Politics, social issues, etc. need to be left out of the game. People have varying beliefs and ideas. Charitable acts and donations should be left to the individual players.
steezinkraken
I mean forcing someone to do something isn’t good but damn it seems so simple but I guess stand up for what you believe in
ewehrle92
All the homophobic NHL fans just found their new daddy 🍆
Gunnin91
Shocker a Russian is against gays..
Quiet_Nectariney
Lmao it’s just wearing a jersey… people acting like he’s being asked to watch gay porn.
Edit: For some of you angry, deeply closeted people replying to me. He shouldn’t be forced to wear it. It should be an individual choice for players, I agree.
I’m merely making a commentary on the extreme opinions being shared in this thread.
DrTopps
Well, that’s a bad look
JC_5_er
Can anyone explain to me why he’s obligated to or why he should…..?
As far as I know he’s never said a peep about being against LGBTQ+ so it’s not as if he’s out championing against the community.
**I’m all for people loving who they want to love**
Having said that I’m not for forcing beliefs on people who don’t want to be a part of those beliefs.
WobbleWobbleWobble
He shouldn’t be forced to wear it, but he will be forced to bear the public out lash from his (in my opinion, stupid as hell) decision.
5thStreetCapital
Hope he also refuses to wear the military warmup jerseys also
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Chopemdown_Wardog
Honestly, who cares? When are we going to get rid of this weird culture where anyone with even a tiny bit of celebrity to their name is expected to uphold every idealistic virtue everyone wants them to have
Frankie_Hardy
Don’t worry your team sucks shit through a straw with or without your bender ass
lyon810
Who!?! Who doesn’t want to wear de ribbon!?!
RTS-SOuLS
scrolling thru the comments just gives me more reasons to just lurk here rather than interact, beliefs are find and dandy and i wont force you to support it, but for gods sake just wear a jersey for like 30 minutes at least? im glad MOST of the comments werent just blatant homophobia, but rather people using logic to justify his acts, but there still are some that arent and they are usually the loudest.
ExcellentAverage8058
Not everyone has to agree with everything. Isn’t that the freedom we have anymore?
quinnbeast
BREAKING: Ivan Provorov inadvertently comes out as gay.
TangoTheMango30
He’s free todo what he wants and we’re free to criticize him.
That’s how free speech works
GalaticStoneTrooper
That’s gay
VastPositive3254
The issue is Torts said he never thought to bench him for sitting out warmups. Torts also said he would bench anyone who protested the national anthem. Thats a little hypocritical.
dumberthenhelooks
Phillys moto is fuck around and find out. Curious what the find out is gonna be
-686
It’s funny when people cry about politics being in sports like it’s some brand new thing when they’ve been intertwined for a long time. You can keep whining, but it’ll never change. Go watch the KHL if it really bothers you.
WarthogNo6783
Bench him
KatnissBot
What an asshole.
greyone75
“We are all wearing the ribbon! So why aren’t *you* going to wear the ribbon?” “This is America! I don’t have to wear anything I don’t wanna wear!”
Vampyr_Luver
Well kids, remember to sort this post by controversial
No_Draft5807
This dudes agent 😳😨
PracticalPlane9045
nope don’t want to support someone for being themselves and loving who they f*cking want.
lostcitysaint
I cannot stand the people in this thread asking why stuff like this needs to exist. Queer folks are ostracized and made to feel like they don’t belong in like, eeeeeeeeeverything. Inclusion is so important for so many groups. It’s telling people that there is a place for them in the sport we all love.
Marginalized groups will sadly continue to be marginalized. But if a gay person can find hockey and in it, a reason to feel part of something, then that’s all good vibes to me.
Once people stop being hateful assholes who’ll try to dictate what LGBTQ+ people do with their lives, and also stop trying to fucking kill them, maybe then we don’t need to do pride jerseys for warm ups. Until then, just remember it’s 2023 and get your head out of your fucking asses.
Third_Eye78
It’s his choice but man, what a twat.
mosinzach
These comments are one giant scrum
DislocatedXanax
That’s his right.
Just as it’s also my right to mock him for being so sensitive.
AbnormalAviator
Russian moment.
Phillysean23
“Hockey is for everyone “
Pengroves
What a stupid thing to be known for
Associate_Simple
I personally don’t agree with his actions but you can’t force someone to support something they don’t believe in.
DanTreview
Trade his ass. Fuck him and all his ilk
jesterstew
Guess who just got enrolled in diversity and inclusion seminar?
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ExperienceNo7751
Wearing the jersey doesn’t take away your hetero points dude. Just makes some others feel welcomed to be in the same building, who were ostracized and cast out from professional sports.
EarthBelcher
His pathetic ass should have been benched.
that_madcow
gay guy here, just giving my thoughts.
i honestly find the whole pride night thing really demeaning. i mean. really, think about it. they only do stuff like this so they can capitalize off of us. if you want to embrace us and our culture, do something about the rampant homophobia that’s perpetuated across the NHL. if protecting your image is as simple as putting on a shirt for 15 minutes, then it really doesn’t do much to help us find the root of the issue, does it? think about how many of those players really, genuinely dislike us, but they’re smart enough to wear the jersey and point at that as proof that they support us. it speaks volumes that it was only 1 year ago that the first player in NHL history came out as gay. why is that? because the environment fostered in the NHL is that gay men are bad, and you shouldn’t be allowed to express yourself if you are one. and now this guy who refuses to wear a simple jersey is supported by his team and allowed to play? what does that tell you? they don’t care, never have, and probably never will.
Kyle Beach, a player who was sexually harassed by his coach, claimed that his own teammates taunted and made fun of him when he told them. and this is the environment the NHL claims is protective and friendly to us? they’ve done nothing to enforce that.
