{"id":1962348,"date":"2023-07-01T15:14:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T19:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sizzling-forever-baseball-team-strikes-back-after-activist-group-attacks-over-glorification-of-meat\/"},"modified":"2023-07-01T15:20:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T19:20:37","slug":"sizzling-forever-baseball-team-strikes-back-after-activist-group-attacks-over-glorification-of-meat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sizzling-forever-baseball-team-strikes-back-after-activist-group-attacks-over-glorification-of-meat\/","title":{"rendered":"Baseball Team Fights Back Against Activist Group&#8217;s Meat Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsizzling-forever-baseball-team-strikes-back-after-activist-group-attacks-over-glorification-of-meat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1962348&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sizzling Forever: Baseball Team Strikes Back After Activist Group Attacks Over &#8216;Glorification&#8217; of Meat<\/h2>\n<p>Sure, we\u2019ve heard of plenty of teams that have faced pressure to change their image to fit with the cancel-culture times: the Washington Redskins, the Atlanta Braves, the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Chiefs among them.<\/p>\n<p>Some have caved, some haven\u2019t, but all of those woke name-change campaigns had at least a shred of explicability behind them. The campaign to get the Macon Bacon to change their name, however, is a pig of a different color.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/wgxa.tv\/news\/local\/health-advocate-pitches-plant-based-makeover-for-macon-bacons-menu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WGXA<\/a> in Macon, a health advocacy group campaign headed by nutritionist Anna Herby is urging the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sizzling-forever-baseball-team-strikes-back-after-activist-group-attacks-over-glorification-of-meat\/\" title=\"Baseball Team Fights Back Against Activist Group's Meat Criticism\">collegiate summer-league baseball team<\/a> to consider its association with the delicious foodstuff and offer \u201cplant-based alternatives\u201d to the food at its games.<\/p>\n<p>Herby\u2019s group \u2014 the Physician\u2019s Committee for Responsible Medicine \u2014 has also purchased a billboard on Interstate 16 near the team\u2019s stadium to make its point, too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMacon Bacon\u2019s glorification of bacon, a processed meat that raises the risk of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doctors-reveal-benign-polyp-removed-from-joe-bidens-colon\/\" title=\"Doctors Reveal Benign Polyp Removed from Joe Biden's Colon\">colorectal cancer<\/a> and other diseases, sends the wrong message to fans. I urge you to update the team\u2019s name to Macon Facon Bacon and promote plant-based bacon alternatives, such as Facon Bacon or Mushroom Bacon, that will help your fans stay healthy,\u201d Herby wrote in the <a href=\"https:\/\/pcrm.widen.net\/s\/lkhvwm6vzx\/physicians-committee-for-responsible-medicine-letter-to-macon-bacon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a>, dated June 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs for Kevin, Macon Bacon\u2019s mascot, he can reveal that he is actually plant-based bacon.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">: Plant-based activists demand the Macon Bacon baseball team located in Macon Georgia. To change its name to stop its glorification of bacon because the processed meat raises the risk of colorectal cancer <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xArNFXKKCA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/xArNFXKKCA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rawsalerts\/status\/1672352373073752067?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Just so we\u2019re clear, this was dated\u00a0<em>June<\/em> 1, not\u00a0<em>April\u00a0<\/em>1. It\u2019s not an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/babylon-bee-nails-april-fools-day-official-apology-calling-rachel-levine-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April Fool\u2019s Day<\/a> joke.<\/p>\n<p>The letter went on to cite that there would be nearly 5,000 new cases of colorectal cancer in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kari-lake-replaces-pence-keynote-speaker-georgia-gop-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgia<\/a> and roughly 1,640 deaths in 2023, according to statistics from the American Cancer Society \u2014 something clearly caused by the Macon Bacon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cColorectal cancer is striking Americans at a younger age, and processed meat, like bacon, plays a role. A study published by the American Cancer Society earlier this year found that the proportion of individuals with newly diagnosed colorectal cancer who were younger than 55 years old has almost doubled, from 11% in 1995 to 20% in 2019,\u201d Herby\u2019s missive continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe National Cancer Institute says, \u2018There\u2019s mounting evidence linking an unhealthy diet \u2014 in particular, one high in processed meat and fat, and low in fruits and vegetables \u2014 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colonoscopy-unexpected-results-from-a-major-study-is-it-worth-doing\/\" title=\"Colonoscopy: Unexpected Results From a Major Study, Is It Worth Doing?\">early-onset colorectal cancer<\/a>.