Mike Babcock: Awful Racist
by Megalodon on Apr 30, 2010 2:18 PM PDT
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PrintMike Babcock called out Devin Setoguchi for perceived diving. The exact quote:
"It’s a penalty, but don’t dive and embellish it. If you’re from Western Canada, don’t do that."
Translation? "I expect that kind of pussy play from womanly European players, like Pavel Datsyuk and Tomas Holmstrom, but you're from Western Canada! You're better then these assholes over here!"
Look, I know there is a history of European hockey players flopping a little bit more or whatever, but this comment is kind of out-of-line. It's weird because he's showing that he has a POSITIVE stereotype about Western Canadian players that Setoguchi isn't living up to, but the quote also implies that he thinks negatively about Eastern Canadian, European, American, and South African hockey players.
He may try to explain it away, but it's clear. Imagine a situation where somebody told you the following:
"Don't be so lazy, you're (INSERT RACE OR NATIONAL ORIGIN HERE). We're not like that."
Sure it's intended as a positive motivation, but it carries with it an insult to everyone else that isn't part of that highlighted non-lazy group.
In conclusion, Mike Babcock is not technically as bad as the KKK, but it's a photo finish.
For shame, Babcock.
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Nova Scotia is Frenchy?
That’s news to me.
by 88fingerslukee on Apr 30, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Freedom-Canadian is the prefered nomanclature….
by skilletboy on Apr 30, 2010 8:00 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
To be fair
Drew Doughty probably had a terribly awful time trying to buy beer as a teen.
In my book that means he was in the prissy english part.
Yeah
Because Osgood never dives. Or acts like a shithook in general. Give me a break.
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Eh, I just read that and had the same reaction. BOOOOOO, jackass. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Anyway, Setoguchi’s highstick/backward dive combo move was great! Between that, and the way Franzen’s eyes got so hilariously bulge-y with shock, I hadn’t laughed that much in quite some time.
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I agree he's employing a stereotype
but such stereotypes are a matter of degree, and “tendency to dive among European hockey players” ranks pretty low on the scale of racism which also includes the KKK, George Wallace, Marge Schott (sp?), that fun new law in Arizona, etc.. (I also wasn’t aware that Western Canadians don’t dive. We dove all the time in Michigan. Or I did.)
Wait till this year.
This is far worse than any of the things you mentioned.
The curse shall be ended.
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Sharks override everything else? Haha.
by AppleSweetRose on Apr 30, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Babcock just hates when his strategy is taken up by another team.
(I remember last year when you can see Getzlaf telling Franzen “get up bitch”)
Let's go Ducks.
I generally think this is lobbying the refs, which is just a strategy that other coaches can’t use on the Red Wings. But you never know on that punch in the face dive by Franzen; Babcock may have chewed him out for that. He certainly preferred his tough lines in the Olympics.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Apr 30, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
That is so freakin' true.
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by Bettman's Nightmare on May 1, 2010 6:07 AM PDT up reply actions
i thought it was hilarious and needed to be said….now excuse …while i go dry off my “wetback”
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 30, 2010 3:36 PM PDT reply actions
Babcock's actually an Eastern Canada kid
though he, like Setoguchi, spent time with Saskatoon, and he’s coached all over the place. This might be more of a factor of him or his teammates being perceived as soft when he was in Montreal and him carrying that perception with him as he coached throughout Canada. I think Roenick’s accusations via Chris Chelios, if true, of anti-American-ism from Babcock would be much more serious. I generally miss the Red Wings that were Anti-Euros and called every Euro a diver.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Apr 30, 2010 4:57 PM PDT reply actions
Anyone who’s watched the Wings over the last 10 years knows Canadians Kurt Maltby (Summer’s Eve is Maltby Fresh!) and Chris Draper NEVER throw their hands up to get a call. Nope. Not at all.
Of course, before ripping Seto, he admitted there was a penalty, so it’s all just confusing. I guess he wanted Setoguchi to downplay getting sticked in the face? For some reason?
Well, whatever. Scoreboard.
by ievans on Apr 30, 2010 5:03 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Anybody seen an Eastern Canadian kid?
They must be pissed…
Everyone needs to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer.
I didn't even realize I was racist
for not thinking South Africans could play hockey.
Thanks for enlightening me. At this rate I might event stop thinking canadiens are cocksuckers.
Megalodon, don’t force Babcock to give you the Babcock Stare. It won’t be pretty.
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by Bettman's Nightmare on May 1, 2010 6:10 AM PDT reply actions
a little extra motivation for you guys and a reminder whos your daddy?
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2010 7:16 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Has this been on Puck Daddy’s jersey fouls?
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by Kevin Sellathamby on May 1, 2010 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Wonder if he'll update it when one of the other two teams gets a cup.
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lucky he wont have to worry about that
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2010 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Honestly,
I think people are reading too much into this. I heard the quote and I just looked at it as complaining and moved on.
hyperbolic overreaction is a great form of comedy
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