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Originally Posted by BigBrodieFan
If you read my entire first post, I comment on where I think the racial bias in the United States comes from. The very last thing I did was comment on my opinion.
I didn’t label the NHL as disingenuous. I said that my opinion was that the gesture of boycotting comes across as disingenuous, and if I were an African American I might feel like the NHL is patronizing me. It’s just my opinion.
To be honest, the reason I feel that way is because I remember something from my personal experiences that made me feel similar. I was sexually harassed years ago at a job to the point of not wanting to go to work. After months of putting up with it, I called HR and of course no one took my side, no one understood, and no one was punished for it. I was told to ‘stay home and ’‘play with my kids’ for a day and come back to work with a new attitude. I resented it Years later, when the#MeToo movement was starting to gain national attention, the company I worked for had a Local commercial that talked about how they had been non biased and hired women for years, and how women’s rights was their biggest concern. Every person I worked with there was male. The commercial made me sick, even though there were some new staff in place since I quit.
I wasn’t ‘quick to call the NHL disingenuous.’ I carefully thought about my opinion and made a very long, informative post about racial inequality, and explained why, if I were African American, I might find it disingenuous that an almost all-white sport would boycott their games in support of something they have no experience with. And, I said it could be thought of as a show of support. It’s my personal opinion that African Americans may have felt patronized by the gesture. That opinion stems from personal experience and I suppose a sort of empathy.
In no way am I attacking the NHL’s decision. I was just voicing an opinion. Hope that makes sense.
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First of all, I am sorry to hear about your personal experience. As a man, I can't understand, but I certainly empathize, and I have seen it all to often.
Second, I did read your post and appreciated the information.
I just thought that the comment at the end "Honestly, I think it's disingenuous" was a bit odd considering the rest of your post. And, well, somewhat disingenuous.
However, I also should have mentioned how much I appreciated the rest of your post. Also, it wasn't meant as an attack, I was just just having a little fun with your comment, but obviously you saw it a different way.