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Welcome To Major League Baseball’s Struggle Sessions
BY: DAVID HARSANYI

https://thefederalist.com/2023/05/31/welcome-to-major-league-baseballs-struggle-sessions/



If you’re on the wrong side of history, you’re going to be educated.

The Toronto Blue Jays’ Anthony Bass is really sorry.

You see, Major League Baseball honors men in nun costumes who hand out condoms and simulate sex on crosses — that’s just “inclusivity.” Reactionary orthodox Christians with opinions, on the other hand, will be compelled to engage in ritual public humiliation and beg for forgiveness.

Over the weekend, Bass shared a post on his Instagram account promoting “anti-LGBTQ campaigns, which targeted boycotting Target and Bud Light because of those companies associated with the promotion of Pride campaigns.” Or, at least, “anti-LGBTQ” is how most news organizations describe boycotts against Bud Light — over the hiring of Dylan Mulvaney, who’s made a career aping a daft caricature of women — and Target, which sells chest binders and packing clothing and markets pro-trans apparel to kids.

Anyway, Bass’s scripted apology has all the earmarks of a contemporary struggle session.

First, the confession for wrongthink:

I recognize yesterday that I made a post that was hurtful to the Pride community, which includes friends of mine and close family members of mine, and I am truly sorry for that. I just spoke with my teammates and shared with them my actions yesterday.

Then the apology and promise of reform:

I apologized (to) them and, as of right now, I am using the Blue Jays’ resources to better educate myself to make better decisions moving forward. The ballpark is for everybody. We include all fans at the ballpark and we want to welcome everybody.

No one, of course, was hurt by Bass’s comments supporting boycotts of a couple of multibillion-dollar corporations. As I recently noted, “educate” is nothing but a euphemism for ideological conformity. And anyone who values free expression should be appalled by the obvious coercion.

Not even bowing your head to teammates and admitting bad “actions” is enough, though. Blue Jays manager John Schneider told reporters that Bass’s self-flagellation would be ongoing. “We’re not going to pretend like this never happened,” the second-year manager said. “We’re not going to pretend like it’s the end and move on. There are definitely more steps that are going to follow.”

Why should a player give a single whit about Schneider’s positions on faith or sex or economic boycotts or anything else, for that matter? If he weren’t such a coward, the manager would simply have noted that all people, including baseball players, are entitled to an opinion in a free country without having to worry about losing their jobs or publicly debasing themselves. Instead, a player must now not only participate in “LGBTQ2S+” pride night but take lessons on how to embrace every letter (and plus sign and number).

Then again, the point of all this isn’t to punish a journeyman middle reliever. It’s to chill speech and transform relatively common positions about faith and irrefutable biological truths into blasphemous utterances, whether done in private or not.

As of this writing, Bass is — or, rather, was — one of only four players among more than 900 major league players who have spoken up on this kind of issue. Clayton Kershaw, who’s probably made somewhere around $350 million playing baseball, finally, and very gingerly, disagreed with his team for honoring those drag clowns of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. The Dodgers’ Blake Treinen and Nationals’ Trevor Williams are basically the only players who have unambiguously come out with statements, the latter telling “fellow Catholics” to reconsider supporting the team.

It’s completely understandable that athletes prefer to stay out of politics and cultural battles. I wish they all did. But if Bass had shown disdain for the American flag and defended a mass murderer as did Colin Kaepernick — a borderline pro who could conveniently blame his short career on his outspoken rhetoric — he’d get a massive sneaker deal for his trouble. But if you’re on the wrong side of history, you’re going to be educated.

Nolte: Backlash Grows Over Male Transvestite Greeting Children at Disneyland



On top of grooming your underage children through its movies and TV shows, Disney is allowing transvestites to greet your children at Disneyland.

On Tuesday, news broke of a cross-dressing male—a guy named Nick wearing a mustache and a dress—greeting little kids outside of the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Disneyland. It’s right there on video… Disney is allowing cross-dressing fetishists to greet little kids.

More here:
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2023/05/31/nolte-backlash-grows-over-male-transvestite-greeting-children-disneyland/

PetSmart becomes latest company to face backlash over Pride merchandise



Another brand-name company is facing backlash over LGBTQ merchandise and promotions.

Some social media users recently aimed their ire at PetSmart for boasting about its all-new “You Are Loved” collection of 2023 Pride-themed clothing, toys and other items for pet owners’ four-legged friends.

