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Michel Plantini · 04-26-2005, 09:16 AM

How about this as an idea... Who cares what native symbol they have?! Not like all that tax they aren't paying is funding the whole damn thing. Exceptionally supportive... REALLY?! what have they done? Agreed not to fukcing shut the thing down with another protest? They are supporting it so they can gain exposure and have us build native cultural center type buildings. Which is fine. I personally think that they are great(the native cultural buildings) but it's hard to properly illustrate a guy in a power boat armed with a massive harpoon blasting a whale in traditional methods while incorporating all the colours of the rings!

It's a cool symbol on it's own. Canoes are summer olympics and we use the stupid whale for pretty much EVERYTHING else. It's getting old really. This is supposed to be something new. Maybe it could have been a clearcut forrest or possibly a hospital bed but I think that a Symbol of a native standing in the road, be it a beacon of friendship (as per the things name) or a giant roadblock, is fairly accurate to west coast life. Maybe they could add a car smashing into the statue during a road race and make everyone feel like vancouver is being better represented. That or make it lay down and have a needle stuck in it's arm.
In all honesty... it's probably the best choice for this region cause it gives us all the opportunity to do what we west coasters do best. Complain.

04-26-2005, 09:16 AM	#8 (permalink)
Michel Plantini Member Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Promenade Des Anglais Posts: 175 TTP Friends: (0)	Re: The Vancouver 2010 Logo How about this as an idea... Who cares what native symbol they have?! Not like all that tax they aren't paying is funding the whole damn thing. Exceptionally supportive... REALLY?! what have they done? Agreed not to fukcing shut the thing down with another protest? They are supporting it so they can gain exposure and have us build native cultural center type buildings. Which is fine. I personally think that they are great(the native cultural buildings) but it's hard to properly illustrate a guy in a power boat armed with a massive harpoon blasting a whale in traditional methods while incorporating all the colours of the rings! It's a cool symbol on it's own. Canoes are summer olympics and we use the stupid whale for pretty much EVERYTHING else. It's getting old really. This is supposed to be something new. Maybe it could have been a clearcut forrest or possibly a hospital bed but I think that a Symbol of a native standing in the road, be it a beacon of friendship (as per the things name) or a giant roadblock, is fairly accurate to west coast life. Maybe they could add a car smashing into the statue during a road race and make everyone feel like vancouver is being better represented. That or make it lay down and have a needle stuck in it's arm. In all honesty... it's probably the best choice for this region cause it gives us all the opportunity to do what we west coasters do best. Complain.