An indignant post at BlogTO has retold with its own special spin how a TTC operator used the public address system to explain that there was very little he could do to remove a passenger who “smelled bad.” His comments were translated by one passenger and the blog as “shaming.” Maybe. But comments on the post reveal overwhelming support for the operator. There’s no way of knowing just how filthy this passenger really was. All sorts of images can be conjured. But the operator’s broadcast appears to have been in response to complaints from other passengers. Will he now fall victim to cancel-culture vengeance? Among comments vindicating the operator are:
“If you smell bad, do something about it”
“Good for the driver”
“A big no to bad smells on the subway”
Oh, unfeeling Toronto. Why can’t you just cuddle up to filthy people next to you on the subway?
