Any of you root for skaters due to nationality/religious connections?

[jersey1302]

Did you mean Elene GEDEVANISHVILI? She kind of disappeared this season.

Yes I sure did mean her.. I was honestly too lazy to look up the spelling of her name so I didnt bother attempting it LOL

 

[ordinary person]

I have yet to see an amish skater.

 

[dorispulaski]

Here you go. Skating is an allowed Amish pastime, apparently:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBAQpVl0_CQ

 

[ordinary person]

Well i did mean professional figure skaters, but thank you for the link.

 

[lyverbird1]

Skating is still a sport, so being biased isn't forbidden As long as you aren't both delusional and angry fan

Not that there are any of those on these pages!

 

[koatcue]

Not that there are any of those on these pages!

God forbid!

 

[Abraxis12345]

I cringe whenever I see some fans write "Jesus loves you" or quote Bible verses to their favorite skaters, as if all skaters are devout Christians. Not everyone is, and there are a lot of people who are offended when Christianity is shoved down their throats. My boss, for example, used to make an exception to the "cheapest direct flight available" rule for company travel if that airline happened to be Alaska Air, who used to distribute prayer cards during meals. She once got one that said something like only Jesus can save you, which, as someone who is Jewish, she found extremely offensive.

It's especially cringworthy when they are spouting Bible versus to skaters with Tatar names, as Tatars are much more likely to be Muslim than Christian, if they follow any religion at all.

 

[Mathman]

My boss, for example, used to make an exception to the "cheapest direct flight available" rule for company travel if that airline happened to be Alaska Air, who used to distribute prayer cards during meals. She once got one that said something like only Jesus can save you,...

I think it would make me nervous if the airline gave out cards in flight saying, "You're flying Alaska Airlines. Only Jesus can save you now."

 

[Sam-Skwantch]

I think it would make me nervous if the airline gave out cards in flight saying, "You're flying Alaska Airlines. Only Jesus can save you now."

How about "Welcome to Alaskan Airlines, sometimes God will make this plane shake violently but he loves you and so do we"

 

[el henry]

well, we're still on ice sports, so not a complete topic: but for those who know their old school hockey:

"Only the Lord saves more than Bernie Parent"

*Everyone* said that in Philly back in the 70s, no matter their affiliation....

 

[peg]

My boss, for example, used to make an exception to the "cheapest direct flight available" rule for company travel if that airline happened to be Alaska Air, who used to distribute prayer cards during meals. She once got one that said something like only Jesus can save you, which, as someone who is Jewish, she found extremely offensive.

Huh. I've never gotten a prayer card when I've flown with Alaska Air. It's actually my favorite US-based airline, but it probably wouldn't be if I'd gotten one of those prayer cards. That would definitely leave a bad taste in my mouth