Quote:
Originally Posted by Azure
I would say talking about of both sides of your mouth is counter productive.
Making a big deal out of Pride Night while at the same time actively working to make sure the Hockey Canada scandal is not going to come to light is the definition of counter productive unrelated
Like I said, without Rick Westhead beating down doors to expose the story, the public would have no idea that any of this was going on.
I would say it is quite obvious that the NHL & people within the NHL circle of power are trying to make sure that none of allegations come to light.
|
You're kinda all over the place here. The NHL and Blackhawk's terrible handling of their scandal might be a bit closer to the point, but even it is pretty tangential to pride.
There are numerous reasons to criticize the NHL are its franchises. Pride nights simply aren't one of them.
Hockey culture has many problems (not unique in that regard, but very important in the Canadian context). Like pretending gay people do not exist and do not participate in sports and ignoring the casual stigmatization that has been so pervasive for so long. Changing these things is going to be frustratingly slow. Pride nights aren't going to do much, but they are certainly a step in the right direction.
There is no winning here...you can criticize anybody for doing too little or too much or only doing self-serving things all you want. But what do you actually want here?