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Originally Posted by PepsiFree

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.

People have been speaking out on these issues for decades. We are living in a very broken society and I truly have no hope of things being fixed in my lifetime.