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Igottago · 11-02-2021, 02:16 PM

I think Sloane is making the same mistakes many people who view things from a progressive lens make. They bring no nuance to their analysis. Why is she mentioning black lives matter and hiring of minorities into the mix with a sexual assault case? What does one thing have to do with the other? I mean I've seen an ad campaign pretty regularly this season with PK Subban addressing hockey being for everyone, does she need more? HNIC has had Punjabi broadcasts for how many years now? Its got to be well over a decade. I also distinctly remember some pre-game messaging around the Black lives matter issue when the Floyd incident was at its peak, its not like the NHL didn't allow it. Very odd to even bring those up in this situation.

Also, why is the entire culture broken because this horrible thing happened? Couldn't it be this was a bad and poorly handled situation by a specific set of people? I get that its an emotional issue but I don't see why the immediate reaction is to just decide the entire enterprise is somehow culpable or corrupt.

11-02-2021, 02:16 PM	#168
Igottago Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Vancouver Exp:	I think Sloane is making the same mistakes many people who view things from a progressive lens make. They bring no nuance to their analysis. Why is she mentioning black lives matter and hiring of minorities into the mix with a sexual assault case? What does one thing have to do with the other? I mean I've seen an ad campaign pretty regularly this season with PK Subban addressing hockey being for everyone, does she need more? HNIC has had Punjabi broadcasts for how many years now? Its got to be well over a decade. I also distinctly remember some pre-game messaging around the Black lives matter issue when the Floyd incident was at its peak, its not like the NHL didn't allow it. Very odd to even bring those up in this situation. Also, why is the entire culture broken because this horrible thing happened? Couldn't it be this was a bad and poorly handled situation by a specific set of people? I get that its an emotional issue but I don't see why the immediate reaction is to just decide the entire enterprise is somehow culpable or corrupt. __________________ A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains: "I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified" -- Frank Musil - Early January 1994 Last edited by Igottago; 11-02-2021 at 02:19 PM.