i’ve gotten a bunch of asks about the trump of it all and i just want to say a few things.
1. fuck donald trump and everyone who supports him and his misogynistic, racist, and fascist rhetoric and policies
2. the vast majority of men’s hockey players are stupid idiots, american or not
3. i don’t believe that jack is a trump supporter, but he is wayyy more neutral than i would like, especially considering his mother’s public tweets. i don’t think his “i think we’re motivated enough” remark was a brave resistlib moment. i also think he is too media trained to say anything of substance either way.
4. unfortunately i have this stupid blorbo im obsessed with. and this incident isn’t going to cure me of blorbo obsession despite it clashing with my own deep rooted political and moral views. if only i could be free.
5. if this is where you get off the hughes train, that’s fine and i respect that. but i also think fandom is about more than just the objects of our obsessions, it is also about the things we create, the bonds we form, etc. and i also think we can be interested in public figures without uncritically stanning or even supporting them. i’ve always intended my blog to come across as more of a journalistic investigation than like, a stan twitter account. i think stanning men is bad for your brain and sets you up for disappointment in 99% of cases.
so like, yes, i have a bad taste in my mouth, and im not even really rooting for team usa because they’re mostly acting like fuckwits. i might not even watch the game. and that sucks, because i love watching good hockey, and i love watching jack especially. but what sucks way more is that trump and his cronies are actively hurting and even killing people, including people i care about, including me.
part of me really wants to believe, deep down, that the hughes family are good people. ellen has certainly made her political views known. jack and quinn have spoken about the importance of pride nights and inclusivity. quinn spoke up about the murder of george floyd 5 years ago. but they also surround themselves with outspoken trump supporters. jack gives a nothingburger answer about that phone call. i’m not going to pretend like that doesn’t upset me. but im also well aware that that’s better than most of the rest of their peers.
men’s hockey is a festering cesspit of white supremacy and the subordination of women. it is in every nook and cranny, no part gone untouched. it is built into the foundation of it, and you cannot play anywhere from the nhl to the gthl without being infected by it. i do wonder sometimes, is me running this blog being complicit? am i “endorsing” this culture? and that’s something for me to continue to ponder on. but for now i will be here, and we will be here together if you so choose, and we will all have to grapple with the uncomfortableness of it all. idk what there is else to do.
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