Columbus Post Dispatch cancels giving away Crosby crying masks

[transplant99]

LOL!!

And of course there is the mandatory "i am outraged" responses to it....which in return has the newspaper pulling the whole thing.

More PC bull#### interfering with something that harms absolutely nobody and allows people to have some fun with their sports team.

Good grief.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/columbu...041335618.html

[N-E-B]

Yeah, I thought it was a pretty lame idea but I didn't see the harm in it. Not for me but if it makes things more fun for people then why not?

[Clarkey]

I like this idea for the Flames...

[nik-]

we're not playing Pittsburgh, that wouldn't even make any sense.

[1Nite]

Originally Posted by nik-

we're not playing Pittsburgh, that wouldn't even make any sense.

Not yet.

[savemedrzaius]

They probably cancelled it because they are down in the series 2-0 and know Crosby and the Pens own them. Change it to a Torts crying mask.

[RougeUnderoos]

Pretty dumb on everyone's part, but where does the "PC bull####" part come into this story?

[greentree]

Originally Posted by transplant99

LOL!!

And of course there is the mandatory "i am outraged" responses to it....which in return has the newspaper pulling the whole thing.

More PC bull#### interfering with something that harms absolutely nobody and allows people to have some fun with their sports team.

Good grief.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/columbu...041335618.html

Tacky, and not the best message to send out to kids.

[TheFlamesVan]

yeah, you want to be wearing that when he comes into your building and gets 3 points, including a highlight reel goal, and puts you down 3-0.

[Rick M.]

Originally Posted by transplant99

LOL!!

And of course there is the mandatory "i am outraged" responses to it....which in return has the newspaper pulling the whole thing.

More PC bull#### interfering with something that harms absolutely nobody and allows people to have some fun with their sports team.

Good grief.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/columbu...041335618.html

Pretty soon "Edmonton is no good" will constitute a hate crime.

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

Pretty dumb on everyone's part, but where does the "PC bull####" part come into this story?

That ANYONE, other than maybe Crosby himself and that is debatable, could be offended by this.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by transplant99

LOL!!

And of course there is the mandatory "i am outraged" responses to it....which in return has the newspaper pulling the whole thing.

More PC bull#### interfering with something that harms absolutely nobody and allows people to have some fun with their sports team.

Good grief.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/columbu...041335618.html

It has nothing to do with "harm" or being "PC". The paper has an image that affects how is perceived and this is fairly classless.

Doesn't affect me one way or the other, but if their readership doesn't like it, well...

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

It has nothing to do with "harm" or being "PC". The paper has an image that affects how is perceived and this is fairly classless.

Doesn't affect me one way or the other, but if their readership doesn't like it, well...

I highly doubt its "their" readership...in fact i will wager it isnt.

So yeah, it is about being PC and in what world would a caricature of an opposing player you are battling against in the playoffs, affect their "image" and has absolutely zero to do with "class?

That in and of itself is just more political correctness nonsense. Not surprised mind you.

The paper was trying to fun with a playoff series in their hometown...nothing about that seems over the top or harmful or anything else that would require a response to scrap the whole thing.

[Reggie Dunlop]

It's a little juvenile, but then again its grown men playing a boy's game.

[transplant99]

I suspect the ONLY reason there is any kerfuffle about this is because its Crosby.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by transplant99

I suspect the ONLY reason there is any kerfuffle about this is because its Crosby.

Now if it was Tom Kühnhackl.....

[TheFlamesVan]

The only outrage I could find about this whole thing has been in this thread. They pulled what was a pretty lame idea. Relax.

[Northendzone]

Originally Posted by greentree

Tacky, and not the best message to send out to kids.

Finally, somebody is thinking about the children. It is about time.

[RyZ]

Tacky, lame and juvenile, but not something to get offended about. They should have went with it. It would have made them look bad, but no reason to call it off.

[Dime_On_Flames]

Wow we've surely swung another direction since 2004 when 19000+ people chanting Ricci's Ugly was good times. 2017 and you can't even say he's average looking cause that would butt hurt average looking people.

I agree this was a pretty uninspiring and lame idea...but offensive? GTFOH