note: If you witness or are subject to racial abuse, you can now get help and report it via a non-governmental hotline if you are not comfortable contacting the police directly.
I’ve had some feedback defending the “All White Men Are Bastards” crowd referred to in a previous missive, the same tired excuses the venue staff used.
To them I say: You’re wrong.
Ethics arguments aside, check the laws regarding public speech (such as in a music venue). They protect ALL genders and races along with many other attributes, including age.
Hate Speech Q and A (BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner)
Willful Promotion of Hatred (Federal Government Justice Law)
Hate Speech and Freedom of Expression: Legal Boundaries in Canada (Library of Parliament)