That has to still count. Whether he just blurted it out or was drawn into the topic by question, he feels that race is a factor. Bologna.
- GirouxForTheShow

wow so since he's black he can't honestly answer the question without a bunch of whities crying race card.

sorry but i disagree wholeheartedly.

Brewing a batch of beer today, G force saison.

Hoping it gets Klode going.

wow so since he's black he can't honestly answer the question without a bunch of whities crying race card.

sorry but i disagree wholeheartedly.
- Don'tForgetTocchet

I'm the closest thing to a whitie that you can get, I have skin that's whiter than milk. But I'm not crying race card. And I didn't even read the entire article or interview so maybe I spoke too soon, but my impression was that he was asked his opinion on if he got more criticism because he was black and he said yes and I call bullpoop. Unless its an obvious racial slur, in which case that's a different story, but he doesn't receive more criticism because he's black and taking pictures atop a rooftop in Vegas holding stacks of money as opposed to say a "whitie" doing it.

wow so since he's black he can't honestly answer the question without a bunch of whities crying race card.

sorry but i disagree wholeheartedly.
- Don'tForgetTocchet

Yep, Campbell brought the issue of race into it, not Kane.

Campbell talks about the Kane interview here, in a preamble to the forthcoming article in THN -

On the eve of another busy weekend, we present Friday’s News and Views:

News: Evander Kane of the Winnipeg Jets tells The Hockey News that “a good portion” of the criticism he receives and the controversy surrounding him is because he’s black.

Views: When I met with Kane in Montreal two weeks ago for the story that will appear in our March 4 issue, it was the first time I had ever met him. I was struck by how a 21-year-old kid could be so engaging, so comfortable in his own skin and so well spoken. It was just a 30-minute conversation, but it left an indelible impression.

That is obviously not the case for everyone. Some of Kane’s controversy and criticism has been brought on by Kane himself. But we’d all be naïve to suggest that some of it isn’t because of his skin color.

All you have to do is look at social media forums such as Twitter to come to that conclusion. Armed with relative anonymity, keyboard warriors spew garbage and hatred that, we have to presume, they wouldn’t have the courage or stupidity to do if they actually had to show their faces.

Just the other day, I saw on Twitter the following comment about a colleague in the hockey writing business: “you’re just awful, have a heart and give everyone a valentine’s present and tap dance you way blindfolded on the DVP (a major freeway in Toronto) #terrible.”

From hockey writers to players to celebrities, it all comes with the territory on a social medium that has the potential to do so much good, but often does so much bad. As we progress as a society, you’d think we’d all be a little more enlightened, right? Think again.

http://www.thehockeynews....aple-Leafs-champions.html

Campbell's apparently stirring the pot to make a point about society. Wonderful.

Yep, Campbell brought the issue of race into it, not Kane.

Campbell talks about the Kane interview here, in a preamble to the forthcoming article in THN -

On the eve of another busy weekend, we present Friday’s News and Views:

News: Evander Kane of the Winnipeg Jets tells The Hockey News that “a good portion” of the criticism he receives and the controversy surrounding him is because he’s black.

Views: When I met with Kane in Montreal two weeks ago for the story that will appear in our March 4 issue, it was the first time I had ever met him. I was struck by how a 21-year-old kid could be so engaging, so comfortable in his own skin and so well spoken. It was just a 30-minute conversation, but it left an indelible impression.

That is obviously not the case for everyone. Some of Kane’s controversy and criticism has been brought on by Kane himself. But we’d all be naïve to suggest that some of it isn’t because of his skin color.

http://www.thehockeynews....aple-Leafs-champions.html

Campbell's apparently stirring the pot to make a point about society. Wonderful.
- tangent_man

Never bashed the guy for pulling any race cards. And I'm sure there are always the scums of society, but not even close to every criticism he receives can be attributed to the color of his skin.