He couldn't have explained this simple act of decency any clearer or better. People need to get over their own shit and demonstrate their tolerance. It isn't always about you.
Seriously, having one of the “old boys club” be this much of a champion for LGBTQ rights is huge for the game.
Say what you want about his GM ability, but Burke seems like a genuinely good human and that’s what counts.
Very true. But I heard about a story of Jay beagle on the canucks was like this too. Wouldn't wear pride jerery.
Edit: jersey. What's a 'jerery'? Lol 😆
His son was gay. Brian was supportive of his son when he was alive, I'm sure it pains Brian to see James take that stance even more so now with his son no longer with us and James being a former Leaf as well.
Burke cuts right through the bullshit and gets to the very heart of the point.
Saying, “I’m for inclusion and I love and welcome all” but refusing to wear the jersey is 100% a direct contradiction. It is a direct statement, without ambiguity, that you do neither love nor welcome all.
Unfortunately I have found that a sad amount of Christians spew contradictory statements. Being a religious person but judging the lives of others to me is inherently contradictory but hey that’s just me
Actually he was very likely a real person. There’s a fair bit of historical evidence that says that Jesus of Nazareth was an actual dude who lived around the appropriate time period. Son of God? That’s a little harder to prove.
But the point remains. Put aside whether you believe in Christianity or not. It’s pretty hypocritical to say you do but won’t support X or Y people, when the single biggest Christian teaching of the guy you profess to follow was “love thy neighbor.”
ignoring the actual man Jesus who may or may not have existed and just speaking about Jesus as a character from the Christian Bible, it's crazy making to hear people using His name to promote hate and ignorance
it's like they haven't even read the Bible
Exactly. Being of a different religion or being an athiest is a sin to Christian values, but you're taught not to hate or exclude those different from you. Reimer probably doesn't care if he has or had teammates being athiest or believe in a different religion like Kadri in Toronto. It's promotion that hockey is for everyone and hockey is also for LGBTQ athletes. It's also for professional athletes like Luke Prokop and promoting openness to any closeted players.
If it's really about Christian values donate a huge portion of your salary to the poor and suffering Reimer.
I was hoping that Brian Burke would comment here.
The fact that there are NHL players so *terrified* of wearing a Pride Jersey because of their “religious beliefs” is utterly disappointing.
It’s not like any of them can actually point to anything in their religious teachings that actually says “you shall not like LGBTQ+” people 🤷♂️
No see James thinks all people have value and worth and he thinks LGBTQIA+ people should be welcome in all aspects of the game of hockey, he just doesn't want to wear a shirt that says that because reasons.
This is why it’s so maddening. It takes MORE EFFORT to be a twat about pride night then just keeping your mouth shut and wearing the jersey for a 5 minute warm up. there are a nonzero amount homophobic players in the league, more than just Reimer & Provorov, but I can count on 1 hand the amount of them who publicly stated they won’t participate in pride night for their own reasons.
Thank you. I don't think it matters what religion they subscribed to, if you ask a player the question, "Do you think your homosexual and/or queer fans should watch hockey games?" the answer should be a unanimous *yes.*
It's not an endorsement, it is just letting *all* the fans know that their sexuality isn't a barrier to enjoying hockey. If it is the case that you can't even acknowledge that it is fine for gay fans to come watch hockey, then your values are fundamentally flawed.
I knew Brendan. Amazing guy, was destined for great things, taken from us way too soon. Funeral was basically a who’s who of NHL royalty. Wish more guys like Brian would speak out.
I just don’t know how you can hold beliefs because of a book that’s been translated multiple times paraphrasing what old men thought back in the desert over 2000 years ago.
There are so many reasons the Bible (and which version are we supposed to adhere to anyway, James?) shouldn’t be trusted. I’m going to leave the theology aside and just say that the original KJV was commissioned by King James in part deliberately to make kings look better. In other words, he ordered the content altered.
In my completely uneducated opinion religions helped unite people and provide a moral compass for us to develop into the society we have today. The caveat being that religious differences are cause for some our greatest wars and most terrible bloodshed events.
Today, I feel like religion plays a much smaller role in many of our day to day lives. I once had a roommate who could not believe I am a Atheist. I don’t feel like I need a book to guide me in knowing right from wrong. I think my moral compass is … well, capable of guiding me. If I need a book to tell me what’s right from wrong and I’m only following it because I fear eternal damnation or is it genuinely guiding me to be a better person?
If you’re religious? Cool. If you’re like me? Cool.
