Hockey is for everyone. Except it’s not. It makes me sad.
Mr_Sausage__
So if it’s normal warmup day he participates but because it’s pride night he won’t?
M888887777
I just think it’s silly, just wear a jersey for 20 min and move on
undercircumsized
for what its worth (and nobody can even attempt to argue this) the NHL is literally the only sports league in the world that holds players accountable.
Deangelo gets boo’d everywhere he goes, and his rapsheet looks like afterschool detention compared to athletes from other sports
OnePunch306
What is pride night?
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GLFR_59
Nobody in the LGBTQ+ community cares what the NHL does. This is so irrelevant to their cause there is no point in commenting on it.
Mission_Cause368
Imagine if this was for a military service night.
Captobvious75
So whats his position? People say it doesn’t matter but as a fellow human- how much does he look down upon another group of peaceful humans?
Skylink56
He’s from Morweena, MB. They’re real Mennonite from around there.
BreadMancbj
He has every right to. Nhl needs to quit putting their players in situations like this . They are hockey players .
Pr11mo
The problem I have with these sorts of things is that so many people fall back on pride nights and similar things as their only show of support. Wear the jersey. Don’t wear the jersey. Really doesn’t make a huge difference if you don’t actually DO anything. Donate money or go volunteer somewhere. Doing nothing and just « wearing the jersey » so to speak just allows organizations to use pride as a PR stunt, and allows lots of people to just appear to be on the right side without lifting a finger. Kinda like skating around for 60 mins instead of playing hockey. We hate that, right?
Oh and Reimer’s further comments on the situation are very respectful.
CitizenKane4
Non-story. Nobody should give a shit about a man’s choice.
Jrkrey92
People need to get educated and join the rest of us in 2023… There shouldn’t be a need for these nights, we should all be equal. These damn comments are the reason we still NEED pride celebrations to spread awareness and acceptance. Reimer is just one of the many who need their spotlight put upon them. It’s genuinely NOT OK to site « religious beliefs » as a reason to not support equal human f****in’ rights for ALL. A gay man being his equal and being treated as such should be far more important that a fairytale your old man told you!
WhaleyWino235
I may get downvoted, but this doesn’t stop the progress of the LGBTQ+ community. Also the dude has a choice, and chose not to wear it.
This is a nothing burger.
Unhappy_Quarter154
Listen y’all.
As a gay dude in SF, San Jose is a super LGBT friendly city.
The Sharks have special nights all year.
Lunar New Year, South Asian Night, Women’s History Night, the list goes on and on and on.
Every night features artwork and merch from local artists. It’s a big deal.
With that said, where were the misogynists on Women’s night? Where were the Xenophobes on Lunar New Year?
Why is this ok to speak out about but nothing else is?
Again, I’m a gay dude. But I’ve never asked for any attention, and especially never as much as a hockey player making a headline about not supporting a major part of the fan base.
Heck, I moved from Ohio after college because I was threatened by bigot coworkers. It sucks to be born one way, and those religious assholes who preach “love” chase you out of your own hometown.
And now I’m a sharks fan and our shit ass goalie needs a spotlight. Of course
mrfunderhill
That’s a pretty salty move for a dude who showers with 29 other dudes.
Exciting-Rub-6006
He can if he wants
I can boo him if I want
The rock we all live on will keep rotating in space
RudenSexy
Get Reimer jersey ✍️
PrometheusAborted
Not sure I really understand having random pride nights (forgive me if this is some sort of holiday that I didn’t know about) in the NHL. Although I support the whole pride movement, it still seems rather pointless to have a celebration in the middle of March Madness. I mean, outside of the fans of the two teams, are people really tuning in to this? I doubt it. Whatever.
All that being said, Reimer is an idiot for “taking a stand” with this of all things. If the dude just rolls with it and doesn’t speak out, no one would know or care. Instead, he’s forever going to be deemed as anti-LGBTQ. Which ironically enough, will generate a ton of hate in his direction. The NHL wants to show their support for the Pride community but only makes headlines when dumb dumbs like this decide they want attention. What a world we live in.
mihelic8
SDP is gonna be interesting this week
Calligrapher-Extreme
Omg who cares, boo him if you want, don’t boo him. I don’t give a crap about any of these people’s personal opinions. Just play hockey.
drew795
Let’s just stop all theme nights. We don’t have Italians night. We don’t have nurses night. We don’t have blacks night. Why have gay night? Why, because it’s stupid. Just have hockey nights and leave it at that. And stop ostracizing players for their personal beliefs the league is forcing them to make public.
