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Originally Posted by fleury
Guys, the ads aren’t solving anything. Lol.
It’s about the programs they put in place to make things right. Racism, sure they put that group together but it’s more the policing and policies they put in place to promote multiculturalism. I haven’t heard of anything but for the sake of public outcry perhaps they should show what they’re doing. With reference to females involved they seem to have some push to develop women for management roles and that should organically happen over time. These things are slow though. Ask anyone involved with changes what’s the hardest thing to change - it tends to be culture. When it comes to legal matters like concussions, they’ve been pushed now to cut down on head trauma, and we know for decades they’ve been phasing out fighting and head shots. Again, some things are in place which you only see results after awhile.
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The reason the ad was being discussed because it was brought up with the follow up: "does she need more?"
The answer, obviously, is yes. Not that there isn't more, but that the mere suggestion that people shouldn't need more than a Scotiabank advertisement as a means of showing seriousness about an issue is
ridiculous.
The problem Slone brought up is that the NHL is reactive, not proactive. Issues like racism persist until it is called out and brought to light by people pushed out. Sexual assault gets covered up and homophobia runs free until the victim files a lawsuit ten years later. Ten years! And no one said anything!
That's the silence she's talking about. Ten years and not a peep. Not from the people who covered it up, obviously, but neither from bystanders like Chevy, or the players who knew and the players who were still calling Beach a f***** years later. Absolute silence. And who speaks up every time? People outside the league.
Culture
is tough to change. But telling me it takes more than a decade to make racism, homophobia, and sexual assault unacceptable? I'm not buying that, sorry.