Canada Man Ordered to Surrender ‘Offensive’ Star Trek License Plate
A Canadian man’s Star Trek-inspired license plate has been revoked after his insurance company received complaints that it was offensive to indigenous people. The two-year-old plate, which reads “ASIMIL8,” is a reference to the Borg, evil aliens in Star Trek who “assimilate” their prey and go by the motto “Resistance is Futile.”
Manitoba resident Nick Troller was informed by an agent from Manitoba Public Insurance on Wednesday that they had received complaints from TWO people about the word “assimilate,” which they claimed is “offensive to minorities” and was ordered to surrender the personalized plate ASIMIL8 immediately.
Speaking to CTV News, a spokesperson for the National Center for Truth and Reconciliation, Ry Moran, said that the word “assimilate” is indeed too offensive to be displayed on the plate, regardless of intent.
“Words like that, meant or not, have an actual impact on many people,” said Moran—as if one man’s Star Trek reference was capable of oppressing millions of Canadians.
https://heatst.com/culture-wars/canada-man-ordered-to-surrender-offensive-star-trek-license-plate/?
A Canadian man’s Star Trek-inspired license plate has been revoked after his insurance company received complaints that it was offensive to indigenous people. The two-year-old plate, which reads “ASIMIL8,” is a reference to the Borg, evil aliens in Star Trek who “assimilate” their prey and go by the motto “Resistance is Futile.”
Manitoba resident Nick Troller was informed by an agent from Manitoba Public Insurance on Wednesday that they had received complaints from TWO people about the word “assimilate,” which they claimed is “offensive to minorities” and was ordered to surrender the personalized plate ASIMIL8 immediately.
Speaking to CTV News, a spokesperson for the National Center for Truth and Reconciliation, Ry Moran, said that the word “assimilate” is indeed too offensive to be displayed on the plate, regardless of intent.
“Words like that, meant or not, have an actual impact on many people,” said Moran—as if one man’s Star Trek reference was capable of oppressing millions of Canadians.
https://heatst.com/culture-wars/canada-man-ordered-to-surrender-offensive-star-trek-license-plate/?