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Matt Dumba shouldn’t have to stand up alone at center ice and say what he just said. He shouldn’t have to. HE SHOULDN’T HAVE TO.
he’s still alone. he’s still the only one kneeling
I know my BIPoC friends in hockey feel this. Being given a platform but still being left alone, or letting your voice echo with no one there to amplify or to stand by your side (in this case, kneel).
He has to do the work b/c the NHL won’t. That’s not fair.
He has to do the work b/c the NHL won’t. That’s not fair.
Again and again and again it’s up to those harmed by racism to be the ones to speak up and organize and defeat it. Where’s the help from the white players? Where’s the action from the NHL?
They’re still leaving him alone, to do this himself, and still at great risk of alienation
They’re still leaving him alone, to do this himself, and still at great risk of alienation
We know BIPoC are smart and strong because they deal with racism every day. We know Black folx are strong. We can’t ask them to be. We can’t tell them to take up this burden. We can’t ask them to do the heavy lifting.
I keep seeing all these MSM reporters falling over themselves to praise Matt Dumba but like what have you actually done to fight racism please tell me because I know for a face a lot of you didn’t do anything to help BIPoC!
