March 13, 2010 / 18:34
Don Cherry has not gone unchecked. He was almost thrown off the air a couple of years ago (I believe he was suspended at one point) and now CC is on a delay.
March 13, 2010 / 18:45
Please. Cherry has gotten away with murder!
March 13, 2010 / 18:52
Well said Freddie. It's hard to judge anything anymore because of all the self righteous hypocrits out there.
It was stupid. But not the end of the world either.
March 14, 2010 / 08:20
To use a hockey analogy, look at it this way. Was there intent to injure? I don't think so.
March 14, 2010 / 08:27
There's making fun of and then there's support. I would suggest the
boys were supporting the young hockey player.
March 14, 2010 / 13:27
Maybe it was done without malace, but the black face and afros?? You have to be really stupid not to realize the implications of that! Common sense should tell you how wrong that is.
March 14, 2010 / 14:56
Well said Freddie. Those two Hab fans made a mistake... P.K.'s afro is much shorter.
March 14, 2010 / 17:32
There is no defending these guys, but there's evidence of a racist act either. How does the saying go, imitation is the highest form of flattery.
It's not that big a deal
March 14, 2010 / 17:47
I find it bizarre that a few months ago you wrote how you were offended by a commercial where a woman bodychecks a man. I seem to remember that you felt the violence shown against men to be offensive.
Either way, you found it to be objectionable enough to form a strongly negative opinion about it.
But two douchebags show up to a hockey game in freaking Black Face and you 'can't really say' if it's even in bad taste??
That just seems ridiculous to me. Lets get worked up about a commercial where a female hockey player bodychecks a man, but lets chill out about this Black Face thing.
I know many are sick of political correctness (and I often am too), but finding these actions to be stupid and offensive is not being politically correct. It's just being reasonable and respectful.
March 14, 2010 / 17:51
I'm not saying that this is a big deal by the way. These guys didn't commit a capital offense. And I'm not saying they're racist.
But showing up to a hockey game in a black face with Afros is stupid and offensive, and these two are clearly idiots. (Just as it would be stupid and offensive if they wore a big fake nose to support a Jewish player, or big comical turbans to support Nazim Khadri).
March 14, 2010 / 18:16
A weird comparison. I think Freddie's point about the commercial was the positioning of men in a lot of today's commercials. Dumb, punching bags.
It wasn't the violence that was offensive, it was the double standard. We're still waiting for the commercial that has the man running over the woman.
Won't happen. Meanwhile, it seems you're a lot more worked up over the black face than Freddie was over the double standard. But it probably makes you feel like a hero.
March 14, 2010 / 18:31
Haha.. Oh yeah. This has made me feel very heroic.
I like Fred, and I like his blog. I just think his wishy washy reaction to this seems more like an attempt to be anti-politically correct than anything else. That's what annoys me about it.
March 14, 2010 / 19:13
PK=future Star..another player the Leafs wish they had. I was watching the game on RDS and Pierre Houde (play by play guy) was just as shocked when the camera pointed to them..saying.."I don't know what to say" Truth is, they are PK fans but it was a terrible idea!
March 14, 2010 / 19:14
How about this James, let’s play the hypothetical game.
What if these guys really do like Subban? (They probably do)
What if they meant absolutely no harm to the man? (Which they probably didn’t)
What if they are the farthest thing from racist you can find, and that’s why they didn’t think twice about doing what they did? (Possibility)
For the moment, give them the benefit of the doubt and then answer these questions. What exactly is wrong with a black face and afro?
Is it distasteful? Is it something PK Subban should be ashamed of? Is imitating the appearance of some people OK, but not others? Are black people so fragile that they can’t handle someone mimicking the way they look, even when it’s meant to be complimentary?
I think the answer to all these questions is NO.
The biggest insult through all of this are the actions of those who take it upon themselves to protect those who probably don’t want or need their protection.
March 14, 2010 / 20:47
I'm tired of Don Cherry - I don't even bother to watch Coaches Corner for entertainment anymore, but I will say one thing in the guy's defense. "European" is not a race. He may be critical of how they play the game, but that doesn't mean he's racist.
March 14, 2010 / 21:46
I hate how so many people today are politically correct and often too afraid to offend.
Having said that, it was a stupid stunt by these two knobs. Did they think it was funny? If they did, they're both stupid and lack any sense of comedy. I wouldn't call them racists but they clearly are dumb and more importantly not funny.
If you want to run the risk of offending an entire race, at least be funny about it. Is that too much to ask?
And amen to what El Torpedo wrote.
March 16, 2010 / 11:35
This is absolutely ridiculous. Why is okay to paint your face red and wear a funny wig or blue with a funny wig? I'm asking because you see it at sporting events all the time. These guys painted their faces black so they could look like their idol. Not to mock him. I think the critics, hypocrites and PC cops really need to grow up...this has all gone far enough...
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