City of Toronto's new campaign seems to have missed the mark.
City of Toronto's new campaign seems to have missed the mark.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21960771
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I identify with the raccoon... call solid waste management if you find me like that.
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I don't know if y'all have this in Canada, but in the American South there is a racial slur for black folks that is related to racoons.
Seems like an unfortunate coincidence and a bit dehumanizing given the way in which the dying/dead person is depicted.
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Adding to the other reply,
https://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/deadraccoonto-honoured-by-toronto-with-sidewalk-vigil-1.3146036
Is more probably what there referencing.
Doesn't make it better, but for sure a different cultural context
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It's not trying to reference the slur.
Raccoons are to Toronto as Rats are to New York. -
Before this, the only place I have ever heard that slur is from a Pink Floyd song, but until now I could only guess to whom it referred.
They probably used that graphic because Toronto has an actual raccoon problem. I'm not commenting on the "tastefulness" of the graphic
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2023/11/03/toronto-raccoons-war-big-story-podcast/
https://www.blogto.com/city/2022/11/toronto-raccoon-corpse-problem-canine-distemper/
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Yes, the slur "Coon" definitely exists up there. Very likely imported from american media/influence.
It holds the same place in Canadian vernacular as a hateful slur in many places. Though you will also get a lot of unknowing folks who just call raccoons "Coons" still.
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The only thing that would have made this perfect would be a rose and a candle next to the raccoon. #DeadRaccoonTO
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I like it
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811 for a shovel (idk if it's the same for canada)
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We just call Doug Ford (the Premier of Ontario) directly on his personal cell phone and he shows up with his tiny shovel.
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At least it's honest.
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I get what they mean but... it's in such poor taste.
How is it in poor taste?
It's literally just a coincidence. It didn't even occur to me until other people said it.