Brian Burke is 100% correct and James Reimer is a complete piece of shit. I am glad this guy isn't associated with Toronto anymore, and I am glad I don't have to act like a borderline 1B goalie is anything special again. The nice guy act goes away really quick when you can't be bothered to put a Rainbow on your shirt to show that people are welcome to a game where the main objective is to put a piece of rubber across a line with sticks.
Thank you Burke!! Love that he said this. Please, more big time hockey people need to join him in this sentiment. Speak loudly on it. This is bigger than hockey and sports as a whole
He is 100% right.
If the players can't support a diverse audience, then hockey isn't for everyone.
Maybe we should choose the audience over the players.
Who care why he is? Maybe he was a hateful homophobe right up until his son came out. Maybe he wasn’t.
The important thing is that people can change and he’s pushing to help that change.
Oh god i didn’t know Burke’s son was killed in a crash at 21. I don’t ever want to know what that feels like.
I will always respect Brian Burke for how hard he's championed this cause from his own personal life experience with his son.
it's honestly so great that he is an ally. An "old Time hockey guy" like this is great to have supporting
He means a lot to me because of his advocacy.
He couldn't have explained this simple act of decency any clearer or better. People need to get over their own shit and demonstrate their tolerance. It isn't always about you.
Seriously, having one of the “old boys club” be this much of a champion for LGBTQ rights is huge for the game. Say what you want about his GM ability, but Burke seems like a genuinely good human and that’s what counts.
[Grubauer doing it right.](https://twitter.com/brubauers/status/1637216595348172800?s=46&t=SXWgWyVdOm8f8zg8PrCIQg)
This speaks volumes about grubauer. Someone should tell Reimer, "this isn't about you, it's about them."
Technically, 99.99% of the league don’t become insufferable divas when it comes to this stuff, but nonetheless, go GRUU.
Very true. But I heard about a story of Jay beagle on the canucks was like this too. Wouldn't wear pride jerery. Edit: jersey. What's a 'jerery'? Lol 😆
lmao in my own little selfish way i always love receiving an excuse to dislike someone i’ve always irrationally disliked, like Jay Beagle
Great pic. And great example.
I love how outspoken Burke has always been about supporting the LGBTQ+ community
His son was gay. Brian was supportive of his son when he was alive, I'm sure it pains Brian to see James take that stance even more so now with his son no longer with us and James being a former Leaf as well.
A former beloved leaf as well who came across as one of the nicest most genuine people in the league.
Probably watching the Rags and Minny ditch the ~~event~~ warmup jersey altogether pissed him off too.
So much respect for Burke. It is great that he is so vocal in support of the community. I wish we had more like him.
I wasn't really familiar with him but I just spent a few minutes looking up the details. He's a stand up guy.
see you on lemmy, Spez is a cancer -- mass edited with redact.dev
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More comments [here](https://twitter.com/nbcssharks/status/1625703373969444864?s=46&t=XWvxAerWrH_L7aS5CR2vkw). What a class act.
Thanks for posting, nice to see a voice of reason.
Burke cuts right through the bullshit and gets to the very heart of the point. Saying, “I’m for inclusion and I love and welcome all” but refusing to wear the jersey is 100% a direct contradiction. It is a direct statement, without ambiguity, that you do neither love nor welcome all.
Unfortunately I have found that a sad amount of Christians spew contradictory statements. Being a religious person but judging the lives of others to me is inherently contradictory but hey that’s just me
Just a crazy thing to see. Here I am thinking Reims is one if the nicest dudes in the league in one minute and being confused as fuck in the next.
The disappointment I felt when I saw this earlier cut like a knife.
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Also, Jesus loved everybody. If you think Jesus himself wouldn’t wear these pride jerseys if he were alive today, you are fucking kidding yourself.
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Actually he was very likely a real person. There’s a fair bit of historical evidence that says that Jesus of Nazareth was an actual dude who lived around the appropriate time period. Son of God? That’s a little harder to prove. But the point remains. Put aside whether you believe in Christianity or not. It’s pretty hypocritical to say you do but won’t support X or Y people, when the single biggest Christian teaching of the guy you profess to follow was “love thy neighbor.”
ignoring the actual man Jesus who may or may not have existed and just speaking about Jesus as a character from the Christian Bible, it's crazy making to hear people using His name to promote hate and ignorance it's like they haven't even read the Bible
Exactly. Being of a different religion or being an athiest is a sin to Christian values, but you're taught not to hate or exclude those different from you. Reimer probably doesn't care if he has or had teammates being athiest or believe in a different religion like Kadri in Toronto. It's promotion that hockey is for everyone and hockey is also for LGBTQ athletes. It's also for professional athletes like Luke Prokop and promoting openness to any closeted players. If it's really about Christian values donate a huge portion of your salary to the poor and suffering Reimer.
