I was just thinking about this yesterday on the bike ride -- The Astros, like a lot of teams, used to have a "kiss cam." It was often funny, sometimes there were pre-planned marriage proposals, etc. But when they would show two guys or two women, they camera would sit on them until the crowd began to get loud but always panned away if they actually moved towards each other for an actual kiss. The crowd would roar. But, eventually, of course, the permanent bedwetter class began to whine and cry and moan. And so the team just did away with kiss cam all together, rather than deal with it anymore, from either side.
But I was wondering what would happen if a pro team (not necessarily baseball) just said "to heck with them, I dont care about their purchasing power and am willing to risk it." What would happen?
A boycott would only go so far because, other than the WNBA and probably womens pro soccer (NWSL), gay purchasing for pro sports is de minimis and, thus, there would be not much real economic cost. The real damage would be to "goodwill" and reputation. The usual suspects (CNN, MSNBC, NYT, WAPO, PBS) would try to stain you. But, as we have often seen, the subsequent pushback to the initial criticism/censorship can also be quite strong (see Kaepernick) and, I think, might actually benefit a team in the long run. So maybe, just maybe, it would be worth it in the right markets (i.e., not Calif or Seattle)? I would like to see one of them give this a try. And, if long term it proved successful, it would clear a path for others to follow (IMO, this aligns with my media idea above). To being it all back home, Trump has shown you can be non-PC to a degree and not just survive but thrive. I hope his courage in the face of withering attacks from the bedwetters inspires others.
Last edited: Dec 16, 2019