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Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
Talking about race is always uncomfortable. And it is easy to get defensive about it.
I, a person who has no vested interest in the life of Evander Kane, who DOES have experience with family members with addictions issues (gambling, et al), sees an undercurrent in this thread that seems intolerant in a couple different ways.
Maybe you, as a person who wants to be open minded and fair, should take my comments at face value and evaluate rather than just getting defensive?
I have no real stake in this game. I am not trying to piss people off. I am commented on what I felt was and is going on in this thread.
If you want to get pissed off at what I said, maybe it's because you aren't open to that conversation. Which is fine. But ask yourself why you aren't? Instead of getting upset that it may need to happen. Because conversations on race and our society need to happen regularly, in my opinion.
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I said that you were being ridiculous, and shared an article highlighting Kane’s “me first” behaviour in his career that has resulted in him being moved all over the league.
You have projected onto me: that I am pissed, not open to a race conversation, defensive about that feeling, and upset about it. Dial it back.