kotsy
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Yonge-Dundas Square/Sankofa Square (Brown + Storey Architects)
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UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
...I suspect with this in bad faith poster's idea of "crackheads" is the sound of police batons being cracked over such when they're all being cleared out. Faux caring is really faux here. /bleh
mcbg1
New Member
How is my post trying to provoke a fight? Not everyone will agree on this but different opinions should be allowed.
Undead
Senior Member
It's not trolling but rightfully calling out the high octane nonsense that's engulfing parts of our culture.
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
It's not what you're saying but how your phrasing it. Remove the dog whistles from your narrative and you'll find this has already been talked about mostly with civility without needing to moderate here. Otherwise, high octane indeed. /sheesh
stjames2queenwest
Senior Member
I think it’s very fair to think that the money involved in the name changes could be spent in better ways.
You're allowed to disagree, you're allowed to discuss, but the way that "woke" is being used is dismissive and disrespectful, and it's not going to get you any points 'round these here parts. So go ahead and press your points, but don't spark it with a word that is meant to trigger others.
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11th
Senior Member
Rhymes with a certain ramen joint that's nearby. I might just call it that.
picard102
Senior Member
Who are these outside experts? Hope we didn't pay them a cent to come up with this ridiculous suggestion.
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
My only regret here...well, two actually...
...is that they not nuking and redesigning said Square along with the name change. And I won't be so easily be able to call it Dumbass Square anymore. /sigh
...is that they not nuking and redesigning said Square along with the name change. And I won't be so easily be able to call it Dumbass Square anymore. /sigh
maestro
Senior Member
The new name has liitle local context. I give it 5 years before they sells the naming rights
GenerationLee
Senior Member
I'm still struggling to see the sense in this renaming, when this money can go towards other, much more pressing matters in this cash strapped city.
Dan416
Senior Member
Yeah I really struggle to see the local relevance to this proposed name. If they had chosen an indigenous name, at least that would make some measure of sense more than a name from Ghana.
Although ultimately, I do not see the need to rename the square or the station or the street. The TMU rebrand was a fail as far as I'm concerned, and this one I think will be even more of a fail since it makes no sense. At least people call it TMU instead of Ryerson now. No one will Dundas Square by the new name.
Although ultimately, I do not see the need to rename the square or the station or the street. The TMU rebrand was a fail as far as I'm concerned, and this one I think will be even more of a fail since it makes no sense. At least people call it TMU instead of Ryerson now. No one will Dundas Square by the new name.
Builder: 1st Do No Harm
New Member
"Provoke a fight"? In my view it's not a fight until someone comes along and throws a punch, and you just did. Up till such a point it's just as fairly seen as trying to provoke a discussion, trying to provoke agreement, or simply saying what he/she thinks.
To make myself as clear as possible, mcbg1 expressed an opinion and you came along and punched him/her in the nose. Sorry, but bullying is a mild term for that. I have others I'll keep to myself.
I'd love to see mcbg1 get a big fat apology. Have a nice day.
Builder: 1st Do No Harm
New Member
Sorry you're being bullied like this. It's awful but very run-of-the-mill for people to get a tiny amount of 'authority' and then abuse it.