Mr S 7,438 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 The NHL is a north American ice hockey league and is considered one of the big four sports leagues of the US. A lot of teams are trying to show inclusivity by having pride jerseys during some practices. However, 4 different hockey players have refused to take part citing their christian beliefs: https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/eric-marc-staal-refuse-to-wear-florida-panthers-pride-night-warmup-jerseys-1.1935716 https://globalnews.ca/news/9563986/james-reimer-pride-jersey-christian-beliefs-muslim-nazem-kadri/ https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/35470032/flyers-ivan-provorov-boycotts-pride-night-cites-religion    7 Link to post Share on other sites
catsounds 9,476 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 (edited) Not that I don't think it's absolutely stupid (like why not just ****ing wear it? he contradicts himself completely)Â but I don't think hating on him for it will help in the slightest bc he sounds like a dumb **** Edited March 24 by catsounds 1 Link to post Share on other sites
badfaith 5,343 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 (edited) Hope they lose  I hate how people disguise their bigotry and hatred under the claim of their religion. Grow up and make your own decisions damn. I hope these kinds of people never have LGBTQ+ kids. Edited March 24 by badfaith 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mr S 7,438 Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 4 minutes ago, catsounds said: Not that I don't think it's absolutely stupid (like why not just ****ing wear it? he contradicts himself completely)Â but I don't think hating on him for it will help in the slightest I don't know about hating but I do think he should face a level of backlash. If there was a BLM night and someone refused to wear a BLM shirt, they would not get away with it. It seems he thinks it's no big deal. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
catsounds 9,476 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Just now, Mr S said: I don't know about hating but I do think he should face a level of backlash. If there was a BLM night and someone refused to wear a BLM shirt, they would not get away with it. It seems he thinks it's no big deal. I agree 1000% but people like that seem to react to major backlash as a re affirmation of their original opinion sometimes still Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie 2,616 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Happens everywhere, happened here in Australia on a couple of occasions, usually by NRL or AFL players (Rugby League and Australian Rules football) Link to post Share on other sites
likeitrough 5,575 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 what about everything else in the bible or are we just picking and choosing when it applies? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ControversiaGa 3,299 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Ppl care abt hockey? Formerly RihBeyGa Link to post Share on other sites
soularpower 2,950 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 It’s giving “I love everyone, but not gays, but that’s just bc of my religion so it’s fine, but also, I do respect everyone (even though I have just directly stated that I do not, in fact, respect everyone)” 🇨🇺 2 Link to post Share on other sites
PartySick 124,139 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 40 minutes ago, catsounds said: Not that I don't think it's absolutely stupid (like why not just ****ing wear it? he contradicts himself completely)Â but I don't think hating on him for it will help in the slightest bc he sounds like a dumb **** "They should be welcomed but I'll be damned if I do the bare minimum to help them feel welcomed" Honestly to hell with anyone use uses their religious beliefs against others. Human rights > your fairy tales 1 Link to post Share on other sites
PartySick 124,139 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 26 minutes ago, likeitrough said: what about everything else in the bible or are we just picking and choosing when it applies? Ikr. I bet he wears polyester and he has a tattoo. Tsk tsk. Hope he enjoys hell. Link to post Share on other sites
YASKALE 263 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Not for nothing, but stuff like this makes me realize that we should celebrate and give attention to all the hockey players that chose to wear the Pride uniforms and pay less attention to the few that are like religion and stuff. It's always those select few that suck the oxygen out of the room. And a couple decades ago maybe I wouldn't be saying this, but to quote a well loved John Waters musical: these people can't stop the beat. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Batwings 12,610 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Well, I guess it's good that no one gives a sh1t about hockey!  Link to post Share on other sites
ALGAYDO 22,672 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 I bet they all lie, cheat, steal, drink alcohol, masturbate, etc. hypocrites are so annoying. I hope they get hella backlash.  I still don’t understand how, in 2023, grown ass men still believe in fairytales 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Dennis 5,045 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 This started a few months ago with Ivan Povorov. I read more about it and apparently Ice Hockey has a huge homophobia and white supremacy problem. So why we're even surprised. Don't watch this trash sport. Â Â Link to post Share on other sites
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