Stupid move in my opinion, but hey, is what it is. Feels like a portion of my youth is going to get ripped apart as he has been a staple for my entire life. I would have thought the end of the season would at least have been possible. Even a show where he could say a good bye piece.
In any event, some people may not like what I am about to say but so be it. It's ironic that in today's culture, everybody thinks they can do whatever they want and then all the fake apologizes come out and all is forgotten.
In this case, someone who I think is very principled on the very subject we are talking about, poppy's, Remembrance Day, supporting the troops etc has been fired. Fired for not taking the opportunity to say sorry. He felt he was right and believes in what he believes and went out with the consequences. I actually admire that.
I have zero doubt in my mind that like a lot of people, Ron actually knew what Don was referring and agreed, hence the nod and the thumbs up. In a million previous episodes where there was a disagreement, Ron would push back, take a different tone, seem surprised or shake his head.
Than the next day we get the fake apology about how he " didn't catch what was being said" and than we have the stereotypical "diversity is our strength, we believe in inclusion, our values and beliefs don't align with (insert issue being discussed)"
It's like the PR script has been written for every single wrong doing for everyone and every company and it's the same verbiage, every single time. Fake apologizes, sprinkle in the diversity and inclusion part and all is well.
At least Don, the dinosaur like everyone calls him, came from a different generation. He stood his ground and stayed truth to his beliefs right or wrong and took the firing. Other people sold out!
If Rogers and this fake BS about diversity and inclusion is so concerned with what just happened, this is a perfect opportunity to change things up. Remove Ron Maclean from Coaches Corner for his role in this mess and hire two females as the new crew. I am sure there are enough talented former players and coaches/executives that would be in the running.
Lot's of people say to hire Burke, so are we replacing a really old hockey guy with another crusty, old Irish hockey guy?? That's the "progress" everybody says needs to happen? Na, they won't hire anyone who's a visible minority for the role and they won't hire a couple of women for the role either, probably cause it won't be good for business and ratings and than the top dogs start to feel the pressure from the stock holders.
Diversity, inclusion, values and fake apologizes. Rinse and repeat. That's the what life has become
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