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And now hockey is problematic

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And now hockey is problematic

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And now hockey is problematic In 2004, comedian Chris Rock cracked wise about the black community’s conspicuous absence from professional hockey. comedianRock added, “As soon as they make a heated hockey rink, we’re going to take that sh*t, too.”Like all good jokes, there’s a kernel of truth in it. Not a lot of black Americans play professional hockey. There are several possible explanations for this, including cultural and socioeconomic conditions. However, if Rock’s joke and the warm reception it received are to be understood correctly, there is another possible reason: The black community itself is largely uninterested in playing a winter sport professionally. Read more:
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This Roast Chicken with Hot Honey recipe gets its flavor from cardamom, raw honey, and orange peel. Get the recipe from Food & Wine. Read more >> Man found dead in Phoenix in 2004 identified almost 2 decades laterFrank R. Beck was identified with help from the DNA Doe Project. Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle to Perform 2 Bay Area ShowsTwo big-time comedians are coming to the Bay Area this December. Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock are making stops in San Francisco and San Jose. And Sacramento on December 12th! Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle to co-headline tour with stop in SoCal.chrisrock and Dave Chappelle will be co-headlining a special West Coast-only tour in December with seven stops - including one in SoCal. chrisrock montepittman I have tickets 👀 chrisrock Make a script of getting slap. chrisrock I'd take either of these two as our next admin's press secretary. Li’l Papi? Bryce Harper’s fast playoff for Phillies start recalls David “Big Papi” Ortiz and the 2004 Red SoxBoth struggled early in their playoff careers. Both took off after about 20 games. Both are lefthanded designated power hitters. But Ortiz was celebrated in the moment. Why not Harper? Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle comedy tour is coming to Phoenix. Here's how to get ticketsComedy legends Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle will bring their tour to Footprint Center in Phoenix. Here's what to know about the cellphone policy. Wouldn’t go to see that bigot if you paid me Screw ticket master. Don't GO! We love trans kids so much more than we love Dave. It was an easy decision. No love for Dave. Chris Colfer Says There’s More to His ‘Glee’ Story Than Lea Michele DramaThe actor reflected on what he’d like to say about his time on the hit musical comedy. Be the voice of people in Iran مهسا_امینی اعتصابات_سراسری OpIran 'Back Roads' by Lazce He s nothing that s why he hates lea Print FILE - In this Sept.October 20, 2022 The group was able to successfully identify Beck by tracing through his family tree.Chris Rock's Mom Reacts to Will Smith Slapping Her Son at the Oscars On Dec.ANAHEIM, Calif. 25, 2012 file photo, a nearly empty hockey stick rack in the locker room of the Buffalo Sabres hockey team is shown during the NHL labor lockout in Buffalo, N.Y. The DNA Doe Project, a non-profit organization that works to identify missing Jane and John Doe's throughout the U. The NHL lockout that's already wiped out the first three months of the season is taking its toll on Buffalo businesses. 11, Chappelle and Rock will perform together at the Chase Center in San Francisco. And it's no different in many of the NHL's 29 other markets., has worked on nearly 15 cases across Arizona. (AP Photo/David Duprey, File) I comedian Chris Rock cracked wise about the black community’s conspicuous absence from professional hockey. This comes as ticket resellers have reported seats to see Rock skyrocketed in price after his infamous joke at this year's Academy Awards ceremony that led to actor Will Smith slapping him on stage. “They bred the slaves, and this is why black people dominate every physical activity in the United States of America,” he said.  According to the DNA Doe Project's website, Beck was also homeless toward the later years of his life and had lived in Arizona since the 1990s. Tickets go on sale at 10 a. “We’re only 10% of the population, we’re 90% of the Final Four, OK? We f***ing dominate all this sh*t, OK? Basketball, baseball, football, boxing, track, even golf, and tennis.” Rock added, “As soon as they make a heated hockey rink, we’re going to take that sh*t, too. “Thanks to our excellent relationship with Phoenix Police Department and The Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office, we were able to restore the name of this former John Doe and advance the field of investigative genetic genealogy by using this case for an education initiative,” DNA Doe Project Director of Education and Development Cairenn Binder said in a.” The crowd, which was predominately black, roared with laughter and applause. 