6. Whether or not the Fords are personally racist or homophobic is irrelevant: they appeal to a politics of racism and homophobia.
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7. There has been a striking reluctance to explicitly call out the Fords for their politics of racism and homophobia. Why?
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8. There is something particularly Canadian about the reluctance to bluntly state what is obvious about the Ford's racism and homophobia
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9. There's a Canadian tendency not to be too explicit for fear of being rude. Don't call out people on their racism. That's hurtful.
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10. Politically of course reason is obvious: Fords still have a large base. Call Ford's racist & homophobes and you insult potential voters
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11. This reluctance to bluntly challenge Fords on bigotry isn't confined to white people or straights.
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12. @AndrayDomiseTO has been excellent in challenging Ford's bigotry, but got criticized for it by fellow black Canadians.
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13. What @AndrayDomiseTO was a type of immigrant conservatism which exists in many communities.
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14. As immigrants, we're often taught (by parents, by elders, but also larger society) to not be vocal & to ignore racist slights.
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15. Immigrant conservatism is based on idea that challenging racism communally is futile & we need to focus on individual achievement.
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16. With homophobia, there's idea that all we need to do is embrace Pride parades & not call people out on their bigotry.
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17. Use of Pride as litmus test erases how far-reaching homophobia of the Fords is, extending to concrete issues of AIDS funding.
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18. Let's put it this way: if Fords did go to Pride, how would that negate concrete harm they've done in policies & normalizing homophobia?
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