The collection, unveiled just ahead of June’s Pride Month, includes rainbow-hued items such as dog bikinis, butterfly cat leashes and reptile cape costumes.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/petsmart-becomes-latest-company-to-face-backlash-over-pride-merchandise/ar-AA1bRe9S

Target Corporation's Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Keira Fernandez, has called on "White women" to take an active role in combating systemic racism in America.

Fernandez highlighted the role of "White women" in calling out "transgressions" and using their voices to support women of color in the workplace. She singled out a White person present in the panel discussion, stating that her "ability to properly pronounce words, punctual attendance record, and her native intelligence", on the basis of her race, would be given more weight in the workplace. Fernandez acknowledged the systemic history that led to the current state of affairs and emphasized the need to remove barriers to create a more equitable workplace.

https://www.blabber.buzz/conservative-news/1049599-target-diversity-chief-makes-these-bold-demands-of-white-women

(Editor’s note: Yeah, I am audtioning for Not the Bee, but click on the link to read the actual alarming story. Fuck Target!)

Target in free fall: Retail giant’s market value plunges by $13billion as shares drop by another 2.14% for the ninth consecutive day as chain scrambles to recover from backlash against Pride ‘tuck-friendly’ swimwear range

Some of the range was designed by Erik Carnell, a trans man and 'Satanist'

Retail giant Target's market value plummeted on Wednesday by $13 billion as shares dropped by for the ninth consecutive day by a further 2.14 percent.

It comes as the chain seeks to recover from backlash against its female swimwear range which gives adult wearers the option to 'tuck' male genitalia.

The company's market value had been $74 billion - with shares trading at $160.96 - as of May 17. But stock fell later that week when it made 'adjustments' to its Pride merchandising plans, including removing displays 'that have been at the center of the most significant confrontational behavior' at some of its stores, said CEO Brian Cornell in a statement last week.

Some Southern stores were forced to move merchandise - many of which were designed by Erik Carnell, a transgender man and self-proclaimed Satanist - to the back of stores.

It was done to avoid a 'Bud Light situation' - a disastrous marketing decision to promote Bud Light's beer with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney - following a consumer boycott of its Pride Month items.

Carnell - a British designer whose slogans include 'Satan loves pronouns' - introduced a collection featuring bags and similar paraphernalia as well as a handful of other items, which were pulled by Target.

Carnell said his designs - which are printed on pins, stickers and T-shirts - have been labeled 'Satanic' - but were not those being sold in Target as part of Pride month.

Companies like Target that launch products and campaigns for Pride Month seek to profit from LGBTQ people but fail to stand by them when challenges arise, Carnell said.

'It's a very dangerous precedent to set, that if people just get riled up enough about the products that you're selling, you can completely distance yourself from the LGBT community, when and if it's convenient,' said Carnell.

'If you're going to take a stance and say that you care about the LGBT community, you need to stand by that regardless.'

In tandem, LGBTQIA+ communities slammed the retailer, as did governor Gavin Newsom, who accused Target of 'systematically attacking' the gay community.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12147451/Target-free-fall-Retail-giants-market-value-plunges-13billion-shares-drop-2-14.html

RayAmerica says

'If you're going to take a stance and say that you care about the LGBT community, you need to stand by that regardless.'

Why?

Al_Sharpton_for_President says

'If you're going to take a stance and say that you care about the LGBT community, you need to stand by that regardless.'

Why?

The Satanist Carnell is admonishing corporations for yielding to pressure from the boycotters. If the company, and its shareholders lose $ billions, so be it.

The statement is a lie to start with. Attempting to groom children is called pedophilia.

Now #1 on iTunes in the US:

https://rumble.com/v2qj2o6-target-boycott-target-song-dangerous-clay-clark-remixes.html


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Dallas City Council to City Employees: Use Preferred Pronouns or Risk Termination

The Dallas Express reports:

The City of Dallas lists “refusing to respect an employee’s gender identity by intentionally referring to an employee by a name or by pronouns that do not correspond to the employee’s gender identity” as a form of discrimination and harassment.

The transitioning employee’s manager is required to police pronoun usage, “ensuring that other employees in the workplace adjust to using the new name and pronoun(s) as soon as possible.”

If anyone refuses to use the preferred non-biological pronouns for any reason, the offending person “will be investigated” and “may be disciplined up to and including termination.”

