A video that mocks the
mayor’s catalogue of excuses about his crack cocaine use went viral on
Wednesday.
By: Paul Clarke Star Reporter
A video that mocks Rob Ford’s
catalogue of excuses about his crack cocaine use went viral on social media
when it was posted Wednesday morning.
The brief clip shows a girl calmly doing her homework as her Dad
tries to pry information from her about a cracked windowpane in the family’s
living room.
As the scene unfolds, the girl uses some of the same excuses Ford
has used in the past to defend
his behaviour, albeit in a different context, to avoid admitting she cracked
the pane of glass.
The short video ends with a simple message: “Our Children are
Listening.”
“For me, at a certain point you have to say something when things
get really absurd,” said Ron Murphy, the video’s creator and a professional TV
director.
“This is my small way of hoping to change the conversation a
little bit to something that’s actually relevant to people.”
He said he got the idea during a conversation with a friend about
whether people really want Ford as a role model for their kids.
“I think every citizen tries to use whatever gifts they have to
affect change in our society and culture, and my gift is storytelling and
comedy, so I just put this out there.”
The entire
film cost him about $100 to feed his crew of volunteers. “I actually don’t know
how many times the video has been shared, but it’s been nonstop on my computer
every time I check.”
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