Too "Asian-looking" for new $100 bill?

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Originally Posted by Alissa_Sal

I say this fully knowing that our money is not only all white, but all male, except for the Sacagawea dollar which no one wants because it's a pain to spend. LOL

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I love them! We use them as tooth fairy money. :p And they're also very popular among Asians here at the Lunar New Year because they're gold-colored.

I'm inclined to agree somewhat with KrisW in that, if they're going to put a picture of someone, it should be a real someone. If the bill is supposed to recognize the medical advances that Canadians have made, they could just put a bunch of images of whatever those things are.

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Originally Posted by Spacers

I'm inclined to agree somewhat with KrisW in that, if they're going to put a picture of someone, it should be a real someone. If the bill is supposed to recognize the medical advances that Canadians have made, they could just put a bunch of images of whatever those things are.

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That's what I was thinking too. They don't have any famous scientists they could use a picture of instead of some random woman?

I disagree. The spirit of any country derives not just from their famous people, but as much and maybe more so from the "common folks" that you see on the street every day. I would be pleased as punch if we had money honoring farmers, police officers, teachers, et cetera, all the normal people that make up our country.

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Originally Posted by Alissa_Sal

I disagree. The spirit of any country derives not just from their famous people, but as much and maybe more so from the "common folks" that you see on the street every day. I would be pleased as punch if we had money honoring farmers, police officers, teachers, et cetera, all the normal people that make up our country.

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True. It is the "common folks" that are the back bone of any country. If it was just "some lady looking in a microscope" it would be fine. I only think it should be Banting because the insulin is there.

Yeah we are just used to famous people because thats the common traditional thing to do. I don't think its necessary.

This really bothers me. Canada is still so whitewashed.

Also, I think that Asian women are still very sexualized in Canada. Asian women aren't just there to be the submissive partner in a relationship. We should be able to celebrate Asian women in professional roles, on our money or elsewhere. As the mother of a Canadian-Asian girl I am very worried about the messages she gets from Canadian media.