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A group of plant-based activists suggested the Macon Bacon baseball team update its name to include mention of a plant-based alternative \u2013 like \u201cFacon Bacon or Mushroom Bacon\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O3dFM04Elt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/O3dFM04Elt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CNN (@CNN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN\/status\/1672703698630324224?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The committee\u2019s head, Dr. Neal Barnard, actually went further and made the case the team\u2019s name would end up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/father-dead-two-children-rushed-hospital-fatal-discovery-grandfathers-belongings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">killing young children<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not debatable, bacon causes cancer,\u201d Barnard claimed, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2023\/jun\/24\/macon-bacon-baseball-team-georgia-plant-based-eating-name-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.K. Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s the problem: A guy brings his child to a ballgame. The child is six years old, and there\u2019s a mascot, a person in a bacon costume, and they\u2019re selling, I am not making this up \u2014 bacon-wrapped bacon, steak-cut bacon, bacon-loaded cheese fries, bacon chips,\u201d Barnard said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe child learns to associate this food with fun, with America\u2019s favorite sport, with his family, and that child grows up with a taste for food that causes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/12-foods-that-look-just-like-the-organ-they-benefit\/\" title=\"12 Foods That Look Just Like the Organ They Benefit\">intestinal cancer<\/a> in exactly the same way that cigs cause intestinal cancer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou would never call this team the Macon Cigarettes or Team Asbestos because people know that [they] cause cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I bring my child to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/michael-jordan-sell-majority-stake-1-7-billion-business-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlotte Hornets<\/a> game. He gets comfortable around insects that sting. He has children. One of his children is allergic to hornet stings. Suddenly, she dies in his arms of an anaphylactic reaction. See? Name the team the Charlotte Ladybugs instead.<\/p>\n<p>You wouldn\u2019t name a team the Charlotte Fentanyl Needles, right? That\u2019s what I thought \u2014 and that\u2019s exactly what this is.<\/p>\n<p>You may be beginning to see the stupidity of this logic \u2014 as does the president of the Macon Bacon, Brandon Raphael.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Macon Bacon do not view ourselves as a glorification of an unhealthy lifestyle; rather, we pride ourselves on being a fun-natured organization focused on bringing families and communities together of middle Georgia and beyond,\u201d Raphael said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe take great pride in the Macon Bacon naming rights (which our fans named), as we get to witness the smiles and laughter from our fan base \u2014 who have supported our branding since our inception \u2014 that stems from the brand\u2019s lighthearted and playful nature. We are a family-friendly organization, and we are extremely grateful for our fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Raphael also insisted: \u201cThe Macon Bacon will be sizzling forever and will not consider a name change. Ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Long live the Macon Bacon \u2014 and the ballpark\u2019s menu, which includes \u201cBacon-Wrapped Bacon, Steak-Cut Bacon, Bacon Cheeseburger, Bacon Dog, Bacon-Loaded Cheese Fries, Bacon-Loaded Mac N\u2019 Cheese and Bacon Chips.\u201d The only suggestion I could add would be, oh, maybe a little more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/joe-biden-blasted-obvious-problem-video-ordering-bacon-cheeseburger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bacon<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sizzling-forever-baseball-team-strikes-back-activist-group-attacks-glorification-meat\/\">&#8216;Sizzling Forever&#8217;: Baseball Team Strikes Back After Activist Group Attacks Over &#8216;Glorification&#8217; of Meat<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sure, many teams like the Washington Redskins, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, and Kansas City Chiefs have felt pressure to adapt their image to the cancel-culture era. While some have yielded, others have stood firm. Nonetheless, all these woke name-change movements carried a hint of influence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":663,"featured_media":1962349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1962348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1962348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/663"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1962348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1962348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1962349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1962348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1962348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1962348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}