LindG1000 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Just look at these comments. This man had to be stopped. This is wild stuff. It's really for the best that he's banished from society. https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/don-cherry-s-history-of-controversial-comments-1.4680505 I feel a lot better knowing my children won't be able to have opinions on things. We've weeded that out, thankfully. Did any of those age well? It's widely assumed that Ted Nolan was blackballed, Rob Ford was an atrocious mayor, Climate Change is scientifically proven, time has proven that our beloved enforcers of yore have serious issues with narcotic and alcohol abuse to cope with the pain, and he's bitched out the greatest goalscorer of our time for being showy when he scores. It's fine to have opinions, but his are all too often woefully misinformed and patently bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Just look at these comments. This man had to be stopped. This is wild stuff. It's really for the best that he's banished from society. https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/don-cherry-s-history-of-controversial-comments-1.4680505 I feel a lot better knowing my children won't be able to have opinions on things. We've weeded that out, thankfully. Cherry is free to go about his life in society. Just not on TV. Your kids can learn that they're free to have opinions, but using their employer's platform to voice them without prior approval might have consequences. Cherry doesn't seem to be as upset as you are. If he's not upset, you kind of lose your right to be outraged for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Did any of those age well? It's widely assumed that Ted Nolan was blackballed, Rob Ford was an atrocious mayor, Climate Change is scientifically proven, time has proven that our beloved enforcers of yore have serious issues with narcotic and alcohol abuse to cope with the pain, and he's bitched out the greatest goalscorer of our time for being showy when he scores. It's fine to have opinions, but his are all too often woefully misinformed and patently bad. Isn't that what I said? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I think if they put a female in that role, it would be super entertaining, hopefully that's the path they chose. Would be very empowering for my daughter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairBettsBlocksEverything Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Racism is prejudice plus power. You can't be racist if the people you're talking about have power. Sorry, these are the rules. I only asked they're applied evenly. Why is it that pointing out the flaws of wipepo and applying them to the group, as a whole, is perfectly socially acceptable, is that racism? It's everywhere. so if someone hurled the N bomb at Barack Obama that isn't racist because he's president? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 so if someone hurled the N bomb at Barack Obama that isn't racist because he's president? Of course it is. We're not a society of individuals, we're a society of identifiable groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairBettsBlocksEverything Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 ok i was just trying to clarify what you meant with that said, I disagree with your assessment. Even if immigrants are doing comparatively well in Canada, it doesn't mean that someone bashing them because they are immigrants, or bashing them for where they come from or for what they look like, it doesn't make it any less of a racist thing to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LONG LONG LONG TIME FAN Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Don Cherry has been a polarizing figure going back to his playing/coaching days. SO WHAT! Check out some of the politicians in the U.S. that publicly state their bigoted views, which are aired on TV and in the news media and they continue to get re-elected. Listen to the current President, for example. I'm not Canadian but watch many hockey games on TV and have watched the Coach's corner segment whenever possible. I found it entertaining and somewhat informative. Sad day, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LONG LONG LONG TIME FAN Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I MEANT IT': Don Cherry fired over controversial poppy comment. https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/warmington-don-cherry-fired-over-controversial-poppy-comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I'm really not even sure what he's getting at but not quite seeing how that's "racist". Are there no people from European countries that are emigrated to Canada? I agree and do think the term "racist" has been stretched about as far as it can go, nowadays. However, regardless of whatever term you want to put on it, I don't think it's a mystery as to who/what he was talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I'm really not even sure what he's getting at but not quite seeing how that's "racist". Are there no people from European countries that are emigrated to Canada? I agree and do think the term "racist" has been stretched about as far as it can go, nowadays. However, regardless of whatever term you want to put on it, I don't think it's a mystery as to who/what he was talking about. The comments weren't racist, but they were insulting and racially motivated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Yeah, I mean it's a bit pedantic to try to give it an exact label. A lot of people get hung up on that sort of thing, perhaps maliciously sometimes. But it is what it is - again, you can call it whatever you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Don Cherry is like Mike Millbury on speed. Says stupid things all the time but we cant get enough of it because thinking how much of an idiot he is makes feels good about ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 The comments weren't racist, but they were insulting and racially motivated. Canadian immigrants are all of one race? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Canadian immigrants are all of one race? Yes, the human race. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Never thought his schtick or clown suits were anything but more often than not embarrassing. But to each his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Yes, the human race. so he's being accused of being racist against humans? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Never thought his schtick or clown suits were anything but more often than not embarrassing. But to each his own. its ironic that a man of such conservative views wears such non-conservative clothes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillyb Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 its ironic that a man of such conservative views wears such non-conservative clothes I think the suits had something to do with his wife passing. The four-part miniseries went into that. Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story - Amazon Link And The Wrath Of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story 2 - Amazon Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 its ironic that a man of such conservative views wears such non-conservative clothes We'll, it's as the ZZ Top song puts so poignantly. "Every Binary, Cis-Gendered, Female is abnormally aroused by a sharp dressed Binary, Cis-Gendered Male." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 stop with your Canadian humor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I think the suits had something to do with his wife passing. The four-part miniseries went into that. Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story - Amazon Link And The Wrath Of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story 2 - Amazon Link interesting. I might read it, if I don't forget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 We'll, it's as the ZZ Top song puts so poignantly. "Every Binary, Cis-Gendered, Female is abnormally aroused by a sharp dressed Binary, Cis-Gendered Male." I know my Zed Zed, and I just don't think that was the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karan Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 So what happened to the Coach's Corner segment now? Replace Don's position with Tom Renney :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karan Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 On a separate note, isn't Coach's Corner pre-taped? Why did SN allow it to air if they felt the comments were offensive? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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