21. THE NHL WANTS TO STOP HIRING WHITE PEOPLE Like all good jokes, there’s a kernel of truth in it. Not a lot of black Americans play professional hockey. There are several possible explanations for this, including cultural and socioeconomic conditions. However, if Rock’s joke and the warm reception it received are to be understood correctly, there is another possible reason: The black community itself is largely uninterested in playing a winter sport professionally. Someone should tell this to the National Hockey League and the American press, both of which lamented the lack of workforce diversity in U.S. hockey’s governing body following the release of the NHL’s first-ever internal demographic study this week. The report is a “good start,” said NHL Executive Vice President of Social Impact, Growth, and Legislative Affairs Kim Davis, who is black, “but nobody is taking a victory lap.” "We did this [study] because we wanted to put a stake in the ground,” she added. “Being transparent and being held accountable isn't as scary as it may have felt three years ago." The report found that 83. 6% of employees across the NHL and its 32 teams are white, while a much smaller 4.2% are Asian, 3.7% are black, 3.7% are Hispanic/Latino, and 0.5% are indigenous. The report also found roughly 62% of NHL employees are men, while an estimated 36.8% are women. For the NHL, the latter figure should be heartening: It mirrors the NHL’s fan base. Roughly 37% of all NHL fans are women, according to the organization’s own data. Davis continued:"There's an old saying that 'if you know better, you do better. ’ When you give that kind of focus to this kind of work, it helps people get comfortable with what's often uncomfortable.” “And it's uncomfortable because it's not something that they've experienced,” she added. “Some people are embarrassed to say that. I think the last two years, in the wake of George Floyd's murder, have allowed all of us to become more open and vulnerable about the things that we don't know, and that's certainly accelerated our work." Davis this week touted several “diversity and inclusivity” initiatives the NHL launched since she was appointed five years ago, including funneling $500,000 into Zoom-based"intensive learning" sessions for league employees and encouraging teams to establish “diversity and inclusion councils. ” Teams have also been warned about participating in law enforcement appreciation nights. "I think [law enforcement appreciation nights are], for so many of us, a blind spot around how one part of the community can admire the group and another can fear the group, and the two can both be true according to their vantage point," she said. She added,"As we've talked to clubs about this, they have listened and many of them have learned to do better. It's a complicated [issue], but people are open to hearing and understanding how perceptions can be reality for those who we're trying to make comfortable and feel welcome in our sport." Nearly as interesting as Davis’s posture is the press's framing of the issue. “The NHL's first internal demographic study found its workforce to be overwhelmingly white,” the Associated Press reported. “[Davis] says seeing the numbers is a first step toward fixing the problem.” AP hockey writer Stephen Whyno said elsewhere the NHL’s new study gives “the league a baseline from which to improve on.” ESPN, meanwhile, reported the survey highlights the NHL’s “democratic challenges.” “The problem. ” “Improve upon.” “Challenges.” What, exactly, is the “problem”? Is it really a “problem” that a winter sport most popular in overwhelmingly white countries is served by an overwhelmingly white staff? This doesn’t seem so much a “problem” (or a moral failure, as Davis suggests) as a natural and reasonable course of events. Consider the facts. Canada (obviously), the United States, the Czech Republic, Russia, Finland, Sweden, and Switzerland. More than half of Canada’s total population is of European descent. The U.S. is 60% white. The Czech Republic is approximately 64% Czech (i. e., caucasian). Russia is 80% ethnic Russian (i.e., caucasian). Finland is 86% ethnic Finnish (i.e., caucasian). Sweden is 80% ethnic Swedes (i.e. , caucasian). Switzerland is 69% ethnic Swiss (i.e., caucasian). Hockey is a cold-weather sport enjoyed most by the inhabitants of cold-climate countries. As it so happens, the inhabitants of these exceptionally chilly countries are nearly all white. You’ll be equally shocked to learn there’s not a great deal of cultural or generational interest in the Sub-Saharan regions, Latin America, etc., for a sport that requires freezing temperatures. Yet, we are told it’s a “problem,” one which can be “improved upon,” for the NHL’s workforce to be mostly white. It makes business sense for the NHL to go down this road. It has every financial incentive to expand its fan base. But why the morally tinged rhetoric from the AP , ESPN, Davis, and elsewhere? Why is it a “problem” or a “challenge” that a winter sport most popular among white people in predominately white countries should have an overwhelmingly white support staff? Why is this being presented as some sort of injustice? Hockey is to Canada, the Czech Republic, Russia, etc., what soccer is to South America. It's cultural. It's generational among families. But few, if any, consider it a “problem” to be “improved upon” that the South American Football Confederation is staffed primarily with Latinos. Why should U.S. hockey be treated any differently? Is it not enough for the NHL to want to expand the diversity of its teams and audience for the sake of business? Do we also need a lecture regarding the supposed injustice of a mostly white workforce? Apparently! Becket Adams is the program director of the National Journalism Center. More from Examiner .