"The bank immediately ordered the image redrawn, imposing what a spokesman called a 'neutral ethnicity' for the woman scientist who, now stripped of her 'Asian' features, appears on the circulating note. Her light features appear to be Caucasian."**********
UPDATE: Well, that didn't take long...
I thought perpetuating stereotypes was supposed to be a bad thing... I mean, this wasn't a specific "Asian" scientist... like, you know, celebrating a specific Prime Minister... right?A spokesperson for the Chinese Canadian National Council slammed the bank on Friday for bending to racism.Remember... some pandering is good.
“The Bank of Canada apparently took seriously ... racist comments and feedback from the focus groups and withdrew the image,” said May Lui, interim executive director of the group’s Toronto chapter.
Ms. Lui demanded the bank “acknowledge their error in caving to the racist feedback.”
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FROM THE COMMENTS:
"If you're going to have a woman scientist, have a real one. You could go seriously with a geologist - Drs Alice Wilson and Helen Belyea for two. In fact, you could put Dr Belyea on horseback out in the field, thus combining political correctness, great scenery, and accuracy."
