Told ya this was going to get ugly. Can you please show me anywhere in recorded history that the aboriginal peoples of Canada (or anywhere else for that matter) and the Black people of Africa et al were YOURS? Some of my dead ancestors would tend to disagree with you. A word to the wise: NEVER use that argument if trying to defend your position. It's insulting, degrading and extremely dangerous, especially if there is a person of color within earshot. And speaking of earshot, you could be on the receiving end of a GUNshot.

The upshot is some people ARE Racist, no matter where they may come from. That's the real issue here. When a target group decides they don't want to put up with that crap anymore, out come the silly excuses like the one you put forward. And please don't think all Black people are American. I too, was born in the Land of the Maple Leaf, cheered on the rare occasions that Toronto won the Stanley Cup and held season's tickets to Blue Jays games.

Nothing can justify racial intolerance - I trust you agree with me on that one. Speaking from personal experience - when you walk away and it keeps following, sometimes - just SOMETIMES you have to turn and fight. In the case of the original situation that started this conversation, I too, a Black Canadian teacher in China have received the same treatment from a White Canadian teacher in China. He thought it was funny. The Chinese had no clue as to what was going on and I started looking for his protecting angel. Had to be one somewhere. Since I didn't see him, her or it, a straight left hook to the mouth resolved the issue to my satisfaction. Sometimes ya gotta do what ya just gotta do!