"You don't see much difference," said Nolan, a longtime coach at the NHL, major junior and international levels. He recalls one coach making fun of him by saying he was "stickhandling by chopping the puck with a tomahawk."ĭespite some recent initiatives by the NHL to tout growing diversity within hockey, Nolan says not much has actually changed. Anthony is a community welcoming of all people and we must demand better of ourselves.Ted Nolan has dealt with racism throughout his decades-long association with hockey. “We must come together collectively and challenge these institutional inequities St. I challenge you to respect the dignity of all people while striving to learn from differences, ideas, and opinions of our neighbors. “We must do the work of educating ourselves about the harmful impact an outward-facing display like yours can have.
“The idea of twinkling, colorful lights is a reminder of divisions that continue to run through our society, a reminder of systemic biases against our neighbors who don’t celebrate Christmas or who can’t afford to put up lights of their own. During these unprecedented times, we have all experienced challenges which casual words just don’t describe what we’re feeling. “I couldn’t help but notice your Christmas light display. Hunt lamented that “these times we live in are so divisive” and that it’s “a sad statement that Christmas lights have to be a target.” Amen.īut targeted the lights were - and so were the Hunts. “I wish we could all celebrate diversity and honor everyone’s traditions.”
Hunt told Fox News that she and her husband were “very surprised, shocked, and saddened by the letter.” “The lights give me joy after coming home from work as a nurse working with COVID,” she said. Minnesota woman blasted for 'harmful' Christmas lights is a nurse on a coronavirus ward - Daily Mail US December 10, 2020
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