Current Events > Racist NHL player rage-quits Twitter to protest his dear leader Trump's ban

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https://deadspin.com/n-y-ranger-idiot-who-enjoys-a-good-racial-slur-rage-qu-1846026701

After Twitter (finally) laid the ban hammer on Donald Trump for inciting white nationalist terrorists to violence, Rangers defenseman Tony DeAngelo rage-quit the platform himself. And it was just as hilarious as youd think it was. This is the same Tony DeAngelo, Deadspins No. 19 Idiot of the Year, who defended Trumps infamous claim that people could use disinfectant to kill coronavirus, and who regularly uses social media to spew run-of-the-mill MAGA garbage like denying COVID-19 altogether. . Its the same Tony DeAngelo who was suspended by his juniors coach for using racist slurs. And whose father, in a defense of DeAngelo that was as solid as DeAngelos on-ice defense, said he uses those same slurs, Every day. Every day. Despite what Tonys dad thinks, racism isnt just a regional South Jersey thing. Its alive and well in all 50 states. In fact, Rangers prospect KAndre Miller was subjected to racist abuse at the hands of Rangers fans on a Zoom call last year.

Its time for the Rangers to come to grips with the fact that they have a COVID-denying racist on the team, with his own podcast to boot, who wants to associate with the social media site thats under threat of removal from Google and Apple Stores for its role in fomenting violence by terrorists. At a minimum, KAndre Miller deserves better. Last year, the NHL paid lip service to fighting white supremacy. [sarcasm font] Some teams even tweeted little black boxes. [/sf] But the leagues serious problems with diversity havent gone away. If anything, in recent months its gotten worse. You have Seth Jones, one of the leagues few prominent Black players, liking tweets from white supremacists favorite Black person, Candace Owens. And Bobby Orr taking out full-page ads endorsing Trump. And then you have the Vegas Golden Knights associating with Black Rifle Coffee, the coffee of choice of Kyle Rittenhouse and Capitol HIll insurgents, as pointed out by Samantha Chang of The Broadcast Pod.

https://twitter.com/MileHighMoose/status/1347718915036626944

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Hockey really is the worst sport for this shit.
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Stop. Don't. Come back.
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lmao

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Cool, all trumpers should delete their social media in protest

Phew. Was afraid it would be a Sharks player.

https://twitter.com/NewsdaySports/status/1348062693467578369

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Lol Rangers are a joke team

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Why'd the Rangers have to re-sign this dickhead

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Bio1590 posted...

Hockey really is the worst sport for this shit.

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Ugh, of course it's a Rangers player. My life has no shortage of embarrassments.

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AloneIBreak posted...

Ugh, of course it's a Rangers player. My life has no shortage of embarrassments.

I'm embarrassed that the Lightning drafted him and then Yzerman said something like "We believe people can change for the better".

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lmao Rangers

Maybe if it were someone from the Leafs I would care.

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