KEEP THE CLAN
Re: “Should SFU can the ‘Clan’ name?” Oct. 5, 2017
Sooo, just to be sure we’re on the same page, “cultural appropriation” is bad and wrong... except when racist, southern U.S. white dudes do it against the Scots, and then those culturally appropriated against should give up their roots for fear of being associated with the appropriator? I feel like the far left can’t even keep their own rule book consistent anymore (and I’m pretty left myself). –Bex Tress
Well, “clan” is a very generic term. All Scotsmen could be said to belong to one, as well as all West Coast Aboriginals. (I say this with confidence, as I am both Scot and Nisga’a.) It’s a loose Anglo Saxon term for a familial group.
“Klan,” with its deliberate misspelling (hicks have always disparaged education, it’s a consistent trope as education dispels religious “manifest destiny”/“God’s Chosen” myths), well that only means one thing. –Chris Mark
How utterly fucking stupid! When I hear the words Irish or republican or army, I don’t think of the IRA. Nor do I think of Hitler when I speak to Germans, or Vlad the Impaler when speaking to Romanians, etc., etc. However, when I hear the word “clue” I think of crazed white racists in bed sheets. And clucks! ... Whenever I see clucks on a menu I always think of the KKK, don’t you? LMAO. –Steve Bennett
MISSED THE BUS
Re: “Bus Lines: The 5/6 West End loop,” Oct. 5, 2017
I don’t know when you rode this bus because this is not how it is. You say the buses were not crowded – untrue. Since they changed this route people are lined up along Davie and waiting and waiting for the 5/6. Eventually, after some time, along comes two to three buses in a row. This is not a rare event – it happens a lot. Many times we wait anywhere from half an hour to 45 minutes. When there is only one bus they are usually very full and standing is common. It never used to be this way before they route was changed; buses were regular and there were seats.
As for the friendly people, I agree. We talk with each other even if we don’t know the person. It is also because of this friendly rapport that many are upset with this constant service. Many have contacted [Translink] and have had no response, which is frustrating. –Anonymous
As a West End resident of the past eight years, I feel I need to set the record straight for Jan Zeschky. Yes, the 5/6 route used to be a reliable, efficient and usually a pleasant ride; and there’s no denying the scenic splendour to be found on the route. However, since TransLink made “improvements” to the route in December it has been a nightmare for West End residents.
The bus is never on time, consistently comes in pods of three or more, and, for some reason, TransLink thinks that the number of people who fit on two buses will now fit on one (minus the C23 Davie route). Quite frequently I now see elderly people with walkers, people in wheelchairs and mothers with strollers left behind because the bus is too full to take them. And, now that the C23 no longer travels on Davie Street, we have luggage to contend with coming from the airport and boarding at the Roundhouse SkyTrain station.
Perhaps Jan should ride the bus daily for a week or two to get a more accurate picture of our “improved” bus service. –Anonymous
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