The Canadian news organization closed comments on indigenous stories after too many hateful posts,main to more chatter over ‘a large racism problem’When indigenous writer and teacher Chelsea Vowel reads the comments on her articles, she feels physically ill. “I have had people threaten to find out where I live, or ” the Montreal resident told the Guardian in an email. “I’ve seen people call for sterilization of indigenous people,propose that people blocking roads in protest should be shot or run over and say that I should be raped and murdered.” The 38-year-old mother and stepmother of five now publishes fewer articles that debunk myths approximately indigenous people because of the racist backlash: “It drains me, and makes me wound.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com