04-11-2018, 03:34 PM
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#321
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Yamer
I understand you're upset (and justifiably so), but this is actually the exact approach you should take with someone spouting this kind of empty nonsense. Especially when the platform is something like Twitter.
Anything else is giving her what she wants.
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I hope she underestimated the threat to her continued employment and that the widespread "outing" of her disgusting views will bring. But it will only happen if enough people are outraged.
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04-11-2018, 03:37 PM
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#322
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NOT Chris Butler
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
I think you’ve misinterpreted the tweet. Again, what she’s saying isn’t wrong, it’s a fact when observing the response to tragedy. If you want more clarification, PM me, but I don’t believe the detail that the tweet has caused deserves any more legs than it has.
It’s still insensitive and, overall, fairly useless and careless to bring up, but it’s equally useless and careless to share the tweet. Is this really where we want to put our attention? Shaming idiots instead of supporting this team? If you want to, go ahead, but I think it’s disrespectful. And her tweet being disrespectful is no excuse to be the same way.
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What she said isn’t only wrong. It’s actually 100% racist.
If this was a woman’s team. And indigenous team, or a Muslim team... the country would have reacted just as empathetically and just as swiftly. This is Canada. Not Alabama.
The SJW far left movement is now a bigger cesspool of feces than the cesspool far right they loathe so much.
Oh how times are rapidly changing.
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04-11-2018, 03:44 PM
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#323
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield Penitentiary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubleK
Nipawin was 43-8 in the regular season and are 8 wins from a RBC berth.
Can't think of a better way to honor the tragedy by taking down the RBC.
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Having grown up in Nipawin, I would have cheered for the Hawks to win regardless, but I totally agree.
They have a chance to give some people a ray of light in an otherwise bleak situation. Not to suggest they have to win to honor Humboldt, but there's no doubt it would be inspirational if they did.
Last edited by Cecil Terwilliger; 04-11-2018 at 03:46 PM.
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04-11-2018, 03:53 PM
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#324
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Franchise Player
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If I was the CEO of Globe Media she would have been fired the moment I became aware of the tweet.
As I said, thanks to the poster that flagged her disgusting comment - I wouldn't have heard about it otherwise.
Ignoring these so called op-ed writers who spread their radical views for a living is the wrong approach. They need to be "outted" for who they really are: entitled, spoiled and grossly insensitive.
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04-11-2018, 03:55 PM
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#326
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Red Deer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by soma
I hope she underestimated the threat to her continued employment and that the widespread "outing" of her disgusting views will bring. But it will only happen if enough people are outraged.
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Perhaps, but this is a common strategy of the fringe idiot typology in the digital media era. And it often works. I would guess that because of the attention, and now threats (specifically sexually violent ones aimed at a woman), she will find another platform as a victim. I would prefer these fringe idiots on either side would disappear, but they won't as long as any of us give them the attention they want.
This is the last I'll say on this because jayswin is right, this thread should be dedicated to something more meaningful than a fringe idiot's attention seeking comments.
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04-11-2018, 04:00 PM
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#327
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All I can get
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Last edited by Reggie Dunlop; 04-11-2018 at 04:09 PM.
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04-11-2018, 04:01 PM
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#328
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
Trainer Dayna Brons has passed away.
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so awful. This really does keep getting worse and worse.
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04-11-2018, 04:03 PM
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#329
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
It is a sad world indeed when we do gleefully take focus away from the victims of a tragedy to focus on a few words we don’t like that will be forgotten in a week.
Get it all out, then let’s get on with it. The boys still need you, folks.
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Gleefull? really? you think I take any "glee" in this situation?
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04-11-2018, 04:03 PM
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#330
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: North Vancouver
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Son of a bitch. Just when you think this couldn't get any worse.
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04-11-2018, 04:04 PM
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#331
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
Trainer Dayna Brons has passed away.
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Oh no.
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04-11-2018, 04:05 PM
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#332
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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So three still in critical condition, right? I hope the rest can pull through.
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04-11-2018, 04:06 PM
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#333
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
Trainer Dayna Brons has passed away.
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Sigh...so very sad.
She had been forgotten a bit in all this.
RIP young lady.
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04-11-2018, 04:10 PM
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#334
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Franchise Player
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Todd McLellan made a point of talking about her specifically.
Just so very very sad.
Heartbroken.
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04-11-2018, 04:16 PM
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#336
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jayswin
Oh come on. It's not going to be about getting a free pass in the series from a tragedy, it's going to be about playing for their fellow players in their honour.
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That’s fine if you see it that way, I don’t. That’s why I said I don’t speak for everyone.
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04-11-2018, 04:21 PM
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#337
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Winebar Kensington
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pylon
If this was a woman’s team. And indigenous team, or a Muslim team... the country would have reacted just as empathetically and just as swiftly. This is Canada. Not Alabama.
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I agree, and I'd like to think you are right. Reading her tweets today, she did point out though that there was not nearly as much concern/support for the Quebec City mosque shooting last year, where six were killed and nineteen others injured.
Last edited by troutman; 04-11-2018 at 07:38 PM.
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04-11-2018, 04:23 PM
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#338
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Lethbridge
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04-11-2018, 04:24 PM
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#339
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Winebar Kensington
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec...osque_shooting
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On January 30, public vigils and gatherings were held across Canada to show sympathy to the victims of the shooting, their families and their community.[55] The largest assembly, held in Quebec City, was attended by the prime minister and his wife, and leaders of all official federal parties.[56] After speeches, a procession walked in silence to the site of the attack and left flowers before the mosque.[57] The government of Quebec also set up a register of condolences where citizens can send testimonies to the victims of the attack and the families of the dead.[58]
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04-11-2018, 04:28 PM
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#340
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troutman
I agree, and I'd like to think you are right. Reading her tweets today, she did point out though that there was not nearly as much concern/support for the Quebec City mosque shooting last year, where six were killed and nineteen others injured.
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well (and I won't give her more time after this post I don't think) the one area where she might be closest to right is the age thing
I do think regardless of anything else 15 dead (12 or so essentially teenagers) versus 6 middle aged adults does resonate differently with people- as a middle ager myself I accept that
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