[Crown Royal]

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.

For what it matter, this black man, is proud of the NHL players for stepping up and boycotting those games. One thing we have lacked in our fight for equality is rich white allies and let's be honest, it's rich white men that control most things in North America.