Hockey Commentator Fired for Calling Immigrants “You People”

That old piece of shit has been around forever. He is always saying something offensive and always gets away with it. His fans will demand his return and he will be returned.

His outfit is painful to look at

Whoa. He got fired? This is a big deal (only to Canadians, admittedly). This guy is a cultural icon but I do think it's been obvious for years now that sooner or later he was going to say something that basically forced them to fire him.

Also he's famous for his extremely loud suits, R2. It's his "thing."

I'm seeing comments on Twitter comparing this to Trudeau's black face incidences. Saying you can't forgive one without forgiving the other.

What a dick move, though. Immigrants really are the most convenient scapegoats. In general I find recent immigrants much more enthused about Canada and being Canadian than born-here Canadians like me. The vast majority of them didn't come here because they think Canada sucks and want to disrespect our way of life. ffs.

R4 Difference is Cherry's standing by his comments. He's not even wrong with what he says about it not being Coach's Corner if he has to constantly watch what he says. But Coach's Corner, i think, already lasted way beyond what anyone thought it would, probably because dude is super old and a lot of us are kinda overly forgiving like he's our racist uncle who's otherwise ok sorta thing.

Don Cherry is a disgusting piece of shit. He made fun of a hockey player who was molested as a young boy by his coach. Cheery dropped out of school in 8th grade and it shows. A complete and utter sack of shit. Hope he dies soon.

I'm glad this happened, not so much that I wanted somebody fired but the message it sends. For decades, the masculine, homophobic bro culture has been excused and upheld in Canada. This is a lesson that that ideology is crumbling.

Cherry is completely wrong. I see plenty of white people in Toronto not wearing poppies.

I think in a sense he wanted all of this to happen and he knew it was going to happen.

My only wish is that overpaid jackass Ron MacLean goes with him.

Man that was really nice. I thought I was going to hear some Michael Richards type meltdown. I think our "President" has said 1000x worse.

Even the bigots are more polite in Canada.

Do Canadian DLers wear poppies when they leave the house?

I'm surprised they actually did that -- usually they have made excuses for him in the past since he's an 85-year old "legend" in Canadian hockey circles.

Cherry has always been a supporter of the Conservative Party.

WTF? Everyone is offended.

Actually, I was out walking around yesterday in downtown Toronto and it was nice seeing people of all colour wearing poppies. Okay, not everyone wears one - I haven't seen as many places selling them this year as I have in others. (That could be because they've been the target of theft - people stealing money that goes to help veterans? Classy.

R10 - I wear mine proudly. The reactions it gets from Americans or in other parts of the world can be interesting. Some ask what it means, some have heard but never seen one (and get oddly excited about it), and the design is slightly different than in the UK.

As if an 85-year old, ESPECIALLY, Don Cherry gives a shit about being fired by Sportsnet. He will move to Rebel Media and go full blast on liberals.

[quote]I'm seeing comments on Twitter comparing this to Trudeau's black face incidences. Saying you can't forgive one without forgiving the other.

What they leave out is:

1. Trudeau apologized several times; Cherry did not.

2. Trudeau has a history of being pro-immigration; Cherry has a history of insensitive comments.

OMG, I say "you people" all the time at work. Usually, it's directed without any malice, but they people are Mexican, Vietnamese, Jewish, and old.

Why I Won't Wear A Red Poppy By Deidre Hall

What’s up with the poppies?

Interesting point, R4.

BTW, has Jagmeet shed any tears over Cherry's comments yet?

What was up his ass?

[quote]What’s up with the poppies?

They're a reference to the poppies in Flanders Fields during World War 1.

Isn’t “Canadian War Hero” an oxymoron?

An old fart past his prime.

Cherry is an ass. He manufactures controversy to get p.r. and ratings by cynically staging his super-patriot poppy offensive, but forgets that the poppies are not only a symbol of remembrance of veterans and their sacrifices, but also of what they fought for, including the freedom to wear or not wear poppies and to remember and commemorate publicly or privately when and how one chooses. His racist xenophobia is, of course, at odds with what the poppies really mean, but for him they are simply a prop he can use to foment hate.

Don Cherry's weaponization of poppy dangerously perverts Canada's national identity

Cherry has selfishly made this Remembrance Day about him instead of the veterans

Nov 11, 2019

Don Cherry's weaponization of poppy dangerously perverts Canada's national identity

Cherry has selfishly made this Remembrance Day about him instead of the veterans

Nov 11, 2019

What an asshole! It must be very difficult to live with a very opinionated old asshole.

