Pink Hockey Jerseys: Progressive Evil
It’s all George Lucas’s fault. Apparently the pink hockey jerseys are just part of an escalating epidemic of evil in the Western world. It began with this…
…which led to the NHL marketing gurus having one great freakin’ idea one day after a particularly unhealthy lunch:
(Any minute now, I expect someone to think that glowing puck would be a good idea again, too.)
For the Record:
I really couldn’t care less about the pink jersey debate. Just don’t expect me to be caught dead in one.
August 17th, 2006 at 12:27 pm
Oh..I was gonna rip you until you said you didn’t care. Good to hear. I’ve already gone to war with one (’dique fan) female blogger because i called her a reactionary women’s libber due to her claims that the pink jerseys represented the “glass ceiling.”
And you know what I voted for in your poll.
August 17th, 2006 at 12:43 pm
Oh mercy! I have my ‘girly girl’ moments eg. When I was at a Bruins game in Boston the chick sitting behind me spilled her beer ALL over my back during the national anthem so I rushed to the store in the concourse and bought a youth-sized jersey to put on (cause they were cheaper) - making me look like a total puck bunny ice-cleaner-upper girl. I admit, it wasn’t my finest hour (and I still stunk like beer) but it was better than going topless. So… yeah… even *I* am not going to buy into this pink fad. :p
August 17th, 2006 at 1:19 pm
The glow puck wasn’t all bad. It sure helped increase exposure to the game in the US. Apparently the reason hockey hadn’t caught on was because American fans couldn’t see the puck. Since they removed the glow puck, ratings have been steadily in decline.
/end sarcasm
August 17th, 2006 at 1:24 pm
IwoCPO — Glad you didn’t ‘rip me’. I’m the sensitive-type as you know. And yes, I’m guessing that poll inspired you to have your 6th beer of the day. I wouldn’t expect any less of you.
Now, what I really want to know is who voted to “not vote”. That’s awesome. I need more friends with that level of madness.
Miss 604 — If I had pulled on a youth-sized jersey, I would have been lucky to be called a “puck bunny”… I’d have looked more like a hooker or something.
Temujin — thanks for adding that “/end sarcasm” thing. I wouldn’t have been able to trust you ever again.
August 17th, 2006 at 4:05 pm
As I suspected…”Hello Kitty” IS the root of all evil in the universe!
And I hate the pink jerseys…but that just means I won’t be wearing one. If someone else wants too, fine. It isn’t so much a glass ceiling as a blatant grab for women’s purses. I wonder how many guys (who might not be hockey fans) will be getting them for their girls as gifts? You know, the same way many women get “something outdoorsy” for guys, even if it is completely useless to him while he is hunting or fishing.
And to IwoCPO: “Reactionary women’s libber” sounds nicer than “silly, airheaded chick with absolutely no sense of perspective,” so my compliments.
August 17th, 2006 at 5:14 pm
Baroque: actually, I like yours better.
Alanah: it’s 1914 CST. You underestimate me. I’m on my 8th.
August 17th, 2006 at 6:27 pm
Cash grab is right. The new wife saw a pink Canucks tee at Authentix at the end of last season and she wanted one. I’m already expecting her subtle hints for a pink jersey come Christmastime.
:|
August 17th, 2006 at 10:32 pm
It’s absolutely stupid is what it is–if some foolishly shortsighted female wants to see it as a “glass ceiling”, let her. To me it’s just plain ol’ stupidity. My team’s colors aren’t pink and pinker–they’re red, white, black, and silver and by Thunder that’s what I’m going to wear!
(mostly cos I don’t feel like being compared to, say, Miss Piggy or something)
August 18th, 2006 at 2:58 am
JJ: operative words are “new” “wife” and “wanted”. She’ll get the pink jersey.
August 18th, 2006 at 6:15 am
Men should NEVER wear pink*. It’s pathetic!
*Excluding gay guys*
I see nothing wrong with creating Pink sweaters in order to market to women. They look gross, but they might just sell and get some girly girls interested.
August 18th, 2006 at 10:08 am
One good thing about the pink jerseys, maybe, just maybe, it does increase interest in hockey for some women. I mean, what do I know? I’m not very girly, so I have no concept of such things.
And Jes — gay guys don’t wear pink — it’s the straight guys whose wives are trying to make their men look fashionable. Just watch - one day you’re going to get a nice pink dress shirt from your girlfriend…
(That goes for you, too, J.J.!)
August 19th, 2006 at 8:41 am
I may not be a very “girly” girl, but I think I’m feminine enough without having to wear a pink jersey. That bubble gum pink makes me want to hurl. Heck, I never liked those shiny satin like jersey’s they’ve marketed to women the last couple of years. Talk about a “puck bunny” look!
I’m with the Queen - I’ll wear my red, black, white and silver ‘cos that’s my teams colors. I’ll even stick with the big baggy numbers so if the mood strikes me, I can throw it over my pads and play in it!
Pink - gaaacccckkkkk!
August 19th, 2006 at 4:21 pm
My god. I can’t believe I put a “Hello Kitty Darth Vader” on my hockey blog.
And I wasn’t even drunk.
August 22nd, 2006 at 6:38 pm
I love pink jerseys. But pink jerseys that are not NHL jerseys. Pink isn’t any teams colour so I’m failing to see the bright idea in putting it in a jersey.
The sight of watching an all male very macho inline team though being told their team jersey is barbie pink though. is completely priceless.
September 25th, 2006 at 6:20 pm
You princesses should lighten up. Mr. Man here is all for pink and lots of my female friends wear pink jerseys and hats… they look cute and feminine - that being the operative word guys love. Don’t be so tough, eh!