Cherry has said things for years about Russians and Europeans that were bigoted, and for years has kind of had these things dismissed because he was such an iconic figure in Canadian hockey culture. He has also been almost incoherent for years now, but again has kept his role because he has been an iconic figure in Canadian hockey culture. To be frank, he has been enabled for decades by not having the bigoted comments result in his role being reduced. What is to be expected when someone who has been enabled for decades becomes increasingly incoherent with age but is still given a national platform to speak his mind?
To someone who has been enabled for years, it probably feels unfair to have people suddenly be upset, and maybe it is, but the guy is an anachronism.
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