Please Change The Name Of This Nigger Rapids In Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
A stretch of the Gatineau River that has officially been called Nigger Rapids for decades, this is very offensive to Black people and really needs to be changed. Please share this and thank you for taking the time to sign this.
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Its time.. please change this.. I have too many words on how this,sickens me to have a place with this name.. and I plan on signing up for all the other places with similar names. Shame on this.
Name change would be good seeing as the n word is used for a rapids why not call it frog rapids like c'mon folks
This needs to change
This has to stop! Do we really need petitions for something that should be common sense???
Just disgusting.......
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Please Change The Name Of This Nigger Rapids In Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
A stretch of the Gatineau River that has officially been called Nigger Rapids for decades, this is very offensive to Black people and really needs to be changed. Please share this and thank you for taking the time to sign this.
Blessed Day
6 Comments
Extremely offensive and needs to be changed. It's 2015 canada is known to show respect and how we treat our fellow Canadians means everything to us,Letting a name like this exist is pure disrespect to all African Canadians/ other races that are offended by this hatful word as well.
Its time.. please change this.. I have too many words on how this,sickens me to have a place with this name.. and I plan on signing up for all the other places with similar names. Shame on this.
Name change would be good seeing as the n word is used for a rapids why not call it frog rapids like c'mon folks
This needs to change
This has to stop! Do we really need petitions for something that should be common sense???
Just disgusting.......
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Extremely offensive and needs to be changed. It's 2015 canada is known to show respect and how we treat our fellow Canadians means everything to us,Letting a name like this exist is pure disrespect to all African Canadians/ other races that are offended by this hatful word as well.