richclunes:

when you become a hockey fan, you’re going to be sorely disappointed if you’re expecting these men – the majority of whom are white and straight, and have been coddled since childhood just bc they’re skilled at hockey – to be well-versed in social justice.

i can gurantee you your fave has used gendered slurs before – misogynistic and homophobic language is deepy ingrained in hockey culture and unless a player is making an active effort to combat it, it’s likely that yeah, your fave is kinda sexist. that doesn’t make the rampant misogyny in hockey okay at all – like i said about homophobia, it IS a part of the game, but a part that is ugly and gross and needs to change. but pretending like you’re morally superior for hating crosby is hypocritical unless you want to call out the entire league, bc casual use of these words isn’t a unique thing that only a couple of problematic players are guilty of. (it’s okay to hate crosby for no reason yall, you can stop pulling up random receipts that aren’t specific to him in the least to justify your hatred.)