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Originally Posted by ken0042
That is completely different. The organization in question made the offer to the person. They made the gesture, not the other way around.
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But in the situation with the special needs student, it wasn't the organization (the school) that complained. In fact, they let him buy the and initially wear the varsity letter. It was the parents that complained that it diminished the achievements of their kids, and apparently the school then gave in.
I am sure that if Kessel's or Phaneuf's parents complained, the Leafs wouldn't give in to the pressure (not that I think they would complain), but the nature of the gesture in the first place is pretty much of the same nature.