--- Bosco D'Mello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: First off I don't buy Mario's assertion that he refers to Canada as Canuckistan affectionately because he has not had a single good thing to say about Canada.
Mario replies: Oooh! Touched a raw nerve, have we? By the way, I have many good things to say about your beautiful country, but you are not going to hear them when I'm responding to vicious, truth-twisting attacks on everything American, that have no context or perspective. Bosco, you should know better than anyone else that all this started with the vicious, sadistic, bogus and completely delusional attacks on everything US by your fellow countryman in Toronto, Mervyn. His post on this very subject, complete with references to his in-laws (how did THEY get into this?) will show once again what I mean, and is beneath contempt. Anyone listening to him would think that Canada is an important world power rather than a left leaning country struggling to establish an identity under the shadow of a benign neighboring superpower, which they do not understand how it got there, and so are reduced to attempted ridicule, which makes them look just plain silly. Bosco writes: > Secondly as far as addressing a Canadian as a Canuck.......Mario probably is referring to Johnny Canuck the Canadian alter-ego of the US Uncle Sam. > > Yes there is a Vancouver Canucks NHL hockey team.....and there are the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Indians and the Atlanta Braves....and they all carry 'baggage' of racial overtones. Mario replies: This assertion turns logic on it's head. No sports team in their right mind would pick a mascot or team name that has "baggage" and "racial overtones". That is the left-wing spin, where false indignation is used as a political weapon. Teams choose names that create esprit de corps, team spirit and inspire their players and their fans, not ones that make them look silly or foolish. The native-Americans references are used to emulate the mythical toughness, strength and noble qualities of native-Americans, not to ridicule them. That notion defies logic and common sense. Bosco writes: http://kpearson.faculty.tcnj.edu/Dictionary/canuck.htm > ‘Canuck’ seems to be a sticky term. Used by Canadians, the word is acceptable in virtually all applications. Used by an outsider, however, it has the potential to take on an offensive or derogatory tone. Mario replies: How did the College of New Jersey, which I never heard of until this post, become the authority on what is appropriate? There are also some American college professors who believe the use of native-American team names is offensive, which is patently absurd. Even then, the good professor says, "Used by Canadians, the word is acceptable in virtually all applications." So what's with all the angst, if it is acceptable when used by Canadians? What kind of logic makes a term "acceptable" or "unacceptable" based on who is using it? This is simply a left-wing political tactic. Grow up guys. Bosco writes: > So Mario, while I can't speak for everybody.....you can continue to call me a Canuck especially if it makes you feel good.....I am after all a GOAN CANADIAN! > Mario replies: Thanks for the permission, Bosco. So, according to you and your professor at the College of New Jersey, I guess it is then perfectly acceptable for me or another Canadian to call you a Goan Canuck?