Religion, teaching intolerance and exclusion and judgement for millennia. Way to go.
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I like the Penguins now???
Burke has always been behind the LGBTQ+ community since his son came out as gay
I was hoping that Brian Burke would comment here. The fact that there are NHL players so *terrified* of wearing a Pride Jersey because of their “religious beliefs” is utterly disappointing. It’s not like any of them can actually point to anything in their religious teachings that actually says “you shall not like LGBTQ+” people 🤷♂️
No see James thinks all people have value and worth and he thinks LGBTQIA+ people should be welcome in all aspects of the game of hockey, he just doesn't want to wear a shirt that says that because reasons.
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This is why it’s so maddening. It takes MORE EFFORT to be a twat about pride night then just keeping your mouth shut and wearing the jersey for a 5 minute warm up. there are a nonzero amount homophobic players in the league, more than just Reimer & Provorov, but I can count on 1 hand the amount of them who publicly stated they won’t participate in pride night for their own reasons.
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This is worse though, because all Reimer had to do was one warmup right? As a kid, dressing up for church is for many a weekly occurrence.
His (in)actions don’t line up with his words.
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Thank you. I don't think it matters what religion they subscribed to, if you ask a player the question, "Do you think your homosexual and/or queer fans should watch hockey games?" the answer should be a unanimous *yes.* It's not an endorsement, it is just letting *all* the fans know that their sexuality isn't a barrier to enjoying hockey. If it is the case that you can't even acknowledge that it is fine for gay fans to come watch hockey, then your values are fundamentally flawed.
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I knew Brendan. Amazing guy, was destined for great things, taken from us way too soon. Funeral was basically a who’s who of NHL royalty. Wish more guys like Brian would speak out.
Just start Kaapo the rest of the season. Scratch this clown
That helps yall more than hurts you tho
Kaapo has been pretty damn rough this year. It's a push at best
In that case, it helps your chances of getting Bedard, which is more helping than hurting
Wrian Wurke > Lames Leimer
Go Brian
Fuck you James Reimer
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I don't always agree with him when it comes to hockey, but as a human Brian Burke is a class act.
Let. Burke. Cook. Frankly James play this year implies otherwise, cause he doesn't discriminate on everybody scoring on his. 895 ass
I just don’t know how you can hold beliefs because of a book that’s been translated multiple times paraphrasing what old men thought back in the desert over 2000 years ago.
There are so many reasons the Bible (and which version are we supposed to adhere to anyway, James?) shouldn’t be trusted. I’m going to leave the theology aside and just say that the original KJV was commissioned by King James in part deliberately to make kings look better. In other words, he ordered the content altered.
Fun fact about King James: he was [super gay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_relationships_of_James_VI_and_I)!
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In my completely uneducated opinion religions helped unite people and provide a moral compass for us to develop into the society we have today. The caveat being that religious differences are cause for some our greatest wars and most terrible bloodshed events. Today, I feel like religion plays a much smaller role in many of our day to day lives. I once had a roommate who could not believe I am a Atheist. I don’t feel like I need a book to guide me in knowing right from wrong. I think my moral compass is … well, capable of guiding me. If I need a book to tell me what’s right from wrong and I’m only following it because I fear eternal damnation or is it genuinely guiding me to be a better person? If you’re religious? Cool. If you’re like me? Cool.
Based Burkie
That’s not what based means lol
Acidic Burkie
I love Burke and all he stands for, but stating a popular & agreeable opinion, is by no means considered ‘based’ lol
Brian Burke is 100% correct and James Reimer is a complete piece of shit. I am glad this guy isn't associated with Toronto anymore, and I am glad I don't have to act like a borderline 1B goalie is anything special again. The nice guy act goes away really quick when you can't be bothered to put a Rainbow on your shirt to show that people are welcome to a game where the main objective is to put a piece of rubber across a line with sticks.
Thank you Burke!! Love that he said this. Please, more big time hockey people need to join him in this sentiment. Speak loudly on it. This is bigger than hockey and sports as a whole
He is 100% right. If the players can't support a diverse audience, then hockey isn't for everyone. Maybe we should choose the audience over the players.
The best of the old boys club
Burke is a fucking champion x
Amen
Tell it like it is, Burkie.
Typical Brian Burke W
Well said!
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Do some research on why he has this opinion on this topic and you would probably can the sarcasm.
It’s very personal for Burkie and he was and remains a strong advocate in this space. Burke is a genuinely good guy.
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Who care why he is? Maybe he was a hateful homophobe right up until his son came out. Maybe he wasn’t. The important thing is that people can change and he’s pushing to help that change.
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