I understand that the world is overly sensitive. And I don't really want to make a big deal out of this but as soon as I saw the picture the image was clear to me. Perhaps it comes from being someone who has read a lot about the history of the era in question. As I said I have no doubt that there was no intent which is why I was not actually offended. But I am a little surprised that with all the Hawks have gone through someone didn't notice this.
Your last comment says a lot about your willingness to have a civil discussion. You seem to think that all of this is just everyone being "woke". But there are real consequences to ignoring everything you seem to see as nonsense. If you don't believe that why not have a chat with my colleague who just got stabbed in her classroom for simply having a conversation.
Ok. I am willing to admit that my reference to this being an unforced error may well be wrong if others don't see the same thing. As I said on multiple occasions I never thought this was some sort of message from the team. But that does not change the fact that as soon as I saw the visual it was clear to me what the post was above referencing and I am not someone who looks for things to take offence . But you reference to a rainbow pin was completely uncalled for. If you don't like my posts put me on ignore.
I feel like a graphics designer is about to get fired.
Same. As someone who’s also well versed in WW2 and Nazi history, including having lost family members in concentration camps and having my mother and her family greatly affected by the PTSD and generational trauma caused by Nazi Germany, I did not see the reference or put 2 and 2 together to get 5. I guess I don’t also really consider a persons hair/eye color as one of my first thoughts when watching a hockey press conference lol. Massive reach.
I feel like a graphics designer is about to get fired.
I concur. Making that sort of explicit insinuation about ‘blond haired blue eyed people’ innocently going about their employer’s business is some shameful shit. Made even worse when the person in the photo is a recognizable individual. If I had Perry’s millions I’d consider doing something about it.
Yep. I got no issue with the CBH, the banner is clearly a team banner on a podium, but some nut ass takes a selective photo and makes that connection of Perry to that other “organization” with that type of description of hair and eye colour? WTF is wrong with people nowadays
It’s not a look alike. It’s really him.
As I said, I actually never even read to caption before the symbolism of the image dawned on me. And I am fully willing to admit that based on what has been posted in this thread that my interpretation of the post was an over reaction and for this I am happy to apologize. I do think that as a team Chicago has been a disaster in many ways but in this case my own sensitivity is perhaps on display. I have little use for the ranker that is basically all of what we see from both extremes of the political spectrum. My concern is that the polarization we are seeing has real consequences. That was driven home just recently when a colleague was stabbed along with two of her students simply for being participants in a discussion of what would be viewed as "woke" nonsense. The term "woke" itself has now become a rallying cry for divisiveness. It's original meaning has been distorted by both sides to demonize people.
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