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Toronto-Age |OT2|
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Even the homeless are doing a better job at fixing the Gardiner than Rob Ford.
You and the hippy cyclists on Jarvis are trying to reignite the WAR ON THE CAR!
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Hey! Just because we smash car windows with a sledgehammer and throw Molotov cocktails into them doesn't mean we are fighting some kind of war against them!
My wife and I decided we're getting season tickets for the Jays. I am unbelievably excited for next year but apprehensive at the same time. On paper they look so good so the ramifications of them not performing well will be much larger now. They have gone from middle of the pack to arguably the best lineup in the AL, depending on where Hamilton signs. They have the most speed, the most power, and a top 3 starting staff provided Romero returns to form. But you don't need to look further than the Red Sox of the last few years to know how badly things can go for a supposedly great team.
All that said, management has put down some serious money so I will reciprocate.
All that said, management has put down some serious money so I will reciprocate.
Merely a small disagreement.
http://www.thestar.com/entertainmen...--rihanna-to-play-danforth-music-hall-tonight
For any Rihanna fans. Danforth Music Hall tonight.
For any Rihanna fans. Danforth Music Hall tonight.
While I hate faith-based reasoning, it doesn't sound like they were disrespectful at all.
PalaceBrother
Member
Agreed. Just because we don't like or understand it doesn't give us reign to dismiss it.
So I'm going to the Caribbean on vacation in a few days and just realized I don't have much summer wear or gear for the beach and traveling around. Are there any stores in the city that still sell summer apparel at this time of year? Everything is seasonal right now.. I've tried Winners but with little success.
Old Navy clearance area, I'd reckon.
Agreed. She wants a mens haircut? There are hundreds of other non muslim barber shops she can go to.
BigJonsson
Member
Eh, I don't think he really has to be at the trial, they might get more done without him
Judge John Macdonald pressed for details, since extending into next week will affect other trials.
Why cant we sit tomorrow afternoon? Macdonald asked. Im able to make accommodations if accommodations are necessary. Why cant we sit tomorrow?
Fords lawyer, Gavin Tighe, simply said the mayor was unavailable.
BigJonsson
Member
Oh, let his lawyers speak on his behalf and then find him guilty of wasting everyone's time
Yeah, that literally makes no sense. I get that maybe not all the barbers might not be able to cut a woman's hair into a man's cut, but she seems to making it out like it's some matter of gender or something.
Do they have those unisex barbershops anywhere downtown? I know there a bunch up around Steeles and north of that. If there were she should've just gone to one of those, might have better luck there.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
I got back from Dominican republic recently. Bring lots since you may sweat a lot...and bring mosquito repellent...fuckers got themselves some Chinese food.
The funniest thing is that there are two barbers right around the corner. One on Univeristy, and one on Yonge.
It's not a Muslim barber shop, it's a barber shop that happens to be owned and staffed by Muslims.
Ugh, why do I always scroll down the the comments? Fucking idiots.
BladeWorker
Member
That's exactly what she's doing. She went to an iconic men's barbershop for whatever reason, they refused her business because she was female and the barber was Muslim, and now she's taking them to the tribunal less because of THIS barber and more because she thinks her right not to be discriminated based on gender should trump the barber's freedom of religion.
I disagree with her method - this barber is going to have to pay all of his legal bills with little to no recourse, regardless of what happens, even though this isn't *really* about *him* specifically - but the argument is an interesting one.
The interesting question for now is "when does discriminating customers become ok?"
Discrimination is never ok in this country to my knowledge. If a shop owner wouldn't service people of a certain race or skin colour due to religion, I don't think having a 'right to personal faith' would work as defense.
That's why I dismiss religion as a reason.
Discrimination is never ok in this country to my knowledge. If a shop owner wouldn't service people of a certain race or skin colour due to religion, I don't think having a 'right to personal faith' would work as defense.
That's why I dismiss religion as a reason.
Oh, we can do that? I'm going to try that line for my next time in court, see how well that goes over with the judge.
Although, I've heard judges say similar things when they want to end court earlier on a Friday afternoon.
Judge: "I'm ending court at 4pm"
Defence: "Why, your honour? I believe I could have my questioning wrapped up by 4:20pm"
Judge: "Are you questioning my personal reasons?"
Defence: (confused) "err...no?"
Judge: "Good, because that is why I am ending court early, for personal reasons."
Defence: "ok"
What, at court? Court is a loooooooooot of waiting around, dude.
I guess you didnt read the quote i posted to go along with that statement.
I did, but misinterpreted your comment on it. My bad.
Still, it's not quite five hours. Most courts break for lunch at 1pm, and resume at 2:15. So, conceivably, when it says the mayor "left after the lunch break", it could mean he didn't leave until 2:15.
I don't know what to think of it, to be honest. Both sides have their argument.
You can't simply discount religion, as much as that's the popular opinion on GAF.
Yes, the barber's argument is that he's a Muslim so he should be able to both practice his religion and be a barber and one shouldn't preclude the other, and her argument is that she wants to get a bad haircut at that specific place and nowhere else. Also attention.
Common sense should apply here and the woman should be ridiculed for trying to pull this off. I don't really see how it's a matter of competing values. If the barber was being rude and calling her names and trying to get her to leave then sure. I'm certain that wasn't the case though.
It's not like the barber was refusing because she was a woman, at least technically not. He can only touch women in his family because he is Muslim. Fair enough, it should've just ended there and McGregor should've just maybe apologized (simply from being Canadian, right?) and went elsewhere, learning something new. I mean, I doubt any of the barbers were even expecting to have to service any woman for haircuts like it says at the end of the article.
Haha, well played.
BladeWorker
Member
That's funny, I don't think he would have refused her had she been male...
And what is this, she should have apologized for seeking to buy the hairstyling services of a barbershop? Because she's Canadian and that's what we do?
smh.
It's beyond ludicrous that she has taken this as far as she has. You didnt get a HAIRCUT. Move the fuck on. It's not like they spit on her and kicked her out. They explained why, that should have been enough. Turn around and go somewhere else.
It blows my mind that people think they are so damn important in the grand scheme of things. It's a haircut. Give them a bad review on yelp or something.
It blows my mind that people think they are so damn important in the grand scheme of things. It's a haircut. Give them a bad review on yelp or something.
Well yeah, he's not allowed to touch females. If
Mosaic, bitches
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I remember when my wife and I were turned away from a Vietnamese karaoke bar for being white. It kind of bugged me since I was being discriminated against but would I waste even 5 minutes of my life to complain to the authorities about it? No way, we just went to another bar! There are lots of barbershops too just like there are lots of bars.
Wow, really? That's insane.
Did they straight up tell you "because you're white," or was it veiled in some poor excuse?
Well that's just plain racism.
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They said it was a "private party" after glancing around for a few seconds trying to figure out what to say. but I know damn well it wasn't because I lived right above that stupid place and it was business as usual. I wonder if they even realized I lived in the apartment above?
Either way, I still wouldn't waste any time reporting it. It's just not worth the trouble or time. There are other bars.
Yonge and Finch/Bathurst and Bloor noraebang all the way yeyeye