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Textual Analysis Of I Am Canadian

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a. The "I am Canadian" rant listed stereotypes about Canada that were not all universally true. “I’m not a lumberjack or a fur trader, and I don't live in an igloo, eat blubber, or own a dog sled.” This quote lists stereotypes about Canadians that are based on past characteristics of Canadians, not the present. Another stereotype was that everyone in Canada knows each other. In the video, the speaker mentioned a story of someone asking if he knew someone just because they also lived in Canada. This is a common stereotype that many groups of people can experience. "I have a prime minister, not a president," many people believe Canada operates exactly like the United States because they are both in …show more content…

This is not true for all Canadians; this video made it seem like Canadians are always happy with the country. “I love this country where I am” was a line sung by many Canadians in the video. This implies that all Canadians are proud. There was also a lot of hockey shown as a patriotic symbol throughout the anthem, but not all Canadians like or care about hockey.

b. The rant video was from one man's point of view. “My name is Joe, and I am Canadian." The presenter is talking about common stereotypes that many Candians could experience. The presenter in the video is a white male, and he was talking from personal experience. So there is a limited perspective on the stereotypes visible minority Canadians could experience.
The Anthem has many Canadian perspectives shown throughout the video. The anthem opens with railroad workers, then a women's hockey team, politicians, then hockey fans, Miss Prairie 1976, people from the coast, Niagara Falls, an airport, French rugby players, and some kind of performer. I believe one of the main points of this video was to present perspectives from various Canadians. These varied perspectives could mean the viewer relates to someone in the …show more content…

No, I don't believe that this is an accurate representation of Canadians. There was no indigenous representation in either video. Which is a little bit hypocritical in my opinion, as Indigenous people were the first Canadians. Another thought I had to go along with this is that the videos made it seem that all Canadians were super happy and proud to be Canadian, when in reality many cannot be until the many issues Indigenous people face are addressed. Because of the lack of government acknowledgement on certain issues, I know I am not always proud to be a Canadian. These videos could have easily added an indigenous perspective as well. For example, in the rant commercial, “I’m not a lumberjack or a fur trader, and I don't live in an igloo, eat blubber, or own a dog sled,” is the speaker's experience of being Canadian, but a lot of the things listed are ways of life for Indigenous people up north to this day. He could have mentioned that so that it would be more accurate and educational. So for those reasons, I think these videos are not an accurate representation of

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