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Originally Posted by robaur
...When it comes to Josh Ho-Sang, the only thing that I can really relate to it is that the culture in Canada is very different from the US. When a prospect speaks our here, he becomes a constant whipping boy from the general public as witnessed by the comments and general consensus based on the replies in this thread. That's just Canada and the way the culture is here. You're supposed to be hush hush and if you feel slighted then you should work harder and then even then if you feel like you were cheated out of something...just turn the other cheek and remain "politically correct".
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Except that is not what I see people reacting to. It is not just that Ho Sang is "speaking out." It is much more that he seems to have developed a persecution complex. If anything, I would say that this is what people are reacting to—as they should.
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...I do a lot of travelling and I don't see this much passiveness anywhere else in the world.
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As a frequent traveller myself, I can confirm this. However, perhaps where you and I differ is in your insinuation that this is some sort of character flaw. If you ask me, this world could do with a lot more Canadian "passivity." It would likely go a long, long way to making it a better place.
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My opinion..which I am rightfully entitled to...
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Strange that you seem to feel the need to make a public declaration about that "entitlement." I suspect that no one is attempting to keep you from forming and holding opinions, but just because you have one and wear it proudly does not by fiat sanction it as a good one.
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...is that the player was the leading scorer for his team in his draft year in the OHL....a legitimate league with legitimate competition. AT THE LEAST....he deserves a tryout at a simple summer camp. That's not really much to ask for. The real comparison would be to look at the camp invite list and see how many worse performing players than Josh Ho Sang were invited to the camp.
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Considering that the summer camp is only a very small part of the selection process, from my perspective Ho Sang and his supporters are making a mistake and appearing ridiculous by drawing so much attention to his omission. If he wants to play for Team Canada, then let his play make it impossible for TC to keep him off the team. If he is as good as he keeps telling the world, then this should really be a simple feat for him, and in the end not at all worth all the noise that is being made over it.
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Also ...anyone saying that race here isn't an issue either lives under a rock or is simply in denial. I'll go as far to say that if the kid was white then he would have been invited. Race is still a prevalent stereotype in hockey culture. I don't expect anyone but visible minorities to understand this. having been born and raised in Canada but being still being a visible minority, you tend to see different things throughout life.
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Well, I won't go so far as to assert without any sort of evidence that race was not an issue, but I will point out that there is sure not a lot of evidence to make the emphatic assertion that Ho Sang was left off the invitees list because of his skin colour. That's pretty ridiculous considering that Hockey Canada has a history of accommodating all sorts of players from various ethnocultural backgrounds. If this was really about not being white, then why single out Ho Sang and no one else? It's not like HC hasn't had past opportunities to do so.