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- GivingEuropeASpook ( @GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee ) 17•1 year ago
“NHL caves to bigots, let’s them win”
While I didn’t support the performance move anyway, this sends a message that homophobia is a big enough influence in their sport to dictate policy.
- Shhalahr ( @Shhalahr@beehaw.org ) 10•1 year ago
The fact that they’re still doing everything else just draws attention to it being weak ass rainbow capitalism.
- Gormadt ( @Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 8•1 year ago
Here’s the thing about rainbow capitalism, it shows that we are a large enough group that it’s worth it to advertise to us.
- Veraticus ( @Veraticus@lib.lgbt ) English4•1 year ago
Yeah I definitely prefer it to the alternative.
- Shhalahr ( @Shhalahr@beehaw.org ) 2•1 year ago
True. But that’s still just support for our money, and not us.
- Gormadt ( @Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 8•1 year ago
Well that’s pretty shitty
Especially given the reasons in the article
- LadyAutumn ( @LadyAutumn@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 1•1 year ago
It sucks but given the reasons they listed it makes sense. There’s no mechanism to have someone expelled from the league for being a bigot, and it became a form of protest against LGBT rights and acceptance to refuse to wear the jersey. It sadly winds up undermining the entire purpose of those events.
- moral_imperative ( @moral_imperative@beehaw.org ) 4•1 year ago
Does this include military appreciation night bullshit too?
- Veraticus ( @Veraticus@lib.lgbt ) English4•1 year ago
Cowards.