This Man's Star Trek Inspired License Plate Was Deemed Too "Offensive"

    Manitoba says "ASIMIL8" could be offensive because of Canada's history of forced assimilation of Indigenous peoples.

    A Winnipeg man's Star Trek-themed license plate is being recalled for its "offensive" message.

    This week, however, Troller got a letter from the Manitoba government insurance company saying there had been a complaint about his license plate.

    "What is this world coming to where our individuality and creativity is being questioned and scrutinized for the littlest things like a personal license plate," he wrote on Facebook.

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    Troller said he's gotten many compliments for his license plate from fellow Trekkies, but that it's now being revoked after Manitoba Public Insurance received two complaints.

    BuzzFeed Canada reached out to Troller for comment.

    Troller isn't the only one to feel the wrath of his local license plate registrar. Earlier this year, a Nova Scotia man named Lorne Grabher was told to turn in his custom GRABHER plate after people complained that it promoted sexual assault.

    All license plates are considered property of the government, so there's no way for Troller to appeal the decision.