Pubdate: Fri, 29 Jul 2005
Source: Nunatsiaq News (CN NT)
Copyright: 2005 Nortext Publishing Corporation
Contact:  http://www.nunatsiaq.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/694
Author: Gideonie Joamie
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n1164/a06.html?98188

ONE JOINT TOO MANY?

I was astounded by the letter submitted to Nunatsiaq News by the Marijuana 
Party Candidate for Ottawa South.

How can you compare a society to a race of people?

So someone said "dope candidate." Is that a racial comment, such as "Eskimo 
rag" is?

Does the society eat, sleep and breath like the Inuit? My sober thought 
tells me no, so how can you draw comparisons between the two?

A pejorative descriptor like "dope candidate" (derogatory term as its more 
commonly known) can one day be reclaimed and worn with "honor." I sure as 
hell doubt "Eskimo rag" will ever evolve to such.

Gideonie Joamie, Iqaluit
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