A new study suggests that the number of people who are ‘part native’ and not offended by it will soon outnumber those who claim to have an Indigenous friend that isn’t offended by it.
“Yeah, well, I’m part native, buddy,” the report reads. “And it doesn’t offend me.”
Previous reports suggested that almost all non-Indigenous people in North America have an Indigenous friend that isn’t offended by it, so yeah. But the findings of this latest groundbreaking report could have widespread impacts on the way in which debates are conducted online, experts say.
“No longer will Indigenous people be permitted to defend their very humanity on social media,” said Kim Greyeyes, a professor at the University of First Nations.
“How can they possibly win any argument when the person they’re debating says they’re part native and they’re not offended by it? Game over. Game over.”
The study, I’m Part Native and I’m Not Offended By It, was conducted over a period of three years at a cost of $1.4-million. It is published by Toronto-based Not Offended By It Institute.
