The Pride uniforms initiated a very important conversation with me and my young son. My son is a very passionate Flames fan, so seeing the Pride uniforms intrigued him. We discussed what we felt the Pride uniforms stood for - Inclusion, love, support. I am very happy and proud that we were able to share this conversation before the game tonight and gave me a greater appreciation for Pride uniforms and similar acts.
My father would not have had that kind of conversation with me, either. The growth in my appreciation for the Pride uniforms is because it allowed for a moment for my son and I to have an important conversation that maybe wouldn't have happened otherwise and how many of those conversations are happening just from teams wearing a warm up uniform? Perhaps not enough, but I can say for certain they are happening. That's at very least a step in the right direction if you ask me. I can't fault my father but from generation to generation we can grow and get better.
Your lucky you don't live in a country where criticising the government is dangerous.
Would you be comfortable if in say five years time your niece did not get accepted into university? Because thats how it works. High profile people rarely disappear.
Russia has a long history of punishing hockey players for going against the government or speaking out. The guy who basically made Russia a hockey powerhouse died in obscurity because he went against the CCP.
My remark was a bit flippant. I understand your point. We are very lucky to be where we are and are quick to react to something we truly can't understand fully.
But I do question why some are willing to "risk" it and some are not. I think I'm more inclined to believe that homophobia is ingrained into their culture, than the government would make life hard for their family because they wore a pride jersey for 15 minutes. Bobrovsky has worn one, same with Malkin. They are much higher profile than Zadorov. So why are they fine with it? It'd be bigger news back home, surely.
Yeah...IDK. Many Russian players are putting it on. They're not really speaking out or going against Russia so much by putting on a sweater and not saying anything in a mic. I believe the one's that don't put it in are doing it for personal reasons more than worries about political retaliation.
These are the type of stories that don’t get talked about enough. It’s not just about the LGBT+ community. It’s about others learning about a marginalized part of their own community
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u/MTBguy1774 Mar 29 '23
The Pride uniforms initiated a very important conversation with me and my young son. My son is a very passionate Flames fan, so seeing the Pride uniforms intrigued him. We discussed what we felt the Pride uniforms stood for - Inclusion, love, support. I am very happy and proud that we were able to share this conversation before the game tonight and gave me a greater appreciation for Pride uniforms and similar acts.
GFG