Mets will stop putting opposing players on Kiss Cam after homophobia complaints

At Citi Field, the couples, always heterosexual, are followed by a joke pairing of two male players from the visiting team, as if to say in the most sophomoric way: what if these two Major League Baseball players were to kiss?

“I’ve been going to games basically my whole lie, and I don’t remember seeing this until this season”, he said Wednesday onHuffPost Live.

“While meant to be lighthearted, we unintentionally offended some”. “Our company is totally behind promotion a complete and courteous natural habitat at games”‘. In May, the Los Angeles Dodgers shown a same-sex duo revealing an actual smack, forcing cheering all through the arena.

He didn’t hear from the team, even as he kept tweeting at it each time he saw the stunt repeated in subsequent games. In a 2015 study on homophobia in sports, 84 percent of respondents said gay jokes or slurs were common at sporting events.

According to the New York Post criticism started on social media when Twitter user Etan Bednarsh asked them to stop with the gag after seeing people laugh at two Philadelphia Phillies players shown on the screen.

“Our organization is wholly supportive of fostering an inclusive and respectful environment at games”‘.

Jay Horwitz, vice president of media relations, told CNN that the Mets would continue using the Kiss Cam for its crowd. Several other fans joined in as the season progressed. The credit here goes to Bednarsh for getting pro sports team to stop doing something that was outdated and offensive. Not only did he talk about diversity with the team, but Mets general manager Sandy Alderson invited him to suit up in the clubhouse and take to the field with them.

“I’m thrilled. I think that’s a really important first step,” Bednarsh said on HuffPost Live.