Spirit Day

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Yesterday was "Spirit Day", a day to decry the bullying of LGBTQ+ youths. Every MLB team posted a message on Twitter supporting the day and the intended message, including the Mets. The Texas Rangers omitted the "LGTQ+" portion, making it a general statement against bullying which missed the intention of the day.

Atlanta and Houston did the same but at least included a link to GLAAD. The Texas Rangers didn't even bother.



The Athletic's Levi Weaver is all over the story. If you don't have access, here's a portion of his article in which the team doubled down on what it did by saying that we're "against bullying" without recognizing the purpose of the day:

[bLOCKQUOTE]...the conclusion seems to be that someone in a very high-up place inside the organization has made an intentional decision that the team's official channels would not voice public support for the LGBTQ+ community, even on a topic as simple as an anti-bullying initiative. Making matters more confusing, Rangers part-owner and COO Neil Leibman is the chairman of Major League Baseball's diversity, equity and inclusion committee, according to this article in the New York Times.

https://theathletic.com/2905710/2021/10/22/weaver-the-rangers-persistent-refusal-to-acknowledge-lgbtq-fans-and-community-is-unacceptable/https://theathletic.com/2905710/2021/10/22/weaver-the-rangers-persistent-refusal-to-acknowledge-lgbtq-fans-and-community-is-unacceptable/

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[Ceetar]

you gotta be hella republican..err, discriminatory to not even put out a mostly meaningless rote PR tweet.

[seawolf17]

Seriously, fuck Texas.

[bmfc1]

=Ceetar post_id=80082 time=1634906704 user_id=102]
you gotta be hella republican..err, discriminatory to not even put out a mostly meaningless rote PR tweet.

[kcmets]

There's something in the water down there. Weren't they going to secede years ago?

[A Boy Named Seo]

It should probably be said that most of the "good" messages aren't much more than performative. Like, didn't the Mets introduce a big Chick-Fila advertisement on pride night? Like, fucking come on.



But to go out of your way to do less than the bare minimum is pretty goddamn terrible and sadly on-brand for the state of Texas.

[Fman99]

=seawolf17 post_id=80086 time=1634911383 user_id=91]
Seriously, fuck Texas.

[Edgy MD]

It's sort of useful that one organization willingly plays the heel, (a) showing that the other organizations stepping up isn't without risk, and ( raising the profile of the whole effort, which might otherwise come across as a little begrudged, landing in MLB's post-season when little more commitment than a tweet is required, rather than a live statement in front of a crowd on television.

[MFS62]

I caught the very end of a report on WCBS news. I believe it said President George W Bush, who was a part owner of the Texas Rangers for a while, didn't like the omission.



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Edited October 22, 2021 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

George W. was the one who was Rangers co-owner and managing partner in the 1990s. George H.W. is dead at the present time..

[MFS62]

Thank you.

Corrected.

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[Ceetar]

no one should care what a war criminal thinks though.

[MFS62]

Kinda sad, when you remember that the State motto of Texas is ..... (wait for it).... "Friendship".



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