The Pacific is full of diversity but some people want to make themselves whiter
By Alice Lolohea

Skin bleaching and lightening products are widely sold in Tonga, which is part of a region with a long history of colourism.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-30/colourism-in-the-pacific-linked-to-colonialism/106730874

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The Pacific is full of diversity but some people want to make themselves whiter

Skin bleaching and lightening products are widely sold in Tonga, which is part of a region with a long history of colourism.

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"Most Canadians are Europeans by blood anyway right?"

Dont think that has been true for a while. Its hard to get an accurate read as we just went through a census and no data yet, but it looks like those from white European origins are less than 50%. Canada is now a very diverse place, especially in the big cities. IMO thats good thing.

That said I think you will find strong support for closer ties to EU.

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There’s an interesting discussion going on over at the alt.usage.english newsgroup.Don Phillipson, of Carlsbad Springs, Ottawa, Canada, asks:Citations are requested for the first uses of &#82…

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The "Cultural Protestant" Origin of Multiculturalism

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Ethnocentrism divides the multicultural working class and people. Cultural relativism will overcome these divisions and unite the multicultural working class and people. #multiculturalism #communism #socialism #anarchism

I am not saying that Canada is perfect, as it doesn't face the same challenges that Germany faces with regards to migration and multi-culturalism. But I think that Germany can take a page from Canada's policy for a successful culturally plural society.

To paraphrase John W. Berry, many European countries who say that multiculturalism doesn't work and that integration fails just haven't tried. For a society to be successfully multicultural, it needs to have spaces for the culturally 'other' to participate. In the case of Germany, they don't. The many refugee and asylum seekers are stuck in a limbo state where they cannot work, cannot contribute and cannot learn.

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Queens Night Market teases new vendors at preview event ahead of its opening weekend

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🍓 There is no unique picture of reality. Embrace different perspectives, different stories. Together, we paint a richer picture. #HawkingPerspective #Multiculturalism