Fan Throws Banana at Flyers Simmons

[DewsSox79]

Originally Posted by Prope

Nobody is suggesting that hockey is the only place that this happens. What you don't see in the year 2011 though, is a banana thrown at a black player in the NBA, NFL, or MLB game.

What is your point? One fan throws a banana, what does that have to do with the NBA,NFL and MLB? Lets not be dramatic....a banana was thrown by ONE person...........it isnt like the entire arena threw bananas. dumb comment.

[Captain Iago]

Originally Posted by Gunzaan

Avery is a queer. It's just smack talk during a game, no big deal.

Has no bearing on what some asshole fan did to Simmonds.

[southern_cross_116]

Originally Posted by Prope

I don't personally care where it goes, just a suggestion to another poster in this thread.

However, I must say I disagree 100% with the part of your post I quoted. It may be true that there aren't a whole lot of posters in this forum who don't have a clue how to hold a hockey stick, or balance on the ice while taking a shot, or be able to skate 10 mph or faster, or what position to play, or the rules, or the salary cap, or that a prospect panning out is a rare thing. Except, this thread isn't about holding a hockey stick, shooting a puck, skating, or knowledge of the intricacies of the game. . .

Then you missed my point -which was I found it pretty ironic that some of the guys basically telling Rami to take a hike aren't exactly that up on the game either, and therefore didn't really have any business telling anyone to get out because they weren't "into hockey.".

That was all I was getting at.

[Captain Iago]

The alleged banana-tosser says he never thought of the ramifications of his action - that he solely wanted to distract an opponent from scoring.

What a crock of shit.

Oh, and he's a Red Wings fan.

[Uman85]

Originally Posted by Captain Iago

The alleged banana-tosser says he never thought of the ramifications of his action - that he solely wanted to distract an opponent from scoring.

What a crock of shit.

Oh, and he's a Red Wings fan.

Detroit really does suck.

[LonghornBob]

You know, I would like to believe the guy was just tossing whatever he had and that he wasn't aware of the racist implications, but that seems pretty far-fetched. With any luck he'll be broken down on the side of the road one day and the only people who stop will be black people and he'll have to go to sleep with that little skewer on his conscience.