Treating something as entertainment does not prevent you from learning from it, or taking what it says as fact. I learned a lot about the structure of the US government from reading Tom Clancy.
No one is mistaking that as a documentary but he is still able to insert a lot of his biases into it.
>It's kinda like Alexander Graham Bell, claimed by the Scots (in England they call him British) the Canadians and the Americans.
... and "universally" (i.e. by the British, the Canadians and the US people) attributed the invention of the telephone, which was invented by an Italian, instead ...
When I was in highschool and having a rough time (nothing like these kids are going through) then I really liked hockey because for 60 mins only the game mattered, none of the other bull shit. I don't think I could get that at a robotics club, maybe you could.
Theater (stage management, sound mixing, lighting, etc) had a similar quality for me. There's something a lot more satisfying about live work, especially when the whole rest of your life is project-based.
That criticism seems to conflate culture with skin. The NHL has a culture where bring the spotlight on individuals is frowned upon (For a long time having a high number on you sweater was considered showboaty). The article wants to call this "white culture" that is unwelcoming to people of colour. That seems wrong to me.
Or a car with a "banker cargo" vs a "barista cargo". When I take a toll road, it is with full knowledge of what my time is worth, and that most people can't justify it.
No one is mistaking that as a documentary but he is still able to insert a lot of his biases into it.