First Nations demands apology from NHL
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<strong>Posted By: </strong> <a href="/modules.php?name=Your_Account&op=userinfo&username=TattoodGirl" target="_blank">TattoodGirl</a>
<strong>Date: </strong> 2007-12-20 19:01:34
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TattoodGirl @ Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:06 am
''However, it was extremely hurtful to Mr. Simon, and his many fans, including those in our First Nations communities, to hear from Mr. Campbell that such behaviour is related to drug and or alcohol abuse.'' - Chris Simon has fans?!?!?!
themasta @ Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:20 pm
Chris Simon is an Indian? What, like 1/32? How that counts, I'll never know. As an aside, does Phil Fontaine not have anything better to do? Like really, he gets paid too much.
Canadian_Mind @ Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:21 pm
Fuck em all.
TattoodGirl @ Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:22 pm
Canadian_Mind Canadian_Mind:
Fuck em all.
Fuck you too
TattoodGirl @ Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:24 pm
themasta themasta:
Chris Simon is an Indian? What, like 1/32? How that counts, I'll never know. As an aside, does Phil Fontaine not have anything better to do? Like really, he gets paid too much.
Phil Fontaine is an idiot...Ya unfortunately, Simon is Anishnabe (Ojibwe)....he shouldnt be playing in the NHL.
fire_i @ Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:50 pm
What the Hell is this?
It's obviously just a genuine mistake from Campbell. Hell, Simon had alcohol problems before and gets behaviorial help from the same guys that also help those with alcohol and drug problems... it's not like there wasn't any basis off which Campbell could have made that claim. He didn't pull it out of his ass, he just made a honest mistake.
Ridiculous just how easily riled some people can be. And heck, Chris Simon is 1/32th native? So what? Then he must be like 31/32th (or close to it, whatever!) white and yet I don't see any white supremacist group demanding apologies because mistakenly claiming Simon is an alcoholic gives a bad image of white people.
Jeeze!
RUEZ @ Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:23 pm
I hope the NHL tells him to shove his apology in his peace pipe and smoke it. Rediculous.
CrazyCanuck007 @ Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:29 pm
another case of 'say nothing to offend nobody' gone wild.
MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL!!!
don't hate me for using the "C" word....
uwish @ Fri Dec 21, 2007 5:58 pm
Welcome to Canada!!
QBall @ Fri Dec 21, 2007 6:05 pm
I'm sorry, how is this a native issue? To me it looks like one person who made a comment about another person who just happened to be native, not because he is native.
QBC @ Fri Dec 21, 2007 6:10 pm
This is such a pile of.....something
TattoodGirl @ Fri Dec 21, 2007 6:14 pm
QBC QBC:
This is such a pile of.....something
Bullshit!!!
I just had to finish it for you
QBC @ Fri Dec 21, 2007 6:22 pm
TattoodGirl TattoodGirl:
QBC QBC:
This is such a pile of.....something
Bullshit!!!
I just had to finish it for you
I was trying to be politically correct.....well, at least a little bit...hehe
paisley_cross @ Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:07 pm
The NHL apologize? He should apologize to the NHL for being such a thug.