Since we’re all sharing stories about racism, hockey, and the stifling whiteness of Canadian institutions, here’s mine. I’m hockey player.”The following morning, that same exchange appeared in a competing publication under the byline and logo of a white columnist also present at the Carter scrum. He wrote:“Pressed by a minority reporter to comment on racism in the NHL, Carter said simply, ‘I’m not a politician. As one of a growing number of Black NHLers, Carter was a curiosity, but acceptable because, in the columnist’s portrayal, he didn’t acknowledge race. Who is both willing and equipped to report and write honestly about race and racism hockey?

Source: thestar December 04, 2019 22:07 UTC