Provorov

 

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Provorov

Provorov declined to participate in the Flyer's Pride Night and sat out the warmup with the gay pride jersey. He cited religious reasons. This was a promotion night for hockey and Provorov said, while he respected everyone, he was not doing promotions.

He received an avalanche of criticism from sports writers. One suggested the Russian defenseman should go fight in Ukraine.

Tolerance is a curious banner because it demands attention, forbearance but not approval, and, at the same time, forbearance the other way, forbearance with someone who disagrees. Tolerance is a two-way street.

Advocacy is not.

The results have not been pretty. The sports writers have asked Provorov be benched, called his religion 'archaic,' and criticized his ethnicity. And, of course, he's a bigot.

Forbearance without approval is essential in this culture because every citizen is equal before the law, with his own value. So each citizen emerges onto the cultural-political stage with a value he does not have to prove. Tolerance is not desirable, it is essential in this modern world of identity. It affirms the individual's value and by-passes his religion, race, origin, or language as acceptable, peripheral add-ons.

When these personal characteristics become evangelical and demand approval, things change. No one is annoyed with a Jehovah's Witness until he shows up at your door and interrupts the football game.

Interestingly, after the spat, Provorov's jerseys sold out of the NHL store.