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rfmcdonaldI'd like to think that last year's reaction to Mayor Ford's non-participation in Pride festivities, a combination of pointed humour and explicit identification of the issues at stake, is a model that deserves to be followed.
This isn't only in the case of GLBT issues in Toronto--Ford has received an official invitation from the Pride Toronto festivities, if you're curious. The humour can disarm, the explicit identification of the issues relating to the initial complaint penetrates to the heart of the issue. Does Mayor Ford choose not to have anything to do with Pride festivities last year because he doesn't like--as he's indicated--non-heterosexuals? Then pointedly play that Lily Allen song, make it clear that his excuses are feeble, and make it clear that there are ways that he can escape this.
I'd like to think that this strategy can be adapted to deal with many different scenarios. What say you?
This isn't only in the case of GLBT issues in Toronto--Ford has received an official invitation from the Pride Toronto festivities, if you're curious. The humour can disarm, the explicit identification of the issues relating to the initial complaint penetrates to the heart of the issue. Does Mayor Ford choose not to have anything to do with Pride festivities last year because he doesn't like--as he's indicated--non-heterosexuals? Then pointedly play that Lily Allen song, make it clear that his excuses are feeble, and make it clear that there are ways that he can escape this.
I'd like to think that this strategy can be adapted to deal with many different scenarios. What say you?
