bay n / bayman; baywop

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1989
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8570

bay n To the Editor, Thank you for your interesting article on racism at Memorial. I think that many students do not realize the extent to which prejudice exists on campus. I myself have been witness to, though luckily not a victim of, a different kind of prejudice. This prejudice was not against a visible numority or foreign stu- dents. It was the expression of the age old "bayman" - "townie" con- [check] flict. I have recently met and dis- cussed the issue with people on both sides. I could not believe it when a MUN student who had assumed I was from St. John's, presumably because I don't have any accent, said that she felt townies were superior to "baywops". [check] I also spoke with another stu- dent who hated everyone from St. John's because they are from town, and felt that anyone who moved to St. John's, for whatever reason, was selling out. These are only two of many examples of this prejudice on campus. It is sad, though not surprising, that some Newfoundlanders have difficulty accepting others when they can not even accept each other. I hope that some of the students with bad feelings toward other groups will write to explain the basis for their attitude and help students to understand the basis for, and perhaps find a solution to, the prejudices existing here. N. Duggan 3rd year PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup APR 10 1989 WK G. M. Story Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 4 Not used Card is stamped DNE Sup, but its contents are not used.