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Before the game, their Twitter handle posted this:
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They had to apologize for that? BBQ and baseball are part of Memorial Day. I would think that it is safe to say that the White Sox support the military.
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I don't think the Sox should have had to apologize for this. We have reached the point where everything said offends someone. Holidays for the most part have lost their meaning (Memorial Day = unofficial start of summer, Thanksgiving = Black Friday, and Christmas = presents).
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Yes, it's like this is a technologically well-connected, diverse society in which millions of different people have millions of different opinions and reactions to different events, messages, etc. Ultimately, it was a dumb tweet, not the dumbest tweet in the history of tweets, but a dumb one nonetheless.
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I wouldn't have been offended by the White Sox tweet, even if I cared about tweets. But if I were the White Sox, I would have to be be concerned if a promotional tweet was found insensitive. I wouldn't want to alienate fans. I don't know if the tweet was insensitive as today's visiting team mascot, but if I'm the White Sox, that isn't my problem. |
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I think folks get offended a little too easily these days. It seems pretty clear to me there was no malicious intent behind this tweet, but some people are just so eager to tsk-tsk others about various things.
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I haven't read any other replies to this yet, and I will do so after I post my thoughts. This is beyond ridiculous, and no apology was necessary. The "political correctness" has reached ridiculous levels. It's a baseball Twitter handle, so of course it's pimping baseball. Nothing in that tweet disrespects the meaning of the day. Unreal.
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These same people complaining will hopefully learn a valuable lesson about how silly they are acting.
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Agree with others who said the initial tweet was nothing more than a simple shrug and that we've gotten too easily offended as a society. The moral of the story is you're not going to make friends with everybody for what you say. Some are just wound too tight to allow others to make light of a meaningful day without voicing their opinions. I probably wouldn't have thought twice about it.
I also have a feeling this might not have gotten such a reaction if it weren't for the increased attention the military has gotten post-9/11. Don't get me wrong. I love what these men and women have done for our country and our freedom, but eventually, it's going to get to a point where some people eat up enough of it that even the slightest jab at anything related is as bad as burning a bunch of crucifixes in a church parking lot. Sometimes, the country needs to slow down a bit when building something up. |
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Team names like the Indians, Braves, and Redskins have to go. And their related mascots. niles West did it, why cannot professional teams get it?
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I'm pretty sure in Social Media 101, one of the first rules you learn is trying to pimp your multi-billion dollar business on the back of what is supposed to be a day of solemn remembrance for men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country, is a bad idea.
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Relax, everybody. Jeez.
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