Woah! what a messMcGruff wrote:https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnis ... e-to-wynne
Looks like Wynne got the last laugh after all.
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Woah! what a messMcGruff wrote:https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnis ... e-to-wynne
Looks like Wynne got the last laugh after all.
Not derail this with politics, but a news article would be better than an opinion column from the Sun. Here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ ... -1.5101868McGruff wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2019 6:36 amhttps://torontosun.com/opinion/columnis ... e-to-wynne
Looks like Wynne got the last laugh after all.
McLeod says she was unable to properly blow into the roadside screening device because she has an implant in the roof of her mouth as a result of cancer, and also has a chronic lung condition. The officer felt she was purposefully sabotaging the test and deemed it a refused breath sample.
Under B.C.’s impaired driving regime, McLeod’s licence was immediately suspended for 90 days and her car was impounded for 30 days. She is also subject to a $250 driver’s licence reinstatement fee, the cost of towing and storage fees for her car (likely around $800), and the $930 registration fee for a responsible driving class
If you're walking down the street, I agree (and so does most everyone except police forces, who like carding). Once you put driving into the equation, it changes a bit - the police have the right to do sobriety checks at roadblocks (confirmed by the supreme Court in 1992). It makes this an interesting case and I look forward to following it along!However the point remains that the police do not and should not have the authority to detain or question you without cause.
Toni, you’re fast! I had one the other day (the beer) and wasn’t really fond of it. I then realized it was a Hef blonde...Picaroons blonde ale blows it away...but now that the PC morons have jumped on Nine Locks I think I’ll buy some after work today ffs...Toni wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 9:46 amCBC picking up on the Nine Locks controversy:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-sco ... -1.5372238
Honest question: is dirty blonde a style of beer? I think the suggestion is that it's hazy or unfiltered, but I've never heard of "dirty" being used to describe beer, only glassware
If I recall, they - and many others down our way - knew that hanging trees aren't always used for hanging people... many old skool westerns used "hanging trees" (think "Hang Him HIgh") with Clint Eastwood and maybe before your time and I was young but still remember as my brother is a film buff. They offered a rebuttal but wisely knowing that many urban rats would take offense - and not have a clue - how we used to get our meat protein. Yet most will smugly roll into their Rotten Ronald's or abbatoir supplied national meat purveyor for their fix. If this PC mentally challenged shyte continues, we should all drink beer from plain labelled silver alumium cans or brown bottles - with a postal code embedded - to guide us to the origin.Toni wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 3:05 pmNine Locks' beer has always been hit and miss for me. It's obvious that they are targeting a certain audience with their marketing for their blonde (marketing which I don't care for), but what bothers me more is the overly-defensive reaction by the brewery and their social media defenders. I'm sure they won't see much, if any, drop in sales, but they've certainly alienated a lot of people.
Take a note of how Tusket Falls handled the Hanging Oak controversy. They admitted they didn't know the lynching connotation and rebranded within a week or so. No need to go on about being unfairly targeted, threaten lawsuits, and complain how you can't live in a pc world.
Also, for anyone that says that nsbeermemes was being overly critical (they were), here's some advice: don't feed the trolls
Very well said Brian. I too believe the name of the beer is harmless, but the marketing campaign behind it was very cringeworthy and should probably be changed (which I believe Nine Locks has agreed to do). One slogan they used which comes to mind is "I went home with a dirty blonde from Dartmouth", and it is just plain embarrassing. I can imagine the sales of that shirt to women were non-existent.BBrianBoogie wrote:I think this topic deserves some thought, before writing it off.
The name, in and of itself isn't the only problem. There is no such style as "dirty blonde", nor is that industry speak for an unfiltered beer. That is pure obfuscation, and an outright lie. However, let's unpack this a little further...
A tshirt that says "Everybody loves a dirty blonde from Dartmouth" goes from something questionable to something else.
Take a second to consider how you might feel if you were a woman. I mean really do that. Women who admit they like sex as much men do have been called "dirty" or "slutty" by men (and definitely by other women, but that's a separate discussion) my whole life, and long before that.
Woman continue to be sexually assaulted, while rarely getting any justice. Instead, many have had their sexual histories brought up in court (and definitely outside of it), as if that determines their credibility. They've been sexually assaulted by cab drivers, in their workplaces, on dates...
Instead of viewing it in isolation, take a second to think about it as part of something larger. How far should the boys club/nudge nudge, wink wink thing go? Are you fine with calling a woman a slut behind her back? How about rape jokes?
I think we can do better.
Is there some PC stuff that makes me roll my eyes? Yes:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-sco ... -1.5371433
I don't think the Nine Locks thing fits in that category. Our language says a lot about how we think, and language affects how we treat people. Derogatory terms make it easier in our minds to treat people unfairly.
You don't have to agree, but at least I hope you'll honestly consider another perspective before making your mind up.
Was totally unnecessary.
Nope...I prefaced my comments by stating (or implied) that their campaign comments might be out of line - just as you likely have misconstrued mine - when in fact a good friend of mine brewed a wickedly good extra dirty blonde pale ale and just so happened to live outside Peterborough near Millbrook. I have the utmost respect for women firstly - and double that if she happens to be a brewer, even if she happens to have dirty blonde hair. Furthermore, I fail to see your point about I name called anyone - nor was I trying to obfuscate anything. On that note, you have a good day ma'am (hopefully not offensive)and have a brew.darciandjenn wrote: ↑Thu Nov 28, 2019 8:57 amDon, I really feel like you are being purposefully antagonistic about this issue. As a woman brewer, this kind of stuff makes me feel disrespected and unsafe in my own community.
In particular, this:Was totally unnecessary.
I'm very disappointed, frankly, to see that you are unable to consider how someone else might be made to feel by the marketing campaign, by your insistence that any objections are part of some kind of Orwellian thought policing, and that you are unable to have an intelligent conversation about it without devolving into name calling and obfuscation.
Typically, I feel like the Brewnosers have made this community pretty inclusive for the few women who do frequent the forum and events and I really appreciate the others who have weighed in on this topic with thoughtful and empathetic arguments.
I won't be commenting any further on the matter.
That...is funny...and indicative of how people are so scared of saying anything these days. I thought I saw some cans with "dirty" on them - must be old stock.danlatimer wrote: ↑Thu Nov 28, 2019 1:39 pmThe Dirty in Tim's Dirty was because the malt fell on the floor haha . I've noticed they changed their cans in the NSLC to just Tim's IPA now.
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