Congratulations to the Canadian Women's hockey team who just won another world championship tonight...but pink jerseys?! Apparently they are a throwback to the old days of 1990 when they actually wore pink. What was that all about? What does that say about how seriously we took our female athletes in the 1990's? Were they not good enough to wear the Canadian red and white like other Canadian athletes?Anyways, they are auctioning off the pink jerseys worn by the women on ebay and the proceeds are going to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Great that they are raising awareness about breast cancer and donating money but how come we never see men's teams doing this sort of thing? Imagine the media frenzy that would ensue if the Canadian men's team wore pink jerseys. I bet Sidney Crosby's pink jersey could get a hell of a lot of money.
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Hey... The Men's Hockey Team was wearing humiliating jerseys not that long ago... :)
Hey, what's the big deal asbout the color of the uniforms DC.
You obviously don't watch the NHL much or you would realize that the men have quite an assortment of idiotic color schemes in THEIR attire.
Besides, I must be going color blind. I watched the game and I definitely thought the uniforms were RED. Bifocal check up time again I suppose!
What a great team the women have. It was an entertaining watch! Better than most men's games I saw this season.
As a person who just went through treatment for Prostate Cancer I would appreciate it very much if the men would auction off their uniforms (any color accepted) to raise funds for the cause.
The women's team showed much class in doing that for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundatin.
Congrats to Haley Wickenheier and all the other players.
They didn't wear the pink jerseys in the last game. It was in a previous game.
I think it's great that the Canadian women's team did something so positive for an important cause like breast cancer. I just did not realize that they used to have pink jerseys (nothing to do with breast cancer at the time).
By putting the women's team in pink jerseys in 1990 instead of red- like other Canadian teams- they were playing into a gender stereotype ie. pink is a "girl colour". I don't think that gendered jersey colours- like pink for a women's team- would have been as readily accepted today without the breast cancer connection.
And, I watch my fair share of hockey and I have never seen a pink jersey before. Or many colours in the pastel range for that matter.
Erin said "By putting the women's team in pink jerseys in 1990 instead of red- like other Canadian teams- they were playing into a gender stereotype i.e. pink is a "girl color"."
Mike said: Perhaps you can help me understand this a bit better.
From what I know (and I may be wrong on this), the girls themselves decided to wear pink in 1990 to draw attention to the game. They undoubtedly were successful as they continue to draw attention to it today.
There was little if any gender stereotyping there. Vickie Sunohara played in that game. From what I observed of her over the years “stereotyper" is not a word I would associate with her. She is a leader in the highest sense. So were (are) the other members of both teams (1990 and 2007).
This week's use of the "pink" uniform gimmick was "recognition of the beginning of an on ice dominance and celebration of a team that pioneered the sport in Canada" according to an article by Bev Smith in the Globe and Mail on 07/04/07. It also was used very successfully to draw attention to the issue of breast cancer.
This use of Pink by the girl's hockey team was about skillful promotion decided upon by the girls themselves. Not stereotyping.
Congratulations to a team that has made Canada proud! I can’t wait till they have a league comprised of these accomplished athletes.
Mike, I think the point Dipper Chick is trying to make here is that Sydney Crosby would look pretty hot in pink. And his jersey would raise a hell of a lot more money then Wickenheiser's jersey would. Ever.
Pink for women is totally stereotyping. Might as well replace the Maple Leaf with a Barbie.
Yes, I'm pretty sure the ratings went through the roof when our Canada's women national team decided to wear pink in order to draw attention to the fact that they were destroying Finland 15-0. And Sweden 13-1. And Russia 7-2. Exciting, iit sure was.
But Crosby in pink. Think about it!!
the waffle said " But Crosby in pink. Think about it!! "
Mike said: If Crosby had a reason to wear the pink I have no doubt he would. Ultimately you would have to ask him that :):):).
I doubt very much he would feel stereotyped as being er.... gay(??) ...perhaps. Crosby and his agent know the true value of using free publicity to raise interest in an issue.
My point is that in my opinion there is no stereotyping in this "wearing of the pink" by the women's team. At least not in the sense that it is demeaning or a put-down to women. I doubt the team members see it that way either.
This was skillful promotion used by the girls themselves. Used very effectively I might add.
Not only do they know how to play great hockey (the pass execution was superb, the rushes were amazing), they know how to use off-ice strategy to their winning benefit as well!
Mike said: "...the girls themselves decided to wear..."
Mike said:"This use of Pink by the girl's hockey team..."
Mike said: "This was skillful promotion used by the girls themselves"
Anonymous said: Please don't call them girls. They're women (or possibly womyn). Don't let the pink confuse you.
Anonymous said: Please don't call them girls. They're women (or possibly womyn). Don't let the pink confuse you.
Mike said:
Would you prefer if I call them "Chicks"... as in "Dipper Chick(s)":).
I was under the impression that the point of the pink jerseys was to show solidarity in fighting Breast Cancer with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. That particular foundation has made a point of using pink as its colour, and by association, when a sports team sports pink jerseys or pink sticks (as Tie Domi, Mats Sundin, Steve Yzerman, Sidner Crosby and Ed Belfour did in March 2006), it is in support of the fight against Breast Cancer.
Perhaps pink jerseys don't look the greatest; perhaps you think it is sexist in some way. Personally, I hope that the mens team DOES wear pink jerseys and auction them off in support of Breast Cancer - You're right Erin, Crosby's stick would make a lot of money for the Foundation.
Could it be that most breast cancer victims have breasts, which are also mostly women?
Maybe the parallel is better placed at men raising money for testicular cancer and wearing a jersey with two (or one?) big ball(s) on it.
Hey everyone.. The reason why they wore the pink Jerseys to resemble the 1990, is because the 1990 year was the first year there was a Women's World Ice Hockey championship. And They the Candian team was trying to drag some media and fan attention over to them since the championship was held in Ottawa ON. Women Hockey was looked at as a joke even thou the women could really play. So they used the pink jerseys to get people to come watch and see that they were good. Don Cherry even put on on saturdays HOckey night in Canada show becauses it was getting so much talk. It was a marketing tacktic to draw attention from the mens games. I think it is great that they brought it back to show their appreciation to that year, since not all the girls wanted to where it but still did. And the fact that they involevd a charity is also great.
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