ComprehensiveAlps652
His choice
Quirky_Towel4401
“Is he refusing to wear the ribbon?”
tellurdogisayhello
« More on this to follow »…
Uhh. What more is there? That’s pretty much the whole story 🤣
InternDarin
I’m sure some people enjoy seeing themselves represented by these ‘nights’ weather pride, military, and cancer awareness; with that said, it just feels like a cash grab for some jerseys in the pro shop. Everyone is entitled to their own rights and views, so I don’t get the anger towards a stranger on the ice for not participating.
Alone-Community6899
After that Kramer refused to wear the ribbon on the Aids march I thought people would have learned to roll with the masses….
While there’s nothing wrong with James Reimer or anyone else for that matter being a Christian or any religion for that matter it’s fucked up that it’s become the go-to rebuttal for situations like this b/c taking part in what the Sharks are doing tonight is one of the smallest ways to show the world that the LGBTQ+ community exists, are human beings & deserve all the rights that come along with that, especially b/c Christianity like most if not all religions preach being a good person & kind to your fellow human.
Piccolo_11
2023 and people still discriminating others based on a book written 2000 years ago
BigBillSmash
I think people forget we’re in a free country and we can do what we want. He’s free to not wear his rainbow whatever and people are free to criticize him.
QAPetePrime
He’s out having a manly drink with Proverov.
coolhatguy
Media gives more attention to the people that don’t participate than the actual celebration and it takes the spotlight away
screechypete
As a member of the LGBT community, IDGAF whether someone sits out or not. Everyone gets on their high horse about acceptance, but forcing someone to participate in something that goes against their beliefs is the exact oposite of accepting. As long as he’s not actively spewing hate speech or trying to inflict pain onto others, who cares if he doesn’t participate. Just let the guy play hockey. I may get downvoted for saying this, but with so many people getting mad on our behalf I felt like I needed to say it.
CrazyBoDevola
I applaud the Sharks for having the courage to still do pride night and the warm up jerseys. If Reimer sits out then that reflects on him only.
mlucky4040
hahaha NPC Redditors losing their hive mind over a dude not wearing a jersey for 10 minutes to show support for who people bang.
higglejiggle
Oh no, anyways.
_petasaurus_
I want to see players skip warm-up for military night. I already have all the popcorn made for everyone.
Successful-Pea-9557
What if the NHL was having a Republican or Democrat awareness night? No one should be forced to wave a republican/democrat flag or wear a republican/democrat style jersey if they don’t agree with the the views of either.
It doesn’t mean that you hate anyone that doesn’t have the same political view as you. Maybe it’s just not his thing. Leave him alone. There is no more respectful way he could have explained himself and his views.
Tolerance is a two way street.
Cinnamon_Art
I just don’t understand why they have pride night to begin with
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Hockey is for everyone. Except it’s not. It makes me sad.
So if it’s normal warmup day he participates but because it’s pride night he won’t?
I just think it’s silly, just wear a jersey for 20 min and move on
for what its worth (and nobody can even attempt to argue this) the NHL is literally the only sports league in the world that holds players accountable.
Deangelo gets boo’d everywhere he goes, and his rapsheet looks like afterschool detention compared to athletes from other sports
What is pride night?
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Nobody in the LGBTQ+ community cares what the NHL does. This is so irrelevant to their cause there is no point in commenting on it.
Imagine if this was for a military service night.
So whats his position? People say it doesn’t matter but as a fellow human- how much does he look down upon another group of peaceful humans?
He’s from Morweena, MB. They’re real Mennonite from around there.
He has every right to. Nhl needs to quit putting their players in situations like this . They are hockey players .
The problem I have with these sorts of things is that so many people fall back on pride nights and similar things as their only show of support. Wear the jersey. Don’t wear the jersey. Really doesn’t make a huge difference if you don’t actually DO anything. Donate money or go volunteer somewhere. Doing nothing and just « wearing the jersey » so to speak just allows organizations to use pride as a PR stunt, and allows lots of people to just appear to be on the right side without lifting a finger. Kinda like skating around for 60 mins instead of playing hockey. We hate that, right?
Oh and Reimer’s further comments on the situation are very respectful.
Non-story. Nobody should give a shit about a man’s choice.
People need to get educated and join the rest of us in 2023… There shouldn’t be a need for these nights, we should all be equal. These damn comments are the reason we still NEED pride celebrations to spread awareness and acceptance. Reimer is just one of the many who need their spotlight put upon them. It’s genuinely NOT OK to site « religious beliefs » as a reason to not support equal human f****in’ rights for ALL. A gay man being his equal and being treated as such should be far more important that a fairytale your old man told you!
I may get downvoted, but this doesn’t stop the progress of the LGBTQ+ community. Also the dude has a choice, and chose not to wear it.
This is a nothing burger.
Listen y’all.
As a gay dude in SF, San Jose is a super LGBT friendly city.
