Hi. I am from the USA, and I have a question about the use of the word Canuck. Now I know there's a hockey team called the Canucks, but I was wondering if a person could be called a Canuck and take it as an insult, much like here in the US when African Americans can be called "Nigger" by a white person (but they call themselves that all the time and it's OK in that context).
Please let me know what you think, because I've heard that it can be insulting, or that it probably isn't, and I'd like to know straight from Canadians. Thank you.
Please let me know what you think, because I've heard that it can be insulting, or that it probably isn't, and I'd like to know straight from Canadians. Thank you.