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Originally Posted by edslunch
It wasn’t intended as a slag. I expect if Farkas is elected the gay angle could get played up nationally just like Nenshi’s race and religion was since it flys against stereotypes, even though it is a non-issue here.
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I still remember our city being so into the election run itself and the craziness of a local mayor candidate taking on an unconventional image (purple reign!) and doing so in a new manner (social media).
When it was all over we were all "Wow, that was a crazy campaign and this purple reign guy is our new mayor!". Then suddenly the news hit Toronto and Vancouver and the tone of the coverage was all "WOOOOWWWWW, the backwards hicks voted in a MUSLIM". The rest of Canada patted us on the back like we were children.