
All of us in the West, or virtually all, have ancestors who were at some point colonized. But only a select few of us get to have, in “decolonization’s” pursuit, streets renamed something no one can pronounce. And only a select few can enjoy this despite their ancestors never having created streets or, even, a written language to write those streets’ names in. This has happened, too, in Canada, where authorities have renamed a street something you can’t type on your keyboard. The reason?
Need you ask?
The old street name belonged to a long-dead man who we’re now told, definitively, was “racist and wrong.” Translation:
He was white and Western and helped build modern civilization.
What’s in a (Incomprehensible) Name?
Since the suspense may be killing you about now, here is the name in question: šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm.
Yeah, seriously, no foolin’. I copied and pasted that, by the way — and, no, I won’t even try pronouncing it.
Commentator Matt Walsh reported on the story Tuesday. Stating that Canada exists now, apparently, to provide the world comic relief, he offered background on the story…
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE… (thenewamerican.com)
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