Downtown Toronto Comic
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Hey everybody -- I'm back! And I've decided to take my comic in a different direction. I'll be posting a drawing of a street character here every week -- and each drawing will be accompanied by observational notes taken directly from the pages of my sketchbook. Hope you like them -- and I hope they help to shed some light on some of the more interesting people that walk the streets of Toronto...
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I quit working up there, and a few years later I moved out to vancity for a bunch of years. needless to say I was shocked - and I mean end of the universe kind of ridiculously shocked - when last year, back in the T.Dot, I saw her on yonge st. waving away in the same damn matrix outfit!!!!! holy mother of sin!!! she's stil alive! (I said to myself.)
the first thing I thought:
she outlasted the unfortunately dead old musician dude at the corner of yonge/bloor, and has therefore taken the #1 spot in terms of recognizable T.Dot street personalities. (concerning endurance/years, anyway.)
come to think of it, that would be an awesome article: top 5 (or 10) most recognizable T.Dot street personalities. has that been done yet?
I do eagerly await the Telemarketer segment of this series though... you know who I mean, the Bloor St guy in the suit who hasn't got a drop of gas in his van and he's got to get back to Markham and he's really embarassed to have to be asking this and any thing will help.
I call him the Telemarketer because one time he hit up me and some friends, then went up the street a little, came back and hit us again. My friend was like "C'mon man, you just asked us" and he was like "Oh, sorry man, you know when you're telemarketing sometimes you hit the same number twice." An endearing self-aware sense of humour :)
There is a definite line between Zanta and even Telemarketer street characters and people like this poor woman, though. Her situation is no joke to her and shouldn't be to anyone else.
BlogTO and its authors have an opportunity to do the right thing here by avoiding the exploitation of the mentally ill.
ps. You spelled "pigeons" incorrectly.
pps. I'm sorry about your mom getting hit.
The intention to "make fun of her" may not have been there, but the comic does so, with or without the intent. Perhaps the title "Crazy Hand Lady" gives it away.
readers, instead of standing up for political correctness might be inclined to do something if everyday with their morning news roundup were made aware of two or three more people in a significantly worse position than them. On second though however, I predict most people would just ignore these articles in the same way they ignore that a problem exists.
I'm happy to see more comics on BlogTO.
Is it possible that BlogTO is giving this guy space on the page simply because he is so controversial? His drawing is at best average, he's not funny, and now he's poking fun at the homeless. But, he always manages to generate comments as people either like him or hate him. I just can't help but think that BlogTo could do better and I just don't understand why this guy has gotten so much space on here, perhaps a comic depicting "Future Homeless, How Does it Feel Now, Nt So Funny, eh, Comic Strip Dude"?
As if the homeless don't have it rough enough as it is.
Too bad the homeless woman didn't hit you instead of your' mom...but maybe she was telling your' mother something.
The person you are discussing has really issues... I don't think "Crazy" is a clinical definition.
I know you are trying to showcase your city, but why is your city restricted to over done and unflattering portrayals of those most in need out of anyone for our recognition of their humanity, not their status as animals in zoos.
My version: "I would never make fun of the sick or homeless, I may end up that way myself, one day."
As is it, I'm scared of what I'm going to say when I do go senile as I'm scared of half the stuff I say now.
Now make one of the woman who's always asking people if they want to buy pens for $18 each.