also this is for the most part less white people and more Frenchies

atomic-glitter:

aljazeeraamerica:

Religious-dress ban may force Quebecois to choose God or career

MONTREAL — Catherine Lu often passes the giant cross atop Mont Royal on her way to McGill University, where she teaches political theory, focusing on concepts of individual rights.

After lawmakers from Quebec’s center-left, French-Canadian nationalist Parti Quebecois (PQ) in November revealed controversial legislation that would bar public-sector employees from wearing religious dress like Muslim veils, Sikh turbans and Jewish kippas — everything with the exception of small symbols like the cross — Lu says she began to resent the giant crucifix, composed of a few dozen lightbulbs that appear to float above the city after nightfall.

“I see it now as a sign of arbitrary privilege,” she told Al Jazeera. “It has this privileged place that’s totally unjustified.”

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Photo: Massoud Hayoun

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