[Report] Don Cherry Fired

[goalie13]

1 minute ago, rekker said:

Wish they would fire Ron McLean as well. 

I'm kind of surprised he seems to have escaped most of this, except on social media.

 

In the segment with Cherry he nods his head the whole time and gives Don the thumbs up.  Later, when he addressed it in a statement the next night he claimed he 'did not catch it, did not respond', so was he not listening to Cherry the whole time while nodding and giving his thumbs up?

[Alflives]

1 minute ago, Sbriggs said:

Your bang on, unfortunately most of the immigrants Cherry was probably talking about has come from war torn countries and have more experience then Don ever will when it comes to remembering lost or fallen solders and even innocent family members or friends. My family just returned home from our towns gathering for Remembrance Day and Myself or my family were not wearing poppy's, what does that make me to Don Cherry? I probably donated at least 1\2 a dozen times over the last two weeks or so to the poppy drive and have had many family members as well as friends fight for our country in many different wars we have fought in.

Don said “you people”.  People, like me, live really comfortable lives, because it’s easy living in our big cities.  Don was talking to me, and those of us in the big urban centres.  He was telling us to be grateful for what we have.  

[riffraff]

I’d still crush beers and watch hockey with Don.

 

 

[Ghostsof1915]

1 minute ago, xereau said:

Far left extremists have taken over the asylum, is what it is.

Far Right extremists are there too bitching about why we're not back in the 1950's in a Leave it to Beaver lifestyle. 

Extremes are bad on both sides. 

[Ronaldoescobar]

9 minutes ago, VanIsleNuckFan said:

Yes but the change is decided on by profit margins and the loudest in the outrage mob - this is no way to create an inclusive society.

I agree. And definitely do not like the outrage culture... As for profit margins that one will always be the case and I may be a tad bias in that regard.

[-SN-]

4 minutes ago, Alflives said:

Left wing, mamby pamby tree hugger SJWs, who are full of hypocrisy, are turning our great country into porridge.  Don Cherry didn’t single out anyone.  He said, “you people”.  That’s ALL OF US who live the comfortable lives we do.  I’ve said the same thing here on a number of occasions.  We are ALL hypocrites, so stop preaching about how terrible one man is, and improve yourself.  Give up your cell phones, only eat locally produced foods, and go to a military graveyard and take care of one man’s plot.  

I just hope CDC doesn’t follow the same path of self righteousness, and start banning posters who don’t quite fit the mould.  

Is this a young people vs old people thing?  

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“You people … you love our way of life, you love our milk and honey, at least you can pay a couple bucks for a poppy or something like that,”

He was clearly singling out a very specific group of people.

[Sbriggs]

1 minute ago, Alflives said:

Don said “you people”.  People, like me, live really comfortable lives, because it’s easy living in our big cities.  Don was talking to me, and those of us in the big urban centres.  He was telling us to be grateful for what we have.  

Your point is?

[Ronaldoescobar]

11 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said:

You realize if this is how Cherry made his statement he wouldn't have been fired. 

Absolutely sure do! And that is on him and him alone imo.

[Alflives]

Just now, goalie13 said:

I'm kind of surprised he seems to have escaped most of this, except on social media.

 

In the segment with Cherry he nods his head the whole time and gives Don the thumbs up.  Later, when he addressed it in a statement the next night he claimed he 'did not catch it, did not respond', so was he not listening to Cherry the whole time while nodding and giving his thumbs up?

Could McLean’s affirmation of Cherry’s comments be because he knows Don really well, and knows him to be a good person, who is not racist?  

[Ryan Strome]

This world has become so pathetic. Don was absolutely right!!

[Sedinyoureyesontheprize]

By this logic Don should have mentioned how he himself should be paying respect to the indigenous people whose home His ancestors probably stole

[Van40]

So much this. 

[NewbieCanuckFan]

Just now, Ryan Strome said:

Don was absolutely right!!

He sure as **** ain't left.

[awalk]

Should have happened then: https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/cherry-rant/ 

 

Sorry it had to happen because of #cancelculture 

 

But enough of giving national air time to a racist old dingbat who can't even string a coherent sentence together anymore. Good riddance. 

[Squamfan]

 

 

[ABNuck]

I personally do not wear a poppy on or around Remembrance Day. And that is MY choice. I don't mind if immigrants want to move to Canada or move out. I don't mind if people want to wear rainbow colored poppies, poppies with a symbol of Quebec, paint sidewalks and crosswalks rainbow colored, fly rainbow flags etc etc etc. That is all THEIR choice.

 

I am a veteran (having served Canada for 6-1/2 years as a Combat Engineer - 1CER)...what did we fight to preserve? FREEDOM! Freedom to choose. NOBODY should EVER tell another human what they can or should do or not do just because it doesn't line up with their own opinion...it is at the very core of FREEDOM, that for which so many sacrificed. For Don Cherry to come on National TV and TELL everyone that they should where a poppy (immigrant or otherwise) is dead set against what all those veterans served and for which some paid the ultimate sacrifice. Don't spit on their sacrifice by taking freedom away!!

[Gurn]

5 minutes ago, Van40 said:

So much this. 

I'd like to point out that the above tweet seems a bit to ageist for today's climate.

[Sbriggs]

20 minutes ago, Pears said:

 

I wonder what people would say about men in a womans dressing room? I deal with this all the time, I have 2 girls who play hockey and I'm not allowed in the dressing room but the mothers are allowed in the boys dressing room. Is this sexist towards men?

[Alflives]

1 minute ago, StealthNuck said:

He was clearly singling out a very specific group of people.

He was singling out city people.  All of us who live comfortably in our condos.  It’s not about race; it’s about where we live.  He even mentioned the good people, who are grateful, that live in smaller towns.  He didn’t say “white” people.  He said Canadians.  Too many SJWs and the hypocritical types, who live in the big cities, believe they have some divine power to interpret what others are thinking.  

[redhdlois]

I am deeply offended by this......