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Mixed feelings about today: overjoyed that one of my childhood heroes, Willie O'Ree, is getting his number retired; sad to see that there's still a large number of racists who publicly object to it, minimize it or both
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I wouldn't worry about it @Undrafted... the deeper you dig into the online discourse, the more fools you unearth.
It's important to keep in mind that for every one hateful person whose comments you read online, there are hundreds of normal people who don't share their opinion and most likely don't even take the time to write comments online.
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@Undrafted Do you feel like the Canucks roster and management is diverse enough as it stands? Rutherford talks a big game about wanting fresh perspectives in hockey ops view from a women and/or minority. Why not make Harman Dayal aka the "boy genius" Indian analytic analyst part of the team? He is only like 21 years old and already is considered one of the best analysts/writers/reporters in Vancouver as his content is behind a paywall on the subscriber based "The Athletic".
The Hockey Diversity Alliance membership has really dwindled and much of it is due imo to the presence of an unscrupulous Evander Kane as one of the original leaders of the movement. According to Akim Aliu they initially planned to have way more guys involved but have had guys back out because they didn't want to get politicized or lose potential marketing opportunities because it might hurt their brand.
PK Subban is an example of this, he is the main NHL player in the Scotiabank hockey is for everyone advertisements yet he maintains no connection to his fellow minorities by way of speaking out or being involved with the HDA due some of their controversial membership.
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I get why but am in the camp of HHOF of course but a jersey retirement? For me that is for long serving and exceptional players and not culturally significant moments. That said if any culturally significant moment deserved such it is this/him and am happy for him.
Boston would look better banning their fans who spew racist garbage at athletes. It is still a serious issue there (and elsewhere).