriation Prize” aims to represent marginalized cultures the way white people imagine them
TORONTO — Several high-profile Canadian journalists pledged money on Thursday night toward an “Appropriation Prize” that would reward white, middle-class journalists for writing about margi…
Standing Rock nervously counting days until white protester puts on headdress
STANDING ROCK, ND – As protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline head into winter and state aggression persists, Standing Rock Sioux water protectors brace for yet another problem – the s…