Furthermore, the transitioning employee has the opportunity to dictate how offending employees will be treated by management.

The full toolkit can be viewed below. (Go to the link if interested ... it's 20 pages long)

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/06/dallas-city-council-use-preferred-pronouns-risk-termination/

Back in the days of the French Revolution, if 'citizens' were found not wearing the Red Bonnet, that was grounds for a trip to the Guillotine for that opportunity to 'sneeze in the basket.' We're getting there folks ... it's only a matter of time.

Asset Manager Anson Frericks Explains Why Companies Go Woke Knowing It Will Hurt Their Business

See video here:
https://rumble.com/v2rzvkm-asset-manager-anson-frericks-explains-why-companies-go-woke-knowing-it-will.html

$27 Billion Wiped from TranAnheuser-Busch as Market Value Plunges Further amid Bud Light Boycott

Anheuser-Busch has now seen a staggering $27 billion dollars wiped from its market value after efforts to turn its beer brand Bud Light “woke” backfired.

The beermaker has been hit with devastating boycotts after Bud Light partnered with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney for an ad campaign.

Since the Mulvaney campaign launched on April 1, Anheuser-Busch had lost about $27 billion by the end of May.

According to Dow Jones Market Data Group, the company had a $134.55 billion value as of March 31 before it plunged to $107.44 billion by the end of May.

The company’s stock plummeted 19.98% from its high in March.

That 20% drop enters the zone of a bear market.

Bump Williams Consulting estimates that Bud Light sales revenues have dropped 25.7% for the week ending May 20, compared to the same week in 2022.

On April 1, Mulvaney, a man who “identifies” as a “woman,” posted a video to his 1.8 million followers on Instagram.

In a video promoting his partnership with Bud Light, Mulvaney drank cans of beer with an image of his face on the side.

“This month I celebrated my day 365 of womanhood, and Bud Light sent me possibly the best gift ever, a can with my face on it,” Mulvaney said.

The “woke” campaign triggered an immediate and sustained backlash.
https://slaynews.com/news/27-billion-anheuser-busch-market-value-plunges-further-bud-light/

Great News!

Jaw Dropping Stats – Reports of Bud Light Memorial Day Sales Dropping -60% as Brand Boycott Continues

Memorial Day customarily kicks off summer and the beer beverage industry generally looks forward to the enhanced sales that come from summer. However, if the recently published reports of Anheuser-Busch sales are accurate, which includes a stunning 60% sales drop during the holiday, the brand position of Bud Light is in freefall.

While the impacts do have a regional trend based on consumer boycotts and patterns, when the Daily Mail reports, “numbers are suffering primarily due to a decline in Bud Light sales that reached as high as a 60 percent drop off over the week that ended on Memorial Day,” we can be certain the executive offices of A/B are watching closely. The feedback from wholesalers and distributors to the parent company must be something beyond alarm.

Worse still, the forward-looking data trend doesn’t offer any hope. Things are getting worse for the parent company.

(Daily Mail) – […] For the week ending May 20, Bud Light sales across the US fell nearly 26 percent compared to the same period last year. For the week ending May 6, in-store sales plummeted 23.6 percent. And the week before that, ending April 29, sales dropped by 23.3 percent.

This follows declines in sales for the week ending April 22, which saw a 21.4 percent decline. Seven days earlier, the dip has been 17 percent, according to NielsenIQ data provided to Dailymail.com by Bump Williams Consultancy.

The data – showing that US sales of Bud Light are dropping by as much as 20 percent each week – is being uniformly viewed by industry experts as a negative trend that may not reverse itself anytime soon.

Beer Business Daily editor Harry Schuhmacher told Fox News Digital that the ‘whole industry is in shock’. (read more)

It is safe to say the Bud Light brand is now firmly connected to the image of transgender ideology. As a result, it would appear that anyone who holds a Bud Light beverage is essentially identifying themselves as a transvestite pickle-puffer, and that could potentially draw considerable side-eyes from anyone in a public place outside the region of San Francisco, California.

