i)Normative Narratives
I found similar normative narratives within the topic of being Canadian. In my blog post, Olivia’s blog post and Kori’s blog post we all talked about hockey as a part of our Canadian identity. We all spoke about a moment that took place in a small town arena in Saskatchewan. In small towns the hockey arena is the building that unites most people together that live in the community. The hockey players and the fans feel connected through the game of hockey. We all talked about a moment that the team we were cheering for won an important game. Winning a game like provincials, the league, or a gold medal game are great accomplishments for a team. The memorable hockey wins that we experience are remembered forever. This winter there were probably many people who were watching the Canadian World Juniors on TV cheering on team Canada. Canada has the normative narrative of being filled with hockey lovers. In Olivia and Kori’s post they both talked about Tim Hortons as being a part of what makes Canada home to them. Many people connect Tim Hortons with Canada because it is a franchise we take pride in as it was founded in Canada. Tim Hortons is famous for their coffee, which you see most people holding at all hours of the day. In my small town we do not have a local Tim Hortons but when we travel to surrounding communities with a Tim’s we usually stop for a treat. Tim Hortons is a normative narrative people connect to Canada. In all of our blog post about being Canadian we mentioned we were around other people. Canadians are friendly is another thing people think of when referring to Canada. We all talked about celebrating the hockey win with our friends and other fans. People come together for many occasions, especially in a small town. In small towns you know mostly everyone so it is easy to talk to people you see you the street or at the hockey rink. The people with the same interests as you become your family in the sense you spend many hours together so you know them very well. Canadians being friendly and enjoying being around other people is another normative narrative of Canada. All of these normative narratives are mentioned in this video “In Canada” along with many others. ii)Creating Counter-Stories: Disrupting Normative Narratives In Olivia and Kori’s blog post I noticed that they both played hockey for many years. I personally didn’t play hockey because in my small town I would have had to play with the boys’ team. At a young age I could have played because it was a non-contact sport, but I was not interested in playing with boys when I was younger. All my girlfriends were in dance so that’s what I did as a sport. If I would have lived in a bigger center that offered me the opportunity to play hockey on a girls’ hockey team I probably would have joined the team. My dad thought of putting together a girls’ team in our community but there was not enough interest. Depending on where you live and your gender allows you to have a different experience. Boys are more likely to play hockey and girls are more likely to dance because of gender norms. I feel very connected with hockey but probably would have felt more of as connection if I would have played the sport. All three of us did not have this issue that we mentioned in our blog posts but hockey costs a lot of money. Some children may never have the opportunity to try the sport because their parents do not have the funds to put them in the sport. Just because a person didn’t play or is not a hockey lover does not mean they are not Canadian. Classism would also effects people’s experiences of what they feel makes them Canadian. For example, people who do not have the money to purchase unnecessary treats from Tim Hortons would not take their family there. Tim Hortons is not an expensive place to eat, but if it is not in their budget they will not go there. If people do not go to Tim Hortons might not this of it as a part that makes up their Canadian identity. I do not have Tim Hortons in my blog post because it was not a business in my community. It was not something I looked forward to so it is not that important to me. People in Canada are known to be friendly and polite. People that say sorry and hold doors open for each other are not the only people in Canada. Generalizing people is not the right thought because not every Canadian can be labelled the same. Some people are the opposite of friendly but because they are Canadian they are thought of as friendly. People from other countries think this normative narrative of Canadians, but there are still crimes in Canada. As much as I want the world to be a perfect place, it is not, there is still fighting, bullying, and war. The normative narratives are not always the right way to think about our country because there are many scenarios that make every person a unique individual.
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