You’d think Joel Ward has seen more than his share of racism this Stanley Cup playoffs, but the racist tweets just keep on coming.
Ward committed a late high-sticking double-minor penalty during last night’s Game 5 that opened the door for not one, but two huge New York Rangers goals. Following the game, several racist tweets were sent out by various users, some of which you can read above.
Ward was the goat for his team’s loss last night, but you’ll probably remember that the same thing happened when he was the hero for the Capitals in Game 7 against the Bruins a few weeks ago.
I said it after the Bruins elimination and I’ll say it again, stuff like this just goes to show you how ignorant and hateful some people are. It made me mad that the entire Bruins fanbase was labeled as racists because a few idiots that called themselves B’s fans decided to spew out hate in 140 characters following the loss.
It sucks that something like this had to happen again, but now I’d say it’s pretty clear that it’s not just Bostonians. There are racists everywhere, including Washington as we clearly saw last night, and they’ll always be waiting for something or someone to spew their venomous, hateful words at. Always.
I feel bad for Ward, it’s a situation he can’t escape. Not to mention the guy has a ton of class. He waited at his locker for the media after last night’s game, told them he though his actions cost the Capitals the game, then sat at his locker alone after the media dispersed.
But nobody should make the mistake of taking the ignorant opinions of a few lowlife assholes and labeling them as the majority opinion of a larger group.
[pic via Barstool]
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May 08, 2012
