NYC TV STATION STIRS OUTRAGE OVER YANKEE CAP DESIGN: WNYW-TV in New York has successfully manufactured (justifiable?) outrage over a new design of a Yankees cap:
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Excerpt: “Residents in Harlem were shocked to see that official Major League Baseball caps blatantly feature gang colors and symbols: A red and black bandanna design for the Bloods, blue and gray for the Crips and a gold crown for the Latin Kings.
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“Activists are outraged and said New Era, the Yankees and the MLB are deliberately marketing gang paraphernalia to gang members and wannabes.”
Something called the “Coalition to Protect our Children” organized a march in East Harlem this week to pressure local retailers to pull the caps.
We wonder if those activists would’ve been so enthusiastic if they hadn’t been tipped off to the design by WNYW? And knew that their protests would be given news broadcast airtime and accompanying internet reportage. That said, the design is inappropriate and the item should be pulled.
