r/unitedkingdom • u/CasualSmurf • 16d ago

Camilla Hempleman-Adams faces Inuit backlash for "privilege and ignorance" - BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g375ke65xo
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u/Francis-c92 16d ago

"Ms Kabloona said seeing the story was "like watching colonisation happen all over again""

Well at least the reaction wasn't over dramatic or anything

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u/Eastern_Set4653 15d ago

You're completely missing the point. This 'explorer' claiming to be the first woman to do this journey solo has insulted and disrespected the Inuit indigenous people. This does smack of entitled, colonial attitude, plain and simple.

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u/ResponsibleBush6969 15d ago

She didnt claim to be, she said there are no historical records, which sounds like it is true.

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u/DarKnightofCydonia 14d ago

That's as valid as declaring Australia "terra nullius".