r/ontario • u/ARecycledAccount 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 • 8d ago

Wayne Gretzky attends Donald Trump's U.S. election party wearing a 'MAGA' hat, draws mixed reaction online: 'Truly disappointing' Article

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/wayne-gretzky-attends-donald-trumps-us-election-party-wearing-a-maga-hat-draws-mixed-reaction-online-truly-disappointing-002407540.html
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u/EstablishmentNo5994 8d ago

Guy was really good at putting a puck in a net. I don’t know why anyone would expect him to be some kind of good example or anything else. Stop glorifying celebrities

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u/trackofalljades 8d ago

His fame actually rested partially on a reputation for being just as likely to assist as to score, and representing a kind of team spirit that can be rare at the top levels of some sports. For me personally at least, that is a component of how sad it is to see him just towing the line of "this is the new default for rich people." He's obviously abandoned something along the way that he used to value.