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[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 72 points 11 months ago (3 children)

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."

[–] survive@sh.itjust.works 19 points 11 months ago

One of the most hateful snowflakes I know is a former pro hockey player. Maybe hit in the head too many times?

[–] iegod@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago

Fragile masculinity.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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 ✌️

[–] zuu@lemmy.world 51 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Huge hockey fan and this has really disappointed me. Really hoping to see a player break it here soon now that season is underway.

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 29 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] poppy@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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?

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

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.

[–] Chef_Boyardee@lemm.ee 39 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Oh, the whitest sport in the world is bigoted?

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] BambiDiego@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

They banned Confederate flags, so it's 2% less hateful.

[–] David_Eight@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I'm straight, and that looks like a Megadeth tee shirt at first glance. Pretty awesome.

[–] Fraylor@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is Hockey whiter than Water Polo?

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Only if you're not playing it on horses.

[–] Godric@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago

Oh shut the fuck up asshole, wait till you hear about how football reacted to BLM

[–] Bo7a@lemmy.ca 37 points 11 months ago
[–] BuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml 35 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

It got deleted from politics@lemmy.world for not being relevant to US politics.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I can see why that might be. While LGBTQ+ rights are a political issue, this is technically about a sports league decision to disallow Pride displays.

Still sucks, and it is sports politics, but it's not really politics as it pertains to matters of government and law.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca -2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

But where does the US come into that?

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 19 points 11 months ago

NHL is a US/Ca league

[–] ArtificialLink@yall.theatl.social 10 points 11 months ago

"@lemmy.WORLD" deleted for not being about US politics lol

[–] Wage_slave@lemmy.ml 19 points 11 months ago

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.

[–] Haus@kbin.social 13 points 11 months ago

The NHL has "summer" policies. Some are over here and some are over there.

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

they could just rename it autism acceptance tape. let's see the NHL ban that.

[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I just watched a hockey game where rainbow tape was banned, they started off with a "We stand with Israel!" bit, followed by an indigenous land acknowledgement.

agony-limitless

[–] masquenox@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago

Sooo... they endorsed one genocide right before pretending to be concerned over another?

You can't make this shit up.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago

This is what "nonpolitical" politics really are: status quo adherence.

[–] DougHolland@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 months ago

Hockey has been dead to me since the NHL made this announcement.

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