wheatsheaf

There's lots of noise today about a medical Doctor's opinion that Don Cherry's hockey commentaries contributes to violence in Ice Hockey and impacts all levels of the sport in Canada. Interestingly, the CBC blog on the subject raises more issues of relevance: Canadian culture, sportsmanship, personal conduct, general attitude towards life etc. Anyone have a handle on this?

dbd33

No concern of ours, surely? As relevant to us as the influence of betting on jai alai results.

wheatsheaf

jai alai? what?

you're probably right, it is no concern to 'us', sheltered as we are. I simply wondered if there was truly a strong ice hockey influence in Canadian culture since you hear primiers, politicians, corporate heads, personal coaches and parents use hockey as THE only analogy for every conceivable ideal.

dbd33

Oh, there are people who are interested in iced hockey and, to some degree, it being primarily about violence must degrade them. I suppose the same is true of devotees of caged fighting. One can simply ignore such pastimes.

wheatsheaf

and jai alai?

dbd33

Another sport I mostly ignore. I think it's bent, like cricket in India; it's all about the betting and too many matches are thrown.

Lord Vader

In the same sense that Robert Mugabe is an expert economist. Don Cherry influencing personal conduct and general life attitude of anyone is a silly conclusion to make.

wheatsheaf

What they may have in common ol' Bob Mugabe and The Don, is their audience? Mugabe has a sizeable supplicant support base that truly believe in everything he says, and interpret whatever he says as given fatherly approval. So does Don?

Butch Cassidy

Don Cherry, the Nick Griffin of Canadian Hockey.

Lord Vader

I think more people watch Don Cherry for the comedy factor. He has a very "in your face" personality but at the same time he is also patriotic and he does have a heart. But mass influence on society? no chance

Londonuck

Ooh definitely. He was always a bit of village idiot. He must be quiet these days with the Maple Laughs doing so badly. (Teehee)

And who told him those suits and shirt collars looked good? They must still be peeing themselves laughing.

Partially discharged

How can anybody who dresses like this

http://goingfivehole.blogspot.com/20...rry-suits.html

be taken seriously.

To the cradle Canadians, the dreaded non-hyphenated, he is a mentor who tells it like it is, a real 'git er done' kind of guy. Personally, I think a lot of it is a big act and I find him hard to take seriously in any way...he basically just disagrees with anything Ron McLean says.

Be forewarned, if you are ever at a house party on a Saturday night during hockey season, stay out of the room with the big screen TV where the cradle devotees of everything Don will gravitate towards. If you don't know your stats and can nod knowingly to whatever Don is railing against, leave the room and join the rest of the party in another room of the house.

Don has been responsible for more burned retinas than anybody else in this country....

dbd33

What he's railing against is Euros and Pinkos. Us, in short.

Lord Vader

Your a fan of his? You must have seen him a few times.

dbd33

I believe I've only met him once. Obviously I've seen him on numerous bar televisions and at a distance at iced hockey games and the like. Not a fan, obviously, I don't see how an immigrant could be a fan, that'd be like an Indian in England claiming to be a fan of Nick Griffin.