So if you disagree with someone else, they are wrong and you are right? Doesn’t that seem just a little intolerant on your behalf?
You (not you, but meaning everyone including myself) don’t need to like a person and if you and everyone else is really this upset that you have literal hatred for someone that you never met, then don’t watch when he plays or better yet, hope he does somewhat decent for 60 minutes of gameplay for the Detroit red wings sake because that’s who we want to win the cup (I’m assuming?) and before/after the game go on about your day hoping he changes his mind.
No one wants to get political or religious on here, as you said, openly because of the possible backlash that could occur, so if you want to go further dm me. I love to have conversations like this because having conversations with people you may or may not disagree with is the only way we, as a society, can peacefully coexist.
With that being said, I believe that anyone who has an issue with the pride jersey, military night, cancer night, or whatever night it is and they don’t want to wear it, just don’t go out during pregame or go out with the game jersey. Honestly, as a society we can disagree with everyone we talk to (and A LOT of that happens on these forums on a day to day basis whether that’s hockey games, signings, etc), doesn’t make it bigotry or coming from straight malice in the heart. It could just be coming from someone who wants to just live their lives the way they want it to and as long as it isn’t physically hurting other people, then do what you want. I may disagree or not like certain things that people do, but it’s not up to me to find a way for them to live their lives according to my ethics and morals because maybe I’m wrong too?
People are different. That’s all it is. If they start infringing on how you want to live your life when you aren’t infringing on them, then fuc* em, who cares.
There are almost 8 (or more?) billion people in this world and half of them think one side, and the other half believe the other side. If you want to try and change peoples minds or hate half the world because they don’t agree then more power to you because that honestly seems exhausting.