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This article is about how the US and Canada are shifting the blame for the boarding schools that killed thousands of natives for generations and the forced assimilation of those people... but yes, be upset that the title alludes to DNA I guess.
It's real easy to find the author's use of the term "DNA" in the title upsetting, when you're not in the hundreds of indigenous groups who've been forced into generations of oppression at the hands of Anglos. It's a provocative title, it's meant to catch your eye. Now actually read the article, and understand that it's pulling attention to the treatment of indigenous people by Anglo governments. Treatment that Anglo governments are currently trying to deny while claiming the boarding schools for the Uyghur are the same thing.
Really think the title of the article is a problem? tell that to the Beothuk people of New Foundland, who were wiped out by settlers - it was a genocide.
Tell it to the Koroa of Mississippi, who died from European diseases and assimilated into the stronger nearby tribes to escape the English settlers.
Tell it to the Westo of the South East, who were killed off by war with the Carolinian settlers.
Or to any of the various tribes history forgot, because the murderous Anglos didn't deem it important enough to catalogue them. Tell it to the millions of Africans who were enslaved by the Anglos in West Africa and sailed into the Americas to act as a labour force. Tell it to the Palestinians who are actively being killed off by the Anglo Backed Israeli government.
ah, it's just getting worse. we're on the same side (at least regarding this issue), yet we can't agree on such a simple thing.
I whole-heartedly agree that this subject needs more attention. what has happened is beyond anything I can describe, and it hasn't even happened long ago, so the "it was previous generations" excuse doesn't work. it's hard evidence that the government and church are corrupted as hell, and don't deserve their position.
how is this relevant? and how does it justify the title?
it doesn't make it ok, making racist statements to get our attention to an important thing is still wrong. I would also add that if the author's intentionwas to highlight the crime commited by North American countries, they're failing miserably, all we're talking about is the title and if it's racist or not.
I agree with the content of the article.
a noble goal, but as I mentioned, it seems that they're not achieving their goal by that title.
I agree, they're not in a position to lecture the world about human rights. also in my opinion, the claims that "millions of Uyghurs are held in concentration camps against their will, it's a genocide!" are utter bullshit. this article could be a great opportunity to show that these countries aren't concerned about human rights, but all it's accomplished is making us argue about its title.
I don't know what you want to achieve with the rest of your comment. but let's see your reaction if we change the title to be about another race. if someone had said "being slaves is the African's DNA", wouldn't you call it out? or would you start defending it by saying "see, DNA means history here, the writer must be trying to make us pay attention the crimes commited against Africans", "oh no, African isn't a race, so this is not racism" and "tell it to that tribe killed by those Africans!", "author is trying to get your attention, it's justified."