07-19-2023, 12:09 PM
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#121
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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
FWIW - Galchenyuk was born in the US and represented the US in international hockey. He's spent some time in Russia but probably more of his life in the US. He was drafted in the OHL out of a Chicago under 16 league.
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Well he couldn't possibly learned that behavior in North America could he?
Sounds like we've already determined this is a direct result of him having a Russian sounding name.
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07-19-2023, 12:29 PM
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#122
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: CGY
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I have to admit, I wasn't expecting an actual, sincere apology that reads like it was written by an actual person who knows they eff'd up big and genuinely wants to own it and make amends. Everybody says stupid stuff sometimes; sometimes really, really stupid stuff. This kind of response makes it a lot easier to have a measure of empathy.
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07-19-2023, 12:32 PM
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#123
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: I don't belong here
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale
I have to admit, I wasn't expecting an actual, sincere apology that reads like it was written by an actual person who knows they eff'd up big and genuinely wants to own it and make amends. Everybody says stupid stuff sometimes; sometimes really, really stupid stuff. But this kind of response makes it a lot easier to have a measure of empathy.
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Yup. I really appreciated his approach to come from the heart and not so much protected language written by a lawyer.
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07-19-2023, 12:32 PM
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#124
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damn onions
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Pretty much the same across Eastern Europe. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary. Black football players have bananas thrown at them in that part of the world.
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And in the USA and in Mexico and in Canada with First Nations and in South America and the Japanese and Chinese and, hey, whaddya know, everyone is ####ing racist in some way or form.
Hmmmmmmmmmm
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07-20-2023, 12:27 PM
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#125
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Reading the ESPN Article -- if it is true that he received bad advice about his wife's VISA and that they haven't been able to live together for a year, then I really do sympathize with him if he's truly sorry for what he did. I have a coworker whose wife was sent back to South America due to VISA issues and he is way more cranky because of the stresses.
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07-20-2023, 02:03 PM
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#126
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Pretty much the same across Eastern Europe. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary. Black football players have bananas thrown at them in that part of the world.
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Spain and Spanish football fans have made news recently for racism towards blacks, namely Vinicius.
I don't recall recent stories out of the countries listed, but I haven't been paying attention.
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07-20-2023, 10:48 PM
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#127
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My face is a bum!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
And in the USA and in Mexico and in Canada with First Nations and in South America and the Japanese and Chinese and, hey, whaddya know, everyone is ####ing racist in some way or form.
Hmmmmmmmmmm
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I haven't lived anywhere else, and I'm not a minority, so who knows, but all anecdotal experience I have hanging out in Europe or having friends that live there ... we are doing way better on that front.
Most places are very monocultural, and there's in general less empathy toward other races/ethnicities it seems. Coming back to Canada, it's always "oh yeah.. not everyone is white" as soon as you land.
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08-22-2023, 08:38 AM
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#129
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Jordan!
Join Date: Jul 2009
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So 3 days of Jail.. wow
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08-22-2023, 09:22 AM
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#130
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jordan!
So 3 days of Jail.. wow
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In fairness, his agent and publicist did a great job in writing that apology letter.
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11-08-2023, 09:04 PM
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#131
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Resident Videologist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Calgary
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11-08-2023, 09:53 PM
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#132
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
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Well, I definitely didn't expect to hear him say he planned to make a bolognese sauce out of the cops' livers.
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11-08-2023, 10:02 PM
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#133
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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He’s joining the Oilers soon isn’t he?
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11-08-2023, 10:27 PM
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#134
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AC
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Well that was....that was something.
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11-09-2023, 12:26 AM
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#135
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There's something zen about watching cops exercise self control when they're treated like that. We see a lot of "bad cop" videos, but if we see more like that, we all might get better at letting the insults roll off our backs.
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11-09-2023, 06:21 AM
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#136
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Sad stuff. That was definitely worse than I’d thought it would be. He’s got some major issues and needs some serious help. Normal people don’t say the stuff he says.
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11-09-2023, 06:33 AM
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#137
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Originally Posted by Cube Inmate
There's something zen about watching cops exercise self control when they're treated like that. We see a lot of "bad cop" videos, but if we see more like that, we all might get better at letting the insults roll off our backs.
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Well the major difference in most of the instances of police brutality involve someone of a different race...
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11-09-2023, 07:34 AM
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#138
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electric boogaloo
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I’m not as disturbed by what he’s saying but how he looks like a heroin addict. Those facial sores? Looks like a junkie. LRT station guy.
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11-09-2023, 07:42 AM
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#139
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Originally Posted by fotze2
I’m not as disturbed by what he’s saying but how he looks like a heroin addict. Those facial sores? Looks like a junkie. LRT station guy.
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I don’t think those are facial sores those are cuts from going face first into the rocks.
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11-09-2023, 08:12 AM
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#140
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Franchise Player
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What happened to NHLers just offering to bribe the cops with $1 Billion?
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