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Vancouver Island landfill ordered to remove and destroy 'triggering' Halloween sign (bc.ctvnews.ca)
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Similar signs have graced landfills and residential front yards ahead of Halloween for decades.

But the dark joke no longer lands in light of the discovery of human remains in a Manitoba landfill last year, and the belief that other Indigenous women were similarly murdered and discarded near Winnipeg.

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[–] frostbiker 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Even if it was done intentionally in bad taste, which I can't imagine it was, ordering its removal is going too far IMO. It's okay to have poor taste.

I'm queer and this summer we saw some people burning rainbow flags. I don't like what they did, but I wouldn't want it to be forbidden either.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Know your enemies? I kind of agree with you, but this was not a matter of police action or government orders, as I understand it the company itself decided it wasn't funny. I think I have a right to put funny signs in my yard, but if a neighbor asked me to take it down I wouldn't think they were overstepping either, what's appropriate is supposed to be negotiated between people.

[–] frostbiker 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Know your enemies?

Certainly that, but also I'm in favor of erring in the side of letting people make their own decisions and mistakes, as long as they don't affect others excessively. It's not black and white, we all have different ideas of where to draw the line.

what’s appropriate is supposed to be negotiated between people

Completely agreed. I'm just sharing my opinion, which is not any more valuable than any other.

[–] teuast 1 points 2 years ago

Your opinion is fair. Mine is that because as far as I can tell the government wasn't involved, I support this action. It just seems like the kinder thing to do, to me.