More here: https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/06/06/jaw-dropping-stats-reports-of-bud-light-memorial-day-sales-dropping-60-as-brand-boycott-continues/

https://babylonbee.com/cleanArticle/target-releases-trans-muslim-chinese-quadruple-amputee-santa

Target Learned Nothing From Their Pride Fiasco — Hires ‘Gay Cruella’ for LGBTQ Marketing



The hire was flagged by the popular Libs of TikTok account on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

“Remember when @Target sold tucking swimwear for kids and their sales dropped, stock plunged, and they were sued by shareholders?” LoTT wrote. “Apparently they didn’t learn their lesson cuz they just hired an LGBTQ activist to lead their ‘LGBTQIA+ multicultural merchandising strategy and pride businesses’ who’s already threatening to ‘make trouble’ after laughing about the backlash Target received.”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/target-learned-nothing-their-pride-fiasco-hires-gay/

I know it doesn't amount to much, but I haven't stepped inside of a Target since the original story broke.

Nothing to see here folks. It's all perfectly normal. This is just a little something that happened while fanatically advocating for the LGBTQI+ agenda.

Philadelphia LGBTQI+ Activist Kendall Stevens Charged with Rape of Minors



Kendall Stephens, a prominent LGBTQI+ activist in Philadelphia, has been charged with raping two minors among other alleged offenses.

Stephens, 37, reportedly had a preliminary arraignment in Philadelphia Municipal Court on Monday after being arrested and charged, according to CBS Philadelphia. Police said the alleged incidents happened in September.

“Court documents show Stephens was charged with rape, involuntary deviant sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with minors, corruption of minors, unlawful contact with minors, indecent assault against people less than 13 years of age, obscenity to minors and endangering the welfare of children,” noted the outlet.

Stephens, a black transgender woman, a man presenting himself as a woman, rose to prominence in the Philadelphia activist scene back in 2020 after suffering a hate crime inside his home. The assailant, Tymesha Wearing, was convicted this past February for “aggravated assault and conspiracy for her role in the home invasion and group assault” of Stephens. Wearing was also convicted of hate crimes.

Stephens advocated for more protection of LGBTQI+ people in the city.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/20/philadelphia-lgbtq-activist-kendall-stevens-charged-with-rape-of-a-minor/

Target Will Only Sell Pride Merchandise Online and in ‘Select Stores’ After Last Year’s Backlash

Last June, Target faced a major boycott for offering Pride-themed products from a Satanic designer with violent messaging and “tuck-friendly” women’s bathing suits.

In a press release on their website, Target said they will offer “a collection of products including adult apparel and home and food and beverage items, curated based on consumer feedback.”

“The collection will be available on Target.com and in select stores, based on historical sales performance,” the press release continued.

The retail giant noted that it continues to support LGBTQIA+ organizations year-round, including Human Rights Campaign, Family Equality, and more.

In July 2023, seven Republican Attorney Generals sent a letter to Target warning that their Pride month displays may have violated state laws that “protect children from harmful content meant to sexualize them and prohibit gender transitions of children.”

“This year, Target reportedly promoted and sold products in our states that included, among other products, LGBT-themed onesies, bibs, and overalls, t-shirts labeled ‘Girls Gays Theys;’ ‘Pride Adult Drag Queen Katya’ (which depicts a male dressed in female ‘drag’); and girls’ swimsuits with ‘tuck-friendly construction’ and ‘extra crotch coverage’ for male genitalia,” the letter said. “Target also included merchandise by the self-declared ‘Satanist-Inspired’ brand Abprallen, which is known for designs that glorify violence. These designs include the phrases ‘We Bash Back’ with a heart-shaped mace in the trans-flag colors, ‘Transphobe Collector’ with a skull, and ‘Homophobe Headrest’ with skulls beside a pastel guillotine. Target also sold products with antiChristian designs, such as pentagrams, horned skulls, and other Satanic products. One such design included the phrase ‘Satan Respects Pronouns’ with a horned ram representing Baphomet—a half-human, half-animal, hermaphrodite worshiped by the occult.”

After news of Target’s extremist Pride campaign went viral, a conservative boycott caused the company’s stock prices to plummet by 16 percent.

The Target boycott began shortly after Bud Light was hit with one for partnering with transgender influencer and activist Dylan Mulvaney.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/target-will-only-sell-pride-merchandise-online-select/

Target close to us, used to have a 10 registers opened, and lines about 20 people deep in each queue. I hated going to Target for that reason.
It would take an hour just to go through the checkout line.
In the few times I have gone to Target in the last year. There was only about two or three lines opened, and at least one of them have no one in line.