This was the first baseball season in 4 years with no homophobic slurs on the field

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/09/30/this-was-the-first-baseball-season-in-4-years-with-no-homophobic-slurs-on-the-field.html

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In 2020 you take what you can get.

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We still have at least two offensively named teams, but hey, small victories, right?

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As a former preacher’s kid who grew up with an internal “mixed company/close friends” switch, this is a really fucking low bar to pass. :man_shrugging:

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Weird that a sport where guys are always patting each other on the butt would have so much homophobia.

Or maybe it’s not so weird . . . .

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The players haven’t gotten woke; they just know that without fans in the stands, anything they say is absolutely going to be picked up. I’m sure they’ve been warned about that all season.

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