When keeping it (performatively) real goes wrong

The bigger problem is those in powerful positions claiming ‘diversity,’ while ostensibly tacitly upholding symbols of a cultural background that has had problems with white nationalism throughout the 20^th and 21^st century.

Following criticism for posting a photo from a Feb. 27 Stand with Ukraine rally in Toronto where she was holding a black and red scarf (colours which have historical ties to radical right-wing ideology in Ukraine), Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland tweeted out a replacement where the item didn’t appear.Photograph courtesy of Twitter/cafreeland

Opinion

BY ERICA IFILL

March 16, 2022

OTTAWA—As I sit here writing this column on the third anniversary of the massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand—driven by Islamophobic...

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