• GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee
    15·
    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@beehaw.org
      6·
      1 year ago

      The fact that they’re still doing everything else just draws attention to it being weak ass rainbow capitalism.

      • Gormadt
        6·
        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.

          • Gormadt
            1·
            1 year ago

            It also has the benefit of aiding in the normalization of our existence to those that don’t normally encounter us.

            Of course some people are a lot more open to new ideas than others.

  • Gormadt
    6·
    1 year ago

    Well that’s pretty shitty

    Especially given the reasons in the article

    • LadyAutumn
      3·
      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.