NHL prospect Landon Sim was suspended 5 games for calling player Mennonite.

[Edgelord]

Is it just me but does this not seem ridiculous

https://x.com/i/web/status/1856396837831188688

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[Royale With Cheese]

I don't even think that is considered an insult, is it?

 

[newfy]

Yeah thats pretty soft

 

[Moose Head]

”All forms of harassment and abuse including, but not limited to, taunts and slurs and comments based on race, age, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or disability will not be tolerated and are completely unacceptable under any circumstances,” the statement said.

“This is a violation of the league’s code of conduct and it carries with it a minimum suspension of five games,” OHL commissioner Bryan Crawford wrote.

What’s ridiculous about it exactly? Too heavy a punishment? Too light? He broke the leagues code of conduct, which he should be aware of, and got the minimum penalty.

 

[Breakers]

I mean if the rule is
"intended to provoke an opposing player that was marginalizing on both religious and cultural grounds."
And the referee heard it

His agent even said he used the term without understanding it

 

[Edgelord]

I don't even think that is considered any form of insult, is it?

As far as I know its not an insult at all.
Sure if you add a negative verb like dirty, stupid etc then that's different but to just call a guy a Mennonite seems rather pedestrian

 

[BlueDream]

This guy was suspended last season for calling a player a p***y, too.

Are other players getting suspended for this same stuff or does the league just hate him for some reason? Because this is absolutely embarrassing how f***ing soft every part of society is becoming. If you’re okay with players getting suspended for mundane trash talk like this, you are the problem.

 

[Volica]

I mean, was the player he called Mennonite... Mennonite?

 

[MXD]

Don't make comments on religious creed or ethnic origins. That's not difficult.

(Even if, in that case, unless there's something I don't know about the word Mennonites, it's just a denomination, like Catholic, just significantly less mainstream)

 

[Edgelord]

What’s ridiculous about it exactly? Too heavy a punishment? Too light? He broke the leagues code of conduct, which he should be aware of, and got the minimum penalty.

I mean if the rule is
"intended to provoke an opposing player that was marginalizing on both religious and cultural grounds."
And the referee heard it

His agent even said he used the term without understanding it

Its hockey, shit talking is part of the game. At its core theme shit talking is a form of marginalization so to use that as a guide is silly.

 

[CraigBillington]

What if the player was actually a Hutterite and got called that

 

[Edgelord]

Don't make comments on religious creed or ethnic origins. That's not difficult.

(Even if, in that case, unless there's something I don't know about the word Mennonites, it's just a denomination, like Catholic, just significantly less mainstream)

meh the current rules are too soft and somewhat comical

 

[Rowlet]

Its hockey, shit talking is part of the game. At its core theme shit talking is a form of marginalization so to use that as a guide is silly.

Then tell the player he's ugly

 

[12ozPapa]

I’m pretty liberal and such but this is insane.

 

[LemonSauceD]

yeah I had to search up what Mennonite meant lol.

 

[MXD]

meh the current rules are too soft and somewhat comical

Again, if you can't avoid using religious creed or ethnic origins in your slurs, I'd say you're the one being soft.

 

[Edgelord]

Then tell the player he's ugly

you can't since it marginalizes unattractive people

Again, if you can't avoid using religious creed or ethnic origins in your slurs, I'd say you're the one being soft.

I get that but a common sense scale needs to be implemented for cases like this

 

[catnip]

I doubt he meant it as a compliment.

 

[Number8]

Is it just me but does this not seem ridiculous

https://x.com/i/web/status/1856396837831188688

I have so many questions.

How did he know the other player was a Mennonite?
As someone directly above me pointed out -- is calling someone a Mennonite an insult?
Would he have gotten five games if he'd called the other player Amish?

Most of all, though...... how did this come to the League's attention? Did the ref overhear it and go into "everything I learned in kindergarden mode" or did the Mennonite himself cry foul?

Hockey leagues go overboard to look the other way when young ladies get trained in hotel rooms but give them credit where credit is due. They are running a tight f***ing ship when it comes to protecting peace loving christians from .... well ........ being called what they call themselves?

Apologies for rambling. There's a good deal of the modern world that confuses the shit out of me these days....

 

[Ceremony]

2-3 million Mennonites in the entire world. What a niche insult.

 

[Moose Head]

yeah I had to search up what Mennonite meant lol.

They’re sort of like Amish people but not quite as extreme in their interpretation of scripture.

 

[1989]

His agent even said he used the term without understanding it

If true, this is hilarious. Pleading ignorance doesn't make one any less guilty of the intent.

As someone upthread said, call someone ugly, stupid, whatever. But even though the term Mennonites aren't a "slur", it's literally representative of someone's way of life, their culture.

Probably shouldn't be using words you don't know the meaning of, kid, in any context. Not very skibidi cap of them.

 

[Coffee]

yeah I had to search up what Mennonite meant lol.

You learned in social studies lol

 

[CraigBillington]

yeah I had to search up what Mennonite meant lol.

Youre from Vancouver no? There's a tonne of them in the Fraser Valley

And to answer @MXD , you're sort of correct. People associate them with the Amish, but that's basically Pennsylvania haha. They're a branch of the anabaptist movement, fantastic farmers

 

[Edgelord]

They’re sort of like Amish people but not quite as extreme in their interpretation of scripture.

I believe they’re pacifists so perhaps calling someone one is a way of calling him a wimp?

my guess is he still uses a flip phone so that's why he tried to burn him with the Mennonite insuly