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Originally Posted by Locke
Its a tough road, but by all accounts progress is being made but the change of lockerroom attitudes, not just in the NHL but in sport in general, is likely going to be measured in generations.
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I would say certain aspects of it are definitely changing right now, and fairly dramatically.
When I coached bantam we were very strict about discrimination and discriminatory language against anyone, teammates or otherwise. Over the course of 6 years we didn't have to approach the topic much by the last few years and kids today are largely concious of bullying and are IMO more likely to suppress it than encourage it.
This is not just in sports but in youth in general. 21 Jump Street exposed a funny truth that there was a really fast shift from when even I was in high school a decade or so ago to now in regards to people bullying others for stuff like being smart, or gay, or a different skin tone. It's more likely that bully gets outcasted than supported by others as was more common when our parents were growing up.