Cripz: A Webcomic - Latest Comments

Re: To The Lovely Business Owners of London

cathy g — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:08:25 -0000

fantastic response to a business person who doesn't see the point and should be publicly called out on it! Keep fighting the good fight!

Re: Letter to the APTSAC

Jeff Preston — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:10:53 -0000

It never hurts to send a letter in to the LTC to let them know your views on the positon. Otherwise, come on out to the APTSAC meeting on August 16th @ 11am!

Re: Letter to the APTSAC

Matt A. — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:56:56 -0000

OK....I should be able to make both of those.....As a disabled Londoner who uses the LTC both personally and as a means of getting to/from work, I think this is a really important decision.....Removing the mandatory nature of the seating essentially gives LTC staff to simply keep driving by if they feel so inclined :P

Re: Letter to the APTSAC

Oliver Hobson — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:23:24 -0000

Ridiculous. How does one register support for your position here Jeff? Will it help doing so?

Re: Letter to the APTSAC

Jeff Preston — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:56:12 -0000

The APTSAC is meeting on August 16th from 11am to 1pm and I believe the Commission meets on the night of the last Wednesday of August. Possibly the last Thursday? That one I'm not too sure about

Re: Letter to the APTSAC

Matt A. — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:44:54 -0000

When in August does the Comittee meet????

Re: Hey London, I’m kind of mad at you right now

Thefuersts — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:01:44 -0000

The heart breaking (and universal) reality is that new builds are not even guaranteed to be truly accessible. My son uses a power wheelchair and it makes me crazy that he has to drive through a parking lot 300 meters to access a curb cut at the theatre or the mall, only to back track to get where he needs to go. Or to have the only wheelchair accessible door of a school locked for "safety reasons". I'm tired of people in charge saying that "inclusion is wonderful WHEN we can make it happen." You are totally right in saying that people just don't get it. It's so outside their realm of experience that it is unfathomable for them. I think the only solution is to have them experience it. A campaign where high visibility, public figures committ to using a wheelchair for a one week period would certainly raise awareness to the cause. I encouraged students in my classes to use a wheelchair to get around our school so they could experience the accessibility issues first hand. It worked like a charm. The sad thing was the principal didn't take me up on the offer.

Re: To catch a troll

Kristin — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:33:01 -0000

Lol I fucking hate that cunt. He was just "trolling today" on facebook saying some pretty hurtful things.
About how all ugly girls need to die in a hole and shit.. :/ Some retards never learn.

Re: To catch a troll

Dongbaelah — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:14:33 -0000

*Eherm....!*

WwwwwwwwwwwwwwwIINNING!

Re: To catch a troll

Lol — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:46:31 -0000

He clearly did it because he wanted to . He doesnt care what you think.

Re: Hey London, I’m kind of mad at you right now

Wilf — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:08:45 -0000

I have a complaint at the HRTO against the city, the LTC and Voyager. The hearing is set for the fall . They have three lawyers while I have no support. Accessibility and housing go together I think.

Re: Hey London, I’m kind of mad at you right now

Jeff Preston — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:13:44 -0000

I think that is perhaps my biggest fear -- an either/or situation. I don't want accessibility at the expense of affordable housing any more than I'd approve of affordable housing over access. Whether intentional or not, there is a distinct "divide and conquer" technique employed at the municipal level, in part brought about by fiscal constraints we, the voters, place on our representatives.

As such, the conversation is now "What can we get with what we have" and not "What do we need and how much will it cost us?" Obviously City Council doesn't have unlimited funds, but it's a losing strategy (and creates an environment ripe for competition between minority groups) when we're left dividing a small pie amongst a group of important issues rather then ensuring we have enough food for everyone.

Hrm. That was a clumpsy bit of writing, but after we get through this particular budget wrangling we should empower our politicians to begin rethinking some of the fundamental ways we do business at City Hall.

Re: Hey London, I’m kind of mad at you right now

Aoudsho — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:55:54 -0000

Hey Jeff. As one of the 'loudest' voices of the cuts to affordable housing, I feel I should drop a reply. As you can probably guess, I'm adamantly opposed to the accessibility cut, both for humanitarian and for fiscal reasons (pay now or pay more later). The one thing I've learned though about advocacy through attending the G20 protests and observing occupy, is the importance of messaging and clarity. Of the many decisions from the committee meeting last week I disagreed with, I obviously know the most about housing, so set a goal that the citizenry would at least understand this one issue. This is a really important issue for moving forward though, because there will always be many progressive voices, not one, so we don't want it to be a competition of who can yell the loudest. Something to consider as we move forward.

Re: Fun with Photoshop in London

SpecialK — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 23:33:06 -0000

i-Heart

Re: To catch a troll

Shetlandsheepdogs — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:15:40 -0000

Here's the visual at my house...standing humans applauding!! Way to go Jeff!!

Re: To catch a troll

Justshan8 — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:44:03 -0000

omgoodness...are you for real?

Re: To catch a troll

Teagreen — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:20:04 -0000

How is this not bullying? Seems it is equally bad. The post is meant to humiliate isn't it?

""Cyberbullying" is when a child, preteen or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones. Once adults become involved, it is plain and simple cyber-harassment or cyberstalking. Adult cyber-harassment or cyberstalking is NEVER called cyberbullying."

Re: To catch a troll

nik harron — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:13:41 -0000

This is perhaps the classiest retort I have ever read. Acid, but honest; supportive without backing down. Cheers Jeff.

Re: To catch a troll

Derek Silva — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:29:49 -0000

Nicely done Jeff. Way to rise above the troll and treat him like an adult instead. :)

Re: To catch a troll

Toben — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:33:35 -0000

Well played. Spider-man would approve.

Re: All eyes on 2012

Fette — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:37:21 -0000

I'd like to see a punchline. The comic provides an important outlet for the kind of awareness you're raising, but most of the times the punchline gets lost (when there's one to begin with).

Re: We’ll back back shortly

tplug — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:23:05 -0000

lol...oooooh...hope you guys are alright... ;)

Re: Uncivil Obedience

Jeff Preston — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:56:57 -0000

Fight the pooooower! :D

Re: Uncivil Obedience

Trevor Plug — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:07 -0000

Yes, even trashing a store. I've dropped clothing, dvds, books, wooden posters... no broken glass yet, or overturned apple carts, but the day is approaching!

Re: Cripz Goes to the Movies: Captain America

Jeff Preston — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:56:48 -0000

Wow. I don't think we can thank you enough for the ultra kind words! I'm throwing a link up to your blog on our main page because it's totally rad. Also, we totally hear the mental health gap in content so far. We actually have a plan in place, so NEVER FEEEEEEEEEAR -- we've got a trick or two up our sleeve come the fall ;)