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

[The Gr8 Dane]

So he basically called him a P***y

 

[dukeofjive]

Same kid who got in trouble for calling a player a p***y last year.

Oh my gawd why can’t we call people p***yes anymore, what kind of world are we living in/ s

 

[tarheelhockey]

Mennonites are trying to figure out what’s more insulting — Sim saying this, or the league deciding it was a slur.

 

[Edgelord]

If p***y and Mennonite are suspension worthy how are there not suspensions five times a game?

Guess you gotta get real personal nowadays. Find out they have an absent father or something and really dig into that. Imply they have a learning disability. Just relentlessly point out a scar they have visible.

I used to have season tickets to the Kitchener Rangers, and they tossed around the fa**ot word like crazy. To me that's way way worse than p***y or menonite

 

[DJJones]

I used to have season tickets to the Kitchener Rangers, and they tossed around the fa**ot word like crazy. To me that's way way worse than p***y or menonite

Ya those are really some of the most tame insults you can come up with. Your mother's a whore is even better

 

[MXD]

Mennonites are trying to figure out what’s more insulting — Sim saying this, or the league deciding it was a slur.

I'm pretty sure the league drew a line in the sand, specifically to not have to ask itself that question. 5 games for everyone.

As I said earlier : Call the guy a "Soft-Brained Donkey". That's both perfectly in the rules and definitely more insulting than "Mennonite".

 

[1989]

I'm pretty sure the league drew a line in the sand, specifically to not have to ask itself that question. 5 games for everyone.

As I said earlier : Call the guy a "Soft-Brained Donkey". That's both perfectly in the rules and definitely more insulting than "Mennonite".

Aren't all brains soft though? #JusticeForBrains #NeuronEquality #DontMisspellBrian

 

[Bard Marchand]

It's like the difference between calling someone a Jew using a normal voice versus saying it like Eric Cartman, I guess.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Umm, junior hockey definitely needs a day of reckoning and to work on the bullying and misogyny from its players.

With this suspension they're focusing on the wrong things.

Also is it confirmed he said Mennonite? That's one of the weirdest chirps I've ever heard.

 

[Edgelord]

I'm pretty sure the league drew a line in the sand, specifically to not have to ask itself that question. 5 games for everyone.

As I said earlier : Call the guy a "Soft-Brained Donkey". That's both perfectly in the rules and definitely more insulting than "Mennonite".

I'm done with language policing, especially when whats acceptable and what isn't don't make sense

 

[MXD]

I'm done with language policing, especially when whats acceptable and what isn't don't make sense

Someone may care about your feelings.

 

[Edgelord]

Someone may care about your feelings.

thankyou for saying that, I was just about to shave my head on tiktok

 

[Viqsi]

Honestly, I'm kind of suspicious of this from the start. Mostly because, when you see "suspended 5 games for calling someone a 'Mennonite'", what's the first thing that likely comes to your mind? "Dude, WTF" or something similar. A very base emotional reaction. And base emotional reactions are how attention peddlers get you:

 

[SimpleJack]

What’s so bad about calling someone one of the aliens from Aqua Teen Hunger Force?

 

[MXD]

Umm, junior hockey definitely needs a day of reckoning and to work on the bullying and misogyny from its players.

With this suspension they're focusing on the wrong things.

Also is it confirmed he said Mennonite? That's one of the weirdest chirps I've ever heard.

I'll repeat myself, but this seems to be a case of "Let's draw a line in the sand and apply a blanket ban for everything that falls under ethnic origins or religious creed or sexual orientation".

What I wonder is : Sim could've shouted something like "Pass to the Mennonnite", referring to his teammate, in a way so the other team can't easily guess who he is talking about.

 

[Hennessy]

What he actually said was "Man, it's night!", in reference to how he was too tired to engage in wordplay with his opponent.

 

[Edgelord]

What he actually said was "Man, it's night!", in reference to how he was too tired to engage in wordplay with his opponent.

or he was asked what his favorite move was and he answered Men in Tights

 

[DuklaNation]

I don't get the insult context here. If he's a Mennonite, not an insult. If he's not, is this really insulting? Out of control behavior attempting to control people. Just sad.

 

[Turin]

I'll repeat myself, but this seems to be a case of "Let's draw a line in the sand and apply a blanket ban for everything that falls under ethnic origins or religious creed or sexual orientation".

What I wonder is : Sim could've shouted something like "Pass to the Mennonnite", referring to his teammate, in a way so the other team can't easily guess who he is talking about.

Just because a rule is stupid doesn’t mean they get a pass on enforcing said stupid rule

 

[Edgelord]

Honestly, I'm kind of suspicious of this from the start. Mostly because, when you see "suspended 5 games for calling someone a 'Mennonite'", what's the first thing that likely comes to your mind? "Dude, WTF" or something similar. A very base emotional reaction. And base emotional reactions are how attention peddlers get you:

I didn't know about his previous suspension, but knowing that, this seems all the more likely.
IMO the rules may need someone outside their bubble to reevaluate the current rule set and add some more common sense

I don't get the insult context here. If he's a Mennonite, not an insult. If he's not, is this really insulting? Out of control behavior attempting to control people. Just sad.

I get the feeling the issue is that Sim thought it was an insult. So the fact its not at all insulting is moot.

 

[JPT]

Won't someone please think of the anabaptists?!

 

[Edgelord]

Won't someone please think of the anabaptists?!

well thanks for the new rabbit hole....never heard of Anabaptists before and now I'm reading about the Council of Esphesus lol

 

[Shlep]

Pointing out somebody is a Mennonite isn't an issue. Using Mennonite as an insult is. This isn't difficult.

 

[Breakers]

Pointing out somebody is a Mennonite isn't an issue. Using Mennonite as an insult is. This isn't difficult.

yeah thats what the article said
it says used as an insult, and that distinction needs to be made.
which means you know there was a word in front of that

 

[Machinehead]

I mean sure, using that as an insult violates the rules, but you're gonna tell me that somebody is not using a particular F-word every game?