Professional baseball, basketball, and football all heartily embraced the Black Lives Matter movement, but then there was hockey, which — let’s face it — is a white man’s sport. We learned in 2020 that there was such a thing as the Hockey Diversity Alliance, and the HDA is trying very hard to make hockey as woke as the NBA. Sure, the NBA has painted Black Lives Matter on the court, so the HDA is suggesting temporarily changing the blue stripe on the ice to black … for one thing. Another suggestion: Use hockey rinks as polling places.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is doing a great job policing his state, and he warned the NHL about its Pathway to Hockey Summit, a job fair that was closed to whites and men. The now-deleted LinkedIn posting read: “Participants must be 18 years of age or older, based in the U.S., and identify as female, Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, and/or a person with a disability. Veterans are also welcome and encouraged to attend.” That’s nice that veterans were given a chance.
.@NHL: You are officially on notice about your planned events in Florida. Unlawful discrimination will not be tolerated. https://t.co/thkSWaumZB
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) January 14, 2023
Florida’s Voice reported that DeSantis’ office had warned the NHL that “discrimination of any sort is not welcome in the state of Florida, and we do not abide by the woke notion that discrimination should be overlooked if applied in a politically popular manner or against a politically unpopular demographic.”
Seems like I should apply and see if I am discriminated against.
— PhotographicFloridian (@JackLinFLL) January 14, 2023
You might have a lawsuit
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) January 14, 2023
This is brilliant. When the hell will any other governors start enforcing laws the way this guy has been?
— GayLumberjack (@gay_lumberjack) January 14, 2023
Based.
— Excelsior Strategies (@Excelsior_PR) January 14, 2023
Very disappointing to see the NHL stoop to this discrimination considering the majority of their athletes wouldn’t be able to attend this event.
— Debbie Mathews (@Hawksgirl80) January 14, 2023
I agree with DeSantis.
— Lana Borzova (@asklanafirst) January 14, 2023
So nice to see someone who doesn’t cave.
— PRitchie (@ritchie_co) January 14, 2023
I guess it's time to ditch the NHL if this is how they're going to behave. Time to start a new league.
— SMills (@ssmills12) January 14, 2023
So in other words, the people who actually watch hockey are not welcomed. That an interesting way to grow your fanbase.
— Scott Cason (@MScottCason) January 14, 2023
My daughter has a sports marketing degree but she's straight and white so she doesn't qualify, I am done with hockey.
— Gina M. (@GinaNina23) January 14, 2023
I never thought hockey would cave to the woke agenda. I'm glad Florida isn't putting up with it.
— Jeanne 😎🌴🇺🇲 (@JeanneRae49) January 14, 2023
The only people who watch hockey are white men
— Thiel Bucks Recipient (@TBRecipient) January 14, 2023
The NHL should work on solving that “problem” first.
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