Anonymous asked: where is the proof that Gallagher was being racist? sure you can make a sketchy argument for Colton teubert, but where is the proof Gallagher said anything or encouraged anything other than being tagged in a post???? Brendan and PK have always been antagonist towards each other when they've played against each other, and that interview showed more frustration at the interviewer asking the same question repeatedly, and trying to stir shit, than actual resentment of PK
Teubert calling PK “Monday” in a tweet to Gallagher is a racist in-joke from when they were both on the same team and called him that, as is documented in the thread I added. Literally the only reason for Teubert to tweet that to Gallagher is as a callback to something they both knew and joked about: you can argue that neither of them knew the racist history of the word they just so happened to pick for one of the NHL’s few black players, but the fact that you’ve got a bunch of white players actively excluding a black player in the first place is a red flag all on its own. They’re not obliged to like PK as a person, but there’s a big difference between not getting along with someone and going out of your way to belittle and gossip about them.
Plus and also, the whole thing about Gallagher knocking PK for “doing what he does” and how “you can let him talk about himself all night” like… it doesn’t take a genius to see the constant racist micro-aggressions in how so many white hockey players and commentators react to PK doing the exact same things that they fawn over white guys for doing. You get commentators dissing him because his celly is too “showy” while, to take one example, praising Alexander Radulov for being “flamboyant”.
And I mean, Gallagher of all people complaining that PK talks positively about himself? He’s not exactly Mr Humble! Which, on its own, is fine - but that’s exactly the point. There’s a double standard in how the league treats PK for being an enthusiastic, exuberant player compared to how they treat equally flashy white guys, and it’s rooted in dog-whistle racism. The fact that the NHL openly promoted Patrick fucking Kane for Central Division captain at the 2018 All Star game when PK was leading in votes is part of the same thing.
So, no, I’m not inclined to give Brendan Gallagher the benefit of the doubt when he’s got an old teammate directly hitting him up with a racist callback to that time they used to hate PK together on the same night that Gallagher feels the need to diss PK to the press. Yeah, he got asked about it three times, but that happens all the damn time when you’re up against a former teammate, regardless of whether the trade was acrimonious or not: Tyler Seguin still gets asked about the Bruins trade every time he sets foot in Boston, Matt Duchene is likely going to be asked about the Avalanche whenever the Senators play in Colorado, and PK himself sure as hell still gets asked about playing for the Habs And meanwhile, what’s PK doing on Twitter while Teubert is being an ass? Saying nice things about Montreal.
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