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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
That seems to be a big part of it. Even before this incident some folks on CP were extremely defensive about criticism of McKenna's play, to a degree I've never seen for an undrafted prospect before.
I expect if the Flames were in playoff spot, or McKenna had already been drafted by the Canucks or Blues, he wouldn't have nearly as many defenders here. But 'could wind up a Flame' seems to have led some fans to circle the wagons.
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This isn’t really any different than the poster who said he was getting a pass for being “white.”
Sometimes it’s OK to accept that people don’t view things the same way you do and that it doesn’t always mean there is some underlying group-based motive a bunch of them are in on. You have people here who have never even seen a fight in person, people who claim they go out and never see them at a bar, and people who have been in them or worked at bars and have seen 100s. Some people have and bring different experiences and have different opinions because of it.
It might not be easier to accept your reality isn’t the only one than it is to just assume it’s people blindly circling the wagons because he might be a Flame, but it certainly gives people a level of credit you’d want people to give you.