The San Jose Sharks recently
hosted a Pride Night celebration, as nearly all professional sports teams have
done. Moreover, they tweeted pride-themed Information throughout the game. Yet this was not
enough to please the ungrateful mob that constitutes the hard-core activists in
the LGBTQ community. You see, one player, Sharks goalie James Reimer, declined
to don a rainbow-colored jersey, citing his “religious beliefs.” What a
cop-out, right? What a coward! Who the hell does he think he is? How does he
think he has the right to his own convictions, beliefs-- and freedom of
religion? What would give him that idea, especially now? Surely he should be
summarily shamed into repenting-- and apologizing-- for not being coerced into proclaiming
the LGBTQ community to be more equal than any other. After all, almost every
other person and entity in the Western world has been systemically cowed into
doing just that. Why should he be any different? It’s maddening, really, his
insubordination.
Sarcasm
aside, why should anyone be forced to wear apparel touting any
specific group? Why should a professional athlete be mandated to wear a jersey
celebrating any group other than the team for which he or she plays? Yet, Reimer--
and a handful of other NHL players who have chosen not to wear pride-themed
jerseys this season-- have been the victims of vitriolic attacks from many of
those who otherwise routinely plead for “acceptance,” “tolerance,” and “inclusion.”
Transgender activists, in particular, can be brutal to those who have the
audacity to believe in the existence or primacy of just two sexes or genders. When
these folks (figuratively) smell blood in the water, they make the most
aggressive sharks look tame and timid in comparison.
So, should
players be expected-- or even forced-- to wear a heterosexual-themed
jersey if and when their team hosts a Heterosexual Pride Night? Should they be
expected to don a jersey celebrating Catholic Pride? Capricorn Pride? Vegan
Pride? Minor-attracted persons Pride? Conservative Republican Pride? How about
“Polyamorous Pride?” “Jewish Pride?” “Canuck Pride?”
Or perhaps
a jersey sporting the message, “White Lives Matter?”
If not, they shouldn’t be criticized for opting
not to wear an LGBTQ-themed one, either.
Period.
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