It turns out, you can protest the National Anthem and not come out for the pregame song, but if you protest something that is related to a liberal cause, even if you do it with complete respect, you face the wrath of the liberal horde.
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov decided to skip warmups during the club's Pride Night.
NHL clubs tape their sticks with rainbow tape and wear Pride jerseys during the pregame warmups.
The gear is then usually sold on the team's auction site to raise money for the cause.
Provorov refused for religious reasons.
Respectful
The fact this got out is all due to writers in the city being upset that he did not take the ice. When he was asked why he was not out there, he was more than respectful, not insulting anyone or anything, simply saying that he needed to be true to himself…
#Flyers Ivan Provorov on his Pride Night pregame boycott :
“My choice is to stay true to myself and my religion.” pic.twitter.com/YSFKvkyEJC— Dan Gelston (@APgelston) January 18, 2023
The pushback from the media was quick and fierce…
But Provorov obviously does not respect “everyone”. If he did respect everyone, he would have taken part in warm-up and worn the Pride Night jersey. Don’t hide behind religion. https://t.co/Qk6dTgAnmP
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) January 18, 2023
Being LGBT+ is not a "choice." Being ignorant, obnoxious, and homophobic is a choice.
Ivan Provorov wasn't wearing uniform tonight and the @NHLFlyers should not have let him play. Stop letting bigots hide behind their cherry-picked religion. Do better. https://t.co/WTnqibGsXj
— Rachael Millanta (@rachaelmillanta) January 18, 2023
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov refused to wear a jersey for Pride Night.
He then told the media he “respects everybody.”
His reasoning for refusing? His religion.
Hiding behind it is homophobic.
Shameful he played last night. pic.twitter.com/BhtzSicInV
— Colin Kaepernick 7️⃣ Was Exiled Exercising Rights (@RickStrom) January 18, 2023
People literally wanted him benched for not supporting the cause, yet they were outraged when conservatives were upset over people kneeling for the anthem or refusing to come out for the anthem.
Oh, speaking of them being upset over the anthem and support for the military…
Of course, Ivan Provorov is more than happy to play pregame dress-up when it does align with his belief system. pic.twitter.com/rOG0uoCsf4
— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) January 18, 2023
Everyone was melting down over the fact the Flyers let him take the ice…
1. Ivan Provorov had the right to refuse to participate in the Pride Night activities in Philadelphia.
2. The Flyers should have responded by not allowing him to play in the game.
3. Freedom of expression doesn’t give you freedom from the consequences of your words or actions. https://t.co/9fdffAQk1N
— Gord Miller 🌻 (@GMillerTSN) January 18, 2023
Being LGBT+ is not a "choice." Being ignorant, obnoxious, and homophobic is a choice.
Ivan Provorov wasn't wearing uniform tonight and the @NHLFlyers should not have let him play. Stop letting bigots hide behind their cherry-picked religion. Do better. https://t.co/WTnqibGsXj
— Rachael Millanta (@rachaelmillanta) January 18, 2023
He did get support from conservatives, however…
Ivan Provorov has principles. The NHL does not.
God bless Ivan Provorov!
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) January 18, 2023
Ivan Provorov is a hero. I know many have had it with the lgbt indoctrination. More people need to stand up and fight back.
— Free (@KaladinFree) January 18, 2023
You guys know I am not one for sports stars to bring social causes, but that was not what Provorov was doing here.
He did not make a scene, he did not request media, he just did not want to take the ice for the warmup and wear the sweater.
As happened during the anthem protests, it was the media that made this a "thing," rather than the player.
To the Flyers credit, benching Provorov was never a consideration.
Funny how the left does not like when the shoe is on the other foot. We were forced to eat the anthem protests, they are going to have to eat this.
Source: Breitbart
