Video satirizes Canadian politicians' targeting of "ethnic vote" in federal election

A music video posted on YouTube humorously derides Canadian politicians' targeting of the so-called ethnic vote.

Adapted from Michael Jackson's "Beat It" and "Weird Al" Yankovic's "Eat It", the video was put up by the Ontario-based Colour of Poverty Campaign.

"We are not an ethnic vote!" the performers sing, before going on to rattle off a list of "ethnic" foods.

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Anastasia Koutalianos

Apr 12, 2011 at 1:24pm

Don't wanna be an ethnic, be Canadian.

This isn't a new angle. Trudeau was all over that. Politicians have to reach outside their influence to gain votes. The issue isn't targeting ethnic groups, it's that no one party is dynamic enough to run this country on merit alone. Their platforms are one-dimensional, and self-serving. Old tactics are just that...old. Canadian politics are in need of a face lift.

Rolf_Auer

Apr 13, 2011 at 12:48am

I don't find a parody of soliciting the "ethnic" vote funny. It sounds like a thinly disguised Tory attack ad meant to discourage people from voting. So exercise one of your most important democratic rights and get out and vote.--@Rolf_Auer

Vince Shank

Apr 13, 2011 at 1:27am

The whole thing has more to do with race than ethnicity, although
of course nobody has the stones to come out and say it.

SW

Apr 13, 2011 at 7:43am

It's clearly a video showing that some Canadians don't want to be split into ethnic categories, if this is against the Tory's current agenda then so be it. Doesn't mean it's an attack ad just because they disagree with how they are being treated and chose to speak out about it in a multimedia fashion.

michael kerr

Apr 13, 2011 at 9:55am

In a Canada that is currently 20% racialized - Aboriginal as well as peoples of colour - projected by StatsCan to become cloae to 1/3 ( 33% ) by 2017 - and where these same groups experience ever greater exclusion and marginalization in this country - reflected in rates of poverty that are two, three up to six times greater than white or caucasian Canadians ( just one example of the many similar health, social or economic indicators that one could reference ) - it is both incredible and terrifically disturbing that our politicians continue to "play" the "multi-culti" theme or card while side-stepping or completely ignoring the ever growing colour-coded or racialized inequity and inequality of the present and more importantly in our shared future !!??

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