How was it uncalled for? Two or three weeks ago we were civilly discussing players being forced (by social pressure) to wear rainbow jerseys and you were fine with it then. Today I’m merely referencing that conversation which I assumed you’d pick up on as your one if the more intelligent posters on this board, but you’re taking offence at it now.
If you want to take my post as an insult or affront then you’re misinterpreting my intent. Cheers.
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.
That said, even in this post though you are mischaracterizing my position. I never said that I was fine with anyone being forced through social pressures to wear a rainbow jersey or any other symbol. What I said is that if people are afraid to address these issues, then the extremes on both ends of the spectrum win. If you want evidence of this note how the NHL decision is being championed in this case by right-wing groups that are trying to use LGBQT+ rights as a wedge issue. It's the unwillingness to recognize that there are nuances to any difficult social interaction that leads to things like violence from both sides.
As an aside, according to Larry Brooks in the NY Post, not exactly the most left-wing publication, the NHL reached its decision without any consultation with the NHLPA, which from the reaction of the players we saw was what I had thought. I don't say this to re-open the discussion since I suspect our positions won't change, but rather because I had explicitly asked for evidence that this was triggered by the NHLPA or that they had approved. If you or anyone else has info that contradicts this I would certainly be open to look at it. I have tried to find it myself but could not.
The decision rendered by the Board of Governors on Gary Bettman’s recommendation was reached without input from or consultation with the NHLPA.
nypost.com
We’re told that the decision rendered by the Board of Governors on Gary Bettman’s recommendation was reached without input from or consultation with the NHLPA.
