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Originally Posted by New Era
For the reasons you suggest. It comes off as petty and vindictive. It cheapens his message. It provides an ulterior motive that brings into question the sincerity of the complaint. The decade it took for him to speak up is problematic, and if he is going for a cash grab and using a racial slur as a means to get some money, then that is a game changer, no?
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I don't know why people find it hard to understand why victims do not speak up. There's been an incredible amount of evidence as to why people do not feel empowered to speak out. As Resolute pointed out above, one of those reasons are people like you victim blaming. This kind of stuff leads to fear, humiliation and career suicide in certain places. Why now? Everything coming out about Babs and the fact that he cannot find a place to play and no longer has anything to lose comes to mind. It's easier to speak out when issues elsewhere are brought to light.
Also, what do you think he has been doing for the last decade? He's been trying to make the NHL and earn some money. If Peters called him an N word and torpedoed his career after he reacted negatively to being called the N word then why does he not have every right to try to monetize this? This is why we have civil courts.