Don Cherry's Comments on Wearing The Remembrance Day Poppy

[A1LeafNation]

Are you serious?
Nobody actually gives a ****.
Don't be so sensitive.
As far as i'm concerned Don did his job which is draw attention and create discussion.

Ppl stopped watching Sportsnet last year because they didn't like the product they were watching...so much that those guys all lost their job this summer.

If it happened before, it will probably happen again.

It was also rumored Bell/Rogers fired Burke from the Leafs for not being a professional/politically correct.

 

[Deen]

This thread should be locked. Nothing good is coming from it.

 

[greasysnapper]

Agreed.

But nationalist does not equal jingoist...

Except this has nothing to do with Jingoism.

 

[Dirby Kach]

Ppl stopped watching Sportsnet last year because they didn't like the product they were watching...so much that those guys all lost their job this summer.

If it happened before, it will probably happen again.

IMO there's about 8-10 guys who should be axed off that network before DON, overall it's just a big shit show - Don at 1st intermission saturday is one of the only saving graces.
Start with David Amber, Friedman, Brian Burke etc HIT THE ROAD boys.

 

[foggyvisor]

This is laughable. Are you insinuating that because he's never held up a picket sign that he's never advocated for peace? I'm pretty certain most of the western world advocates for peace.

Like when he shamed the government on coaches corner for not joining the war in Iraq? Was that advocating for peace?

Also, there's nothing wrong with being proud of your country. We need more nationalist pride.

Do we tho? Why? Many will not define pride how you define pride.

 

[Dirby Kach]

Imagine if this happened today.
Oh man people's panties would be in a knot. It's actually quite sad how sensitive we've gotten.
love ron doing damage control

 

[Lobster57]

Imagine if this happened today.
Oh man people's panties would be in a knot. It's actually quite sad how sensitive we've gotten.
love ron doing damage control

'member back in the day when people were allowed to own each other? Now we've gotten so sensitive you can't do that any more! Sad!
'member back in the day when you could beat the shit outta yer wife if she over cooked the roast? Y'all are so sensitive now!
'member back in the day when we rounded up all the redskins and made 'em live in prisons, but called 'em schools, and now we gotta APOLOGIZE for it! pathetic!!

 

[Dirby Kach]

'member back in the day when people were allowed to own each other? Now we've gotten so sensitive you can't do that any more! Sad!
'member back in the day when you could beat the **** outta yer wife if she over cooked the roast? Y'all are so sensitive now!
'member back in the day when we rounded up all the redskins and made 'em live in prisons, but called 'em schools, and now we gotta APOLOGIZE for it! pathetic!!

I see your point - but it's going a little too far. Like are you literally upset about cherry? If so.. maybe see a therapist or something. You're worrying too much.

 

[OVO16]

Don Cherry always gave of Racist and Xenophobe vibes. It was only a matter of time. I'm surprised other people are apologizing for Don and not just firing him instead.

CHerry literally brings nothing else to the table

 

[OVO16]

Its not just immigrants either....

3/4 weeks ago...Cherry was on the Segment and called out the way the Raptors players "dressed" to the game and said they should dress the way Hockey Players do.

Thats blatant racism and calling out black players and their culture. This dude is a straight-up clown

 

[SniperHF]

Whole lotta people ignored the OP in the last 3 hours I've been busy. Good times.

Well can't say we didn't try.

If you'd like to see future politically peripheral hockey topics actually allowed, try not debating everyone as if it's a death match but more like you're talking to a co-worker who awkwardly brought up politics.