Cardinals Mascot Photo Controversy

[Bible_Belt]

How dare you, Fredbird? I am just so offended....


http://kplr11.com/2015/05/22/cardinals-respond-to-fredbird-deadspin-controversy/

ST. LOUIS (KPLR) – Days after a sports blog posted a story about Fredbird holding up a ‘Police Lives Matter’ sign, the St. Louis Cardinals have responded to the controversy...

http://deadspin.com/your-racist-uncle-will-love-this-picture-of-the-cardina-1705776536

Of course Fredbird, the official mascot of the St. Louis Cardinals, would be the one sports mascot to attend an event hosted by the St. Louis Police department and hold up a “Police Lives Matter” sign. It was never going to be any other way.

(Here’s where some of you are going to say, “What, police lives don’t matter?” To which all we can say is, “Cut the ****.” Of course police lives matter, but used as a direct retort to the non-controversial idea that black lives matter, the phrase is an at best crypto-racist way of dismissing legitimate anger about police violence in black communities.)

 

[Jaylan]

Where on the sign did it say black lives don't matter? :crackup:

People need to get their panties out of a wad. The thing was probably hired and just there doing it's job. Chill out.

People have been asking a similar question when responding to those who b!tch about black lives matter. Where are the signs saying other lives don't matter? There are no such signs yet people want to fake being offending by those who want justice and accountability of those with power. People in general need to just stop trying to hijack a social movement for their own cause.

It's akin to certain straight people whining about gay pride or gay rights events...saying dumb stuff like "what about straight pride.... No one says that". As if straight people have to worry about legislation specifically targeting them for discrimination.

 

[Bible_Belt]

Now I want to put signs up everywhere that say "Black Police Lives Matter."

That would confuse the hell out of everybody