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I Side: Geography and Nations Members

i side: Uploaded in April 2017, the episode detailing Canada's geography currently boasts 1.4 million views with 26,000 likes and 1,000 dislikes, according to Rabble. After watching the video several times, I have to say I side with the dislikes and for some very good reasons. Through its main series and namesake, it covers the geography, history, politics, culture and diplomacy of a sovereign country per episode, through the alphabetical list of United Nations members. Aimed at high school aged viewers, the host uses misogynous and outright racist material to inject 'humour' into this 13-minute video meant to educate viewers on the geography of Canada. While attempting to explain the difference between Americans and Canadians, Barby describes Americans as the quintessential teenage boy, namely energetic, opinionated, and confident. Instead, it insults and degrades women, Indigenous communities, and a wide variety of racial and ethnic groups. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.