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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
While I understand the comparison in the context that this could open up a Pandora’s box of allegations of incidents that have long been swept under the rug, that’s where the similarities end.
You’re not going to find a lot of sympathy for a bunch of rich white men playing professional sports who were treated poorly by their coaches.
Nothing so far alleged is illegal. Unless we the floodgates open up for racism or much more heinous physical abuse at the junior level, this kind of thing won’t come close to the career ending/lawsuits/arrests we saw from the me too movement.
Hockey players aren’t exactly a historically oppressed part of our society. That’s not to say these behaviours don’t matter, they do and I’m glad people are shedding some light on it. I just think some context surrounding this me too comparison is important. I only say all this because I’d hate to think anyone would confuse the comparison of the floodgates opening to the severity and historical context of the two events.
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I'm thinking it will have more to do players playing in the juniors or younger players just making the NHL. So not really "rich". Marner was a rookie when the Babcock thing happened. Aliu was fairly young at that point as well (if the racist remark turns out to be true). This is good for the game, if these things are purged out, even though it can put the sport through a period of turmoil. This obviously depends on if this was a bigger issue than reported.
Hazing has been a big reported thing in hockey, and we do know about sexual abuse scandals as well. If racism also gets added to the mix, we do have a bigger powder keg.