I hate Don Cherry because he has been promoting a violent and aggressive style for hockey for decades. All the asshole parents that couches and refs have to deal with are a direct result of his opinions and ideas.

Idiot. I'm white, not an immigrant to Canada, and I don't wear a poppy and haven't for years. He'd never single someone like me out though because I suppose I look "old stock" enough for him. I hate hockey, it's a toxic sport, and I hate Don Cherry and I hate the militarization of sports. I make a conscious decision not to wear a poppy and that is my right as a Canadian.

What the fuck is a poppy?

It seems like a lot of hockey people are Cons - Don Cherry, Wayne Gretzky, Theo Fleury. Most hockey fans are also deplorables, so I'm kind of surprised that Sportsnet actually canned Cherry.

Yeah, R31, it's disappointing that Gretzky is a Conservative. He was a big Harper supporter.

Theo Fleury seems somewhat unhinged and has been posting nasty stuff about Trudeau all year.

Another hockey player, Angelo Esposito, ran for the Conservatives in Montreal last month -- he ended up losing to the incumbent Liberal MP.

The only progressive hockey player I can think of is Ken Dryden.

Yes, R33 - Dryden was a Liberal MP in Toronto for several terms.

Ken Dryden is a Cornell alum...

Frank Mahovlich was a Liberal-appointed Senator. And he did play left wing.

Georges Laraque was a Deputy Leader of the Green Party for a few years.

I hope DL fave bubble butt Sidney Crosby isn't a Conservative.

And a lawyer. And also one of the most successful hockey players of all time. I hate hockey but it'd be awesome if he took Cherry's job. He's so polar opposite, that'd probably kill Cherry - which would be a good thing. I know next to nothing about hockey, but I do remember the image of Dryden standing at the net, leaning on his stick.

You know he is, R38. He's dumb as wood and a hoser. He also had no issue visiting Trump a couple of years back. What does that tell you??

Sidney met with Trump? Was this after he became President?

Yes, R40.

A bunch of Canadian racists are complaining on Twitter.

I wish I hadn't found out that fact about Gretzky, R31 and R32. :(

That's why I dislike hockey too. It's violent, encourages aggression, so many players are conservative and homophobic and that toxic bro culture is celebrated here in Canada. I've had to deal with it over 40 years so I am glad that Cherry's firing is sending a message to these "bros" that their ideology is crumbling.

That was the great thing about the Raptors winning earlier this year. You saw people from all different backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, etc. enjoying the win.

I dread when The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup again (IF they ever win again), it's just going to be toxic males losing their shit.

[quote]I wish I hadn't found out that fact about Gretzky, [R31] and [R32]. :(

Yeah, unfortunately Gretzky has been endorsing the Conservatives for years.

Here he is with Scheer:

And here he is with Harper:

Cherry's brother approves.

No surprise with Gretzky. He helped raise that dumbass daughter of his.

Oh, God, Cherry's actually losing it. First he stood by what he said, then he said he should have worded his statement differently, and today he's on Tucker Carlson. FFS, this guy needs to fuck off and take his military worship with him. We're not the States.

[QUOTE] This is a big deal (only to Canadians, admittedly).

So then it’s not a big deal, at all.

Who is this COLONEL SANDERS?

The first thing he does after getting fired is... run to Tucker Carlson?

Some loyal Canadian he is.

He's a right wing loon, R52. Of course he ran to Fox. He considers anyone who believes in climate change a "cuckaloo," and "pinko commies."

He's also made disparaging comments about French men and said they are too effeminate to play hockey. As you can imagine, the commentators in Quebec are happy today that he's been given the boot.

He doesn't give a shit. He loathes snowflakes, and tells it like it is. You can't hurt a 86 year old with nothing left to prove.

Here's a screencap from his Tucker Carlson appearance:

To prove he loves Canada he ran to a US right wing show to trash Canada.

For a guy who says he loves Canada and loves to pop off I find it funny that Cherry sat there silently while Tucker called Canadians fascists.

[quote]He's also made disparaging comments about French men and said they are too effeminate to play hockey.

He has similar attitudes towards European-born players, because they're less willing to drop the gloves and scrap during games.

Cherry could start a new career as a pimp, he already has the wardrobe.

Most hockey players--pro and amateur--are no longer interested in Cherry's style of play. Like one former player said, hockey has moved on and Don can't handle that.

and at night he dreams of succulent BBC.