The Sharks have special nights all year.
Lunar New Year, South Asian Night, Women’s History Night, the list goes on and on and on.
Every night features artwork and merch from local artists. It’s a big deal.
With that said, where were the misogynists on Women’s night? Where were the Xenophobes on Lunar New Year?
Why is this ok to speak out about but nothing else is?
Again, I’m a gay dude. But I’ve never asked for any attention, and especially never as much as a hockey player making a headline about not supporting a major part of the fan base.
Heck, I moved from Ohio after college because I was threatened by bigot coworkers. It sucks to be born one way, and those religious assholes who preach “love” chase you out of your own hometown.
And now I’m a sharks fan and our shit ass goalie needs a spotlight. Of course
That’s a pretty salty move for a dude who showers with 29 other dudes.
He can if he wants
I can boo him if I want
The rock we all live on will keep rotating in space
Get Reimer jersey ✍️
Not sure I really understand having random pride nights (forgive me if this is some sort of holiday that I didn’t know about) in the NHL. Although I support the whole pride movement, it still seems rather pointless to have a celebration in the middle of March Madness. I mean, outside of the fans of the two teams, are people really tuning in to this? I doubt it. Whatever.
All that being said, Reimer is an idiot for “taking a stand” with this of all things. If the dude just rolls with it and doesn’t speak out, no one would know or care. Instead, he’s forever going to be deemed as anti-LGBTQ. Which ironically enough, will generate a ton of hate in his direction. The NHL wants to show their support for the Pride community but only makes headlines when dumb dumbs like this decide they want attention. What a world we live in.
SDP is gonna be interesting this week
Omg who cares, boo him if you want, don’t boo him. I don’t give a crap about any of these people’s personal opinions. Just play hockey.
Let’s just stop all theme nights. We don’t have Italians night. We don’t have nurses night. We don’t have blacks night. Why have gay night? Why, because it’s stupid. Just have hockey nights and leave it at that. And stop ostracizing players for their personal beliefs the league is forcing them to make public.
His choice
“Is he refusing to wear the ribbon?”
« More on this to follow »…
Uhh. What more is there? That’s pretty much the whole story 🤣
I’m sure some people enjoy seeing themselves represented by these ‘nights’ weather pride, military, and cancer awareness; with that said, it just feels like a cash grab for some jerseys in the pro shop. Everyone is entitled to their own rights and views, so I don’t get the anger towards a stranger on the ice for not participating.
After that Kramer refused to wear the ribbon on the Aids march I thought people would have learned to roll with the masses….
There’s nothing in the bible that condemns homosexuality. However, it does condemn perversion – you know, straight men like Josh Dugar, Jared Fogel (of Subway fame) and this list of Texas Pastors that were arrested for abusing children: https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-texas-pastors-charged-abusing-children-1765910
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/assault/bible/doesnotoppose.html
While there’s nothing wrong with James Reimer or anyone else for that matter being a Christian or any religion for that matter it’s fucked up that it’s become the go-to rebuttal for situations like this b/c taking part in what the Sharks are doing tonight is one of the smallest ways to show the world that the LGBTQ+ community exists, are human beings & deserve all the rights that come along with that, especially b/c Christianity like most if not all religions preach being a good person & kind to your fellow human.
2023 and people still discriminating others based on a book written 2000 years ago
I think people forget we’re in a free country and we can do what we want. He’s free to not wear his rainbow whatever and people are free to criticize him.
He’s out having a manly drink with Proverov.
Media gives more attention to the people that don’t participate than the actual celebration and it takes the spotlight away
As a member of the LGBT community, IDGAF whether someone sits out or not. Everyone gets on their high horse about acceptance, but forcing someone to participate in something that goes against their beliefs is the exact oposite of accepting. As long as he’s not actively spewing hate speech or trying to inflict pain onto others, who cares if he doesn’t participate. Just let the guy play hockey. I may get downvoted for saying this, but with so many people getting mad on our behalf I felt like I needed to say it.
I applaud the Sharks for having the courage to still do pride night and the warm up jerseys. If Reimer sits out then that reflects on him only.
hahaha NPC Redditors losing their hive mind over a dude not wearing a jersey for 10 minutes to show support for who people bang.
Oh no, anyways.
I want to see players skip warm-up for military night. I already have all the popcorn made for everyone.
What if the NHL was having a Republican or Democrat awareness night? No one should be forced to wave a republican/democrat flag or wear a republican/democrat style jersey if they don’t agree with the the views of either.
It doesn’t mean that you hate anyone that doesn’t have the same political view as you. Maybe it’s just not his thing. Leave him alone. There is no more respectful way he could have explained himself and his views.
Tolerance is a two way street.
I just don’t understand why they have pride night to begin with