It’s fucking hockey. How can someone be into hockey and be so precious and fragile with their feely feels that rainbow tape upsets them?
“This is Bob. He’s our fourth line filler. He’s a bit emotional about some things but his mother comes to every game to make sure he’s okay and the ref isn’t being too hard on him. You’ll need to take your pride tape off too. Also, we need him effective and not sulking on the bench, so he asks everyone call him Alpha from now on. If he trips and calls slashing on you, yes, even though you’re on his team and no where near him, just apologise so we can keep the game flowing.”
One of the most hateful snowflakes I know is a former pro hockey player. Maybe hit in the head too many times?
Fragile masculinity.
So part of this is reaction to anti-gay laws in other countries where players come from. Part is just cowardice. It’s basically an open secret that many Russian players have family held “hostage,” mandatory participation could be problematic for them. Banning all participation doesn’t make any sense though.
Good point. Though, I think anyone moving to another country should respect the people there and acknowledge the situation—regardless if they disagree or not—before making the leap.
Of course, that’s all hippie bullshit and it doesn’t work that way, but it’s true. Maybe one day, in many, many generations from now, we’ll get there and everyone can just enjoy hockey as it is and participate how they like. Sounds pretty righteous duuude ✌️
Huge hockey fan and this has really disappointed me. Really hoping to see a player break it here soon now that season is underway.
The NHLs take a knee moment, how inspiring for them.
Target showed the way now other corps are walking back 10 years of diversity statements and commitments that were empty markering to begin with for most.
Shit, what did I miss with Target? They’ve def always seemed pretty open and let their employees wear little flag or pronoun pins. Or do you mean them removing pride merch in June after all the threats on their employees/stores?
Yes, that’s what I was referring to with Target. In the face of ignorance and hate speech and threats, folding like a stack of cards because you’re worried about your margins isn’t a commitment to diversity. Bigots threatening employees is not a cause to remove the reality making them uncomfortable, it’s cause to get security to throw them the fuck out of your store if you’re “committed to diversity” not just changing your LinkedIn logo once a year.
The problem is that when someone as big with as many resources as they have abandons their stated values so quickly, it just sets the tone for many other companies; and the bigots know if they just act like assholes, many smaller companies wont’ have the resources to be able to support their employees, call the cops, hire security, etc.
Oh, the whitest sport in the world is bigoted?
What did NASCAR do now?
They banned Confederate flags, so it’s 2% less hateful.
I’m straight, and that looks like a Megadeth tee shirt at first glance. Pretty awesome.
Hey, leave curling out of this
Is Hockey whiter than Water Polo?
Only if you’re not playing it on horses.
Oh shut the fuck up asshole, wait till you hear about how football reacted to BLM
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One doesn’t even have to know what hockey is to automatically identify this as stupid as fuck.
As someone who likes hockey, holy fuck. Tape? Yeah, if that’s the mentality of whomever is running the NHL, fuck y’all. This isn’t like players are changing the dynamic or anything important at all to the game, and quite frankly in support of a very important message.
I’d like to demand that the staff who passed this all step the fuck down in disgrace. All of them.
they could just rename it autism acceptance tape. let’s see the NHL ban that.
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Hockey has been dead to me since the NHL made this announcement.
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Lets make gay special again. in another sport… let you wanting everyone to know you like the same sex be the focus point instead of the sport… hey look at me… enough already we dont care one way or the other what youre into in that way. ITS PERSONAL !! aka none of my business
They should ban all this shit. I just want to watch hockey.
It hurts your fee fees to see colors? How weak willed are you?
Does it hurt your fee fees not to see colors? If you don’t see your pride flag on everything do you cry ?
No, people should be allowed to do what they want. I’m not weak of will so it doesn’t bother me like it does for you.
