Because the facts haven't changed...why would my view? And the fact that I don't let my bias against Shapiro change that actually speaks to my integrity, rather than against it as you seem to suggest. I also am in this thread to disagree with the "Pride Parade shenanigans", as indicated by my...

A: The amount of magical influence this boogeyman of yours has on the character of only black people exists in your imagination. B: Since you aren't entitled to a double standard, these "rich white folks" of yours can claim they aren't responsible for their actions either. C: As the facts...

You seem to think ridicule is a substitute for disproving my point. It isn't.

To further that...one doesn't have a "right" to not be offended... regardless of whether said offence was intended to offend or not. There are limits to this of course, which are reflected in laws governing such things (hate speech, etc) While Ben Shapiro is an ultra religious, ultra...

Where should I begin? You actually didn't articulate the offensiveness...you just said if one couldn't understand why it is, one must be "living under a rock" (I assume this means I must be stupid). I find that offensive Your assertion that having a differing opinion equals going out of my...

But that isn't the issue in play here at all. First of all, the "disadvantage" in question is simply an allegation...not a fact. The OP's allegation that "countless blacks are systematically discriminated against and killed by racist Toronto police officers " is hardly an established fact...

I'm offended by what you just said.

Ah....so what you really mean isn't that "black lives matter"....but that "black crimes don't matter", because black folks are just sorta like possessed zombies running around completely unaccountable for their behaviour. Gotcha

Let's leave BLM in the USA where such bad ideas belong. Once you let it get into the water supply, it could get out of hand...kinda like the man-bun. And then nobody's happy. What do you expect when you mess with someone's militant agenda? There's a group called VHEM (the Voluntary Human...

Is there some other reason why I wouldn't like it??????? People are not coming to NPS more often, nor are they taking more pictures because of this sign. The sign just happens to be there and an obvious thing to take a picture of. The sign has no intrinsic value...people are there because...

It's one thing to apologize for the tawdry, but to also show contempt for refinement is the very definition of boorish. And it has nothing to do with homegrown vs import (we should always embrace the best of both)....there's plenty of good stuff here. This just aint it. As for Toronto on the...

Rob Ford, Drake and the TORONTO sign. Our standards have obviously dropped, not risen. The fact that you are heralding that lame sign as the most brilliant marketing ploy in Toronto's history is proof of how low your standards are. There are plenty of things to be optimistic about...that...

But it isn't a landmark. It's in NPS. We could put a giant replica of my left testicle in NPS, and people would take selfies with it (hmmm...actually that doesn't sound like such a bad idea). It's soooooooo lame and hardly the giant global marketing success people seem to be implying it is...

This is why we are in trouble. Folks. It's not like you can't take an existing idea and use it as art successfully....the way Toronto's own General Idea did with Robert Indiana (oddly enough also using 3D letters), but this just isn't cool. The fact that Norm Kelly thinks it is should be...

I assume you are talking about The Archer??? 50 years from now, do you think we will be talking about the Toronto sign? Obviously not. But we will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of The Archer. It just isn't a flavour-of-the-month thing anymore, but far more famous than the Toronto sign...

Actually, it makes my point, thank you. And you and I obviously have different ideas on what constitutes "brilliant".

Look...if you can't grasp the metaphoric reference to the hoodie, then that isn't my problem. And I love your slightly shrouded racist accusation. You're a special kind of dishonest RRR. If you don't like the implications of my opinion of this Toronto sign, then that's just tough beans...

You should get your story straight. Revell always intended there to be a Henry Moore to adorn his design. He then commissioned The Archer in 1961. The delay in installing it was do to controversy over the cost, that saw an outpouring of private donations to pay for it. This gesture so...

Now you're just embarrassing yourself. As a "branding" tool, the Toronto sign doesn't even rank with "Moose in the City", which was another cringingly stupid idea copied from another city, and the idea of another buffoon Toronto mayor. And please explain how plopping down one of these "CITY"...