Posted on 01/14/2023 1:47:49 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis slammed the National Hockey League (NHL) in a statement Friday afternoon after the league posted what the state deemed to be a “discriminatory” job posting.
“The NHL is proud to announce its first-ever Pathway to Hockey Summit launching during our 2023 All Star festivities in South Florida!” the NHL said in the job posting on LinkedIn. “The Pathway to Hockey Summit is a career event for diverse job seekers who are pursuing careers in hockey. The day will be filled with guest speakers and panelists, networking opportunities, and more!”
The event takes place on February 2 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and the deadline to register for it is today.
“If you are looking for your opportunity to meet with recruiters from the NHL League Office and at least 10 of our NHL teams, we welcome you to register,” the posting said. “Participants must be 18 years of age or older, based in the U.S., and identify as female, Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, and/or a person with a disability. Veterans are also welcome and encouraged to attend.”
Bryan Griffin, a spokesman for the governor, responded to the news in a statement, saying that this type of discriminatory job posting will not be tolerated in the state of Florida and that the league needs to “immediately remove and denounce the discriminatory prohibitions it has imposed.”
“Discrimination of any sort is not welcome in the state of Florida, and we do not abide by the woke notion that discrimination should be overlooked if applied in a politically popular manner or against a politically unpopular demographic,” DeSantis’ office said in a statement. “We are fighting all discrimination in our schools and our workplaces, and we will fight it in publicly accessible places of meeting or activity.”
“We call upon the National Hockey League to immediately remove and denounce the discriminatory prohibitions it has imposed on attendance to the 2023 ‘Pathway to Hockey’ summit,” the statement continued.
As do I.
Print is so small in that picture. Is his/her name “Rim Davis”?
Pretty sure that’s a man, baby.
White folks living their lives vicariously through a team or player is a real mistake IMO.
Whites are the life’s blood of the nba, nfl, nhl and mlb.
I mean dropping big money on tickets and gear.
If that were to stop, access to the games would be a hellava lot cheaper......not to mention all those pro leagues would develop some much needed humility....and BOY is that overdue.
That is just flat out illegal. It’s violating practically every discrimination law in existence...local, state, federal.
“Paging the DOJ, paging the DOJ to the Discrimination Hotline.”
I quit watching almost all sports, and I haven’t attended an event since 2005.
At first I felt like I was missing out not following, but it subsided.
I now read far more often than previously, and I am far more productive as well.
It seems every organization in North America wants to destroy itself by going woke whether they realize it or not.
So when was the Civil Right Act of 1964 repealed? It wasn’t? Then the DOJ will be right on this. /s
Would this ad be allowed? “Participants must be 18 years of age or older, based in the U.S., and identify as male, White and heterosexual.”
This is why I support DeSantis. Besides, I’ve got nowhere else to go.
Something tells me Bob Probert would beat the NHL diversity officer if he were alive today
In before “DeSantis is Deep State!”
The NHL is the weakest of the 4 sports leagues. They are skating on thin ice with this.
The NHL backtracked: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/nhl-backtracks-after-ron-desantis-office-blasts-woke-job-fair
<< The post for the Ft. Lauderdale event was reportedly deleted Friday night and the league clarified that the event is open to anyone ages 18 or older.
DeSantis press secretary Bryan Griffin responded to the news of the NHL backtrack. “Florida is where woke goes to die,” he wrote on Twitter, repeating a favorite phrase of the Florida governor. >>
That’s how you fight against these wokester bullies. Hopefully DeSantis’ courage will be contagious.
White males should boycott all professional sports, but the cucks will never give that up.
Where my bling?
Jock sniffers are sad people.
This is more than just the Governor speaking to his base.
The state of Florida has anti-discrimination laws that forbid what the NHL is attempting.
The League can behave; or else.
I think we're overdue for a correction nevertheless.
“At first I felt like I was missing out not following, but it subsided.
I now read far more often than previously, and I am far more productive as well.”
Don’t let them get you with bread and circuses.
As do I.
He’d get my vote.
They had me before, but don’t have me now, and will not have me again.
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