HorseRepairman
And suddenly everyone who was butthurt about Kaepernick sitting through the anthem is silent on this.
Desslock711
He has an opinion, big deal nothing to see here . Move on
Hiph0p0p0tamusttv
Hockey is for everyone, even ones you dont agree with, move along people. Don’t the digital ads suck?
48 Comments
What a scumbag. Fuck that guy
His choice. Not a great look but not a big deal
Free speech…his choice….his beliefs….etc
This isn’t news who cares
Politics, social issues, etc. need to be left out of the game. People have varying beliefs and ideas. Charitable acts and donations should be left to the individual players.
I mean forcing someone to do something isn’t good but damn it seems so simple but I guess stand up for what you believe in
All the homophobic NHL fans just found their new daddy 🍆
Shocker a Russian is against gays..
Lmao it’s just wearing a jersey… people acting like he’s being asked to watch gay porn.
Edit: For some of you angry, deeply closeted people replying to me. He shouldn’t be forced to wear it. It should be an individual choice for players, I agree.
I’m merely making a commentary on the extreme opinions being shared in this thread.
Well, that’s a bad look
Can anyone explain to me why he’s obligated to or why he should…..?
As far as I know he’s never said a peep about being against LGBTQ+ so it’s not as if he’s out championing against the community.
**I’m all for people loving who they want to love**
Having said that I’m not for forcing beliefs on people who don’t want to be a part of those beliefs.
He shouldn’t be forced to wear it, but he will be forced to bear the public out lash from his (in my opinion, stupid as hell) decision.
Hope he also refuses to wear the military warmup jerseys also
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Honestly, who cares? When are we going to get rid of this weird culture where anyone with even a tiny bit of celebrity to their name is expected to uphold every idealistic virtue everyone wants them to have
Don’t worry your team sucks shit through a straw with or without your bender ass
Who!?! Who doesn’t want to wear de ribbon!?!
scrolling thru the comments just gives me more reasons to just lurk here rather than interact, beliefs are find and dandy and i wont force you to support it, but for gods sake just wear a jersey for like 30 minutes at least? im glad MOST of the comments werent just blatant homophobia, but rather people using logic to justify his acts, but there still are some that arent and they are usually the loudest.
Not everyone has to agree with everything. Isn’t that the freedom we have anymore?
BREAKING: Ivan Provorov inadvertently comes out as gay.
He’s free todo what he wants and we’re free to criticize him.
That’s how free speech works
That’s gay
The issue is Torts said he never thought to bench him for sitting out warmups. Torts also said he would bench anyone who protested the national anthem. Thats a little hypocritical.
Phillys moto is fuck around and find out. Curious what the find out is gonna be
It’s funny when people cry about politics being in sports like it’s some brand new thing when they’ve been intertwined for a long time. You can keep whining, but it’ll never change. Go watch the KHL if it really bothers you.
Bench him
What an asshole.
“We are all wearing the ribbon! So why aren’t *you* going to wear the ribbon?” “This is America! I don’t have to wear anything I don’t wanna wear!”
Well kids, remember to sort this post by controversial
This dudes agent 😳😨
nope don’t want to support someone for being themselves and loving who they f*cking want.
I cannot stand the people in this thread asking why stuff like this needs to exist. Queer folks are ostracized and made to feel like they don’t belong in like, eeeeeeeeeverything. Inclusion is so important for so many groups. It’s telling people that there is a place for them in the sport we all love.
Marginalized groups will sadly continue to be marginalized. But if a gay person can find hockey and in it, a reason to feel part of something, then that’s all good vibes to me.
Once people stop being hateful assholes who’ll try to dictate what LGBTQ+ people do with their lives, and also stop trying to fucking kill them, maybe then we don’t need to do pride jerseys for warm ups. Until then, just remember it’s 2023 and get your head out of your fucking asses.
It’s his choice but man, what a twat.
These comments are one giant scrum
That’s his right.
Just as it’s also my right to mock him for being so sensitive.
Russian moment.
“Hockey is for everyone “
What a stupid thing to be known for
I personally don’t agree with his actions but you can’t force someone to support something they don’t believe in.
Trade his ass. Fuck him and all his ilk
Guess who just got enrolled in diversity and inclusion seminar?
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Wearing the jersey doesn’t take away your hetero points dude. Just makes some others feel welcomed to be in the same building, who were ostracized and cast out from professional sports.
His pathetic ass should have been benched.
gay guy here, just giving my thoughts.
i honestly find the whole pride night thing really demeaning. i mean. really, think about it. they only do stuff like this so they can capitalize off of us. if you want to embrace us and our culture, do something about the rampant homophobia that’s perpetuated across the NHL. if protecting your image is as simple as putting on a shirt for 15 minutes, then it really doesn’t do much to help us find the root of the issue, does it? think about how many of those players really, genuinely dislike us, but they’re smart enough to wear the jersey and point at that as proof that they support us. it speaks volumes that it was only 1 year ago that the first player in NHL history came out as gay. why is that? because the environment fostered in the NHL is that gay men are bad, and you shouldn’t be allowed to express yourself if you are one. and now this guy who refuses to wear a simple jersey is supported by his team and allowed to play? what does that tell you? they don’t care, never have, and probably never will.
Kyle Beach, a player who was sexually harassed by his coach, claimed that his own teammates taunted and made fun of him when he told them. and this is the environment the NHL claims is protective and friendly to us? they’ve done nothing to enforce that.
And suddenly everyone who was butthurt about Kaepernick sitting through the anthem is silent on this.
He has an opinion, big deal nothing to see here . Move on
Hockey is for everyone, even ones you dont agree with, move along people. Don’t the digital ads suck?