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John Uskglass

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TORONTO - A statue commemorating a hero of Toronto's gay community is raising hackles both for the actions of the man it depicts and for the somewhat graphic description of the 19th century sex scandal that made him famous.

But denizens of Toronto's centrally located and often irreverent gay neighborhood — the home of the city's hugely popular annual gay pride celebrations — say the sculpture is not offensive and fits with the spirit of the community.

The 13-1/2 foot (4.1 meter) bronze and granite monument depicts Alexander Wood, famous for both owning the land on which the community now sits and for being run out of town under a cloud of sexual scandal in the early 1800s.

It shows a dapper young man wearing a long coat and holding a top hat and cane.

"It's nice to have the statue in the community, but I don't think it's well done," said one area resident, referring to a plaque at the statue's base that outlines the scandal.

"I think it's misleading. The sensationalistic side of homosexuality is not the norm."

Wood emigrated from Scotland in the 1790s, becoming a merchant, militiaman and a well-respected magistrate, before running into trouble in 1810.

A woman reported a rape, noting she had scratched the attacker on his genitals. Wood took matters into his own hands, lining up the suspects and demanding that they drop their pants so he could "inspect" them.

After word of the incident got around, Wood was widely branded a "molly," a derogatory term for homosexuals, and he agreed to leave town in exchange for not being prosecuted for abusing his position.

The incident is commemorated on the statue's granite base, with a bronze plaque depicting a man's rear end with his pants around his knees, and Wood's outstretched hand in mid-examination.

Hero or pervert?
"Let's get something straight: Alexander Wood wasn't a hero, he was a pervert," columnist Rachel Marsden wrote in the conservative National Post newspaper, noting that the bronze plaque was "something that could pass for a scene out of the Michael Jackson trial."

"This, in the middle of the city's supposedly family-friendly tourist district," she wrote.

However, backers of the monument say Wood is an important link to the area's colorful history and the plaque is unlikely to offend many in an area where public displays of affection between same-sex partners are commonplace.


Kyle Rae, a city councilor for the area, says Wood's significance in the community is not due to his actions or his sexual orientation — it is not certain whether he was actually gay — but because of the persecution he suffered.

Rae said a quick glance at the text on the statue will explain the context to passersby.

"That's the problem with people who don't read," he said.

"I think it's always good for a person to have to explain things ... and not look the other way."

The statue cost C$200,000 (US$160,000), split between public funds and a local business development group. It sits just at the south end of the main gay village on Church Street, a street lined with coffee shops, bars and emblematic rainbow flags.

"It adds a bit of distinction to the corner," said Mike Calnan, who lives in the neighborhood.

"It has become a sort of equal to the Blarney Stone," he added, referring to the prominent buttocks on the bronze illustration.

"People have been rubbing it for luck."
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Freaks. All of them. NO MERCY FOR CANADIANS! NO MERCY!
 
Bradylama said:
Just... Just let the big gay fags have their big gay statue.
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I don't know. If a Nuclear Strike would get rid of that statue, I'm willing to sacrifice the entire Toronto area.
 
Well, most of us don't like toronto anyway so a slightly glowing crater might be a good tourist attraction. Hit Ottawa while you're at it too, then we can finally be rid of those idiot "leaders" of ours.
 
Deviant History

Deviant History


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A woman reported a rape, noting she had scratched the attacker on his genitals. Wood took matters into his own hands, lining up the suspects and demanding that they drop their pants so he could "inspect" them. ...
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Then and now. The rape victim is usually in a 'lose - lose" situation in our western society, or summarily executed in "an honor killing" in other male dominated venues.





This ""Hero Of The Homo Class"", was he really 'gay' or was he smeared as a 'homo' because he took the WOMAN'S word and did a short arm inspection looking for a rapist.


Was this man 'queer' or was he run out of town for taking ""the law into his own hands""?


If not a 'gay' - 'queer' - 'homo' , his memory is VIOLATED now in a deviant revision
by 'gay' - 'queer' - 'homo' --- historical engineers ---.

If this patriarch of the oppressed was homosexual then pardon my profiling of the
--- historical engineers --- as ruthless liars, --- historical engineers --- spin the truth and are only 'de-facto liars'.




4too
 
John Uskglass said:
"People have been rubbing it for luck."
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Best bit of the entire article

DDD said:
So the man is to be branded as either a homosexual or a rapist?
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Homosexual or hero, actually. Or both.

The fact is he might not have been homosexual, yet queers grab his heroic act as symbology of the brave faggot being chased down by ruthless mobs. Like 4too said, if the man was not gay, that's pretty insulting towards his memory. Why? Because it indicates the motive of his action was not his willingness to find the rapist, but his desire to touch penises.
 
John Uskglass said:
Bradylama said:
Just... Just let the big gay fags have their big gay statue.
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I don't know. If a Nuclear Strike would get rid of that statue, I'm willing to sacrifice the entire Toronto area.
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Of course, because as every good republican knows, homosexuality is an infectitious disease especially for those unsure of their sexual orientation.

When was the last time you "got any?" John..... (I mean from an actual woman?)

This is just plain silly for reasons listed above by Kharn and 4too.
 
Kharn said:
DDD said:
So the man is to be branded as either a homosexual or a rapist?
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Homosexual or hero, actually. Or both.
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Actually, if he was "inspecting" the men because of his desire to touch their genitals (ie. for a sexual reason) then that would make him a rapist as the men were not consenting to sex. Well, it doesn't mention that they were.

Ratty, what about homosexual virgins?
 
No, that makes him a molester. To rape somebody you'd actually have to be commiting forced sex, and that's NO GOOD.
 
Bradylama said:
No, that makes him a molester. To rape somebody you'd actually have to be commiting forced sex, and that's NO GOOD.
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Is manual sex no longer sex?
 
Big T said:
Ratty, what about homosexual virgins?
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RATTY.EXE - Application Error

The instruction at "0xBIG_T" referenced memory at "0xHOMOVIRGINS". The memory could not be "read".

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A woman reported a rape, noting she had scratched the attacker on his genitals. Wood took matters into his own hands, lining up the suspects and demanding that they drop their pants so he could "inspect" them.

After word of the incident got around, Wood was widely branded a "molly," a derogatory term for homosexuals, and he agreed to leave town in exchange for not being prosecuted for abusing his position.
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This is wrong, because !?!

Please. One act like that cant make a person deemed homosexual. Ya know what I think? The guy did it to help prosecute a rapist and all those "men" who felt ashamed just grabbed whatever they could to demean him for embarrassing them...namely saying he was gay. Due to this the gay community is attempting to make him a hero when in reality he had no ties to homosexuality and probably couldnt care less.

This is a story of a beuracrat's bizarre plan to catch a rapist, not a homosexual.

Sincerely,
The Vault Dweller
 
Ratty said:
The instruction at "0xBIG_T" referenced memory at "0xHOMOVIRGINS". The memory could not be "read".
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So you lost your virginity when you were raped by a homo, and you're trying to suppress the memory?
 
Stand Tall

Stand Tall


Umpire W.:
... This is just plain silly for reasons listed above by Kharn and 4too. ...
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Pardon my Anglo sports analogy.

Stay on the mound John,

and keep pitching.

This last spit ball was dripping in so much latent irony.

It soaked the whole ball park.

Keep pitchin' ,

and we'll keep tryin' to hit 'em.



Next batt-ah!





4too
 
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