{"id":1985872,"date":"2023-07-29T15:21:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T19:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baseball-team-pulls-shirt-after-fans-notice-what-city-nickname-looks-like\/"},"modified":"2023-07-29T15:23:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T19:23:49","slug":"baseball-team-pulls-shirt-after-fans-notice-what-city-nickname-looks-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baseball-team-pulls-shirt-after-fans-notice-what-city-nickname-looks-like\/","title":{"rendered":"Baseball team changes shirt after fans spot unfortunate city nickname resemblance."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fbaseball-team-pulls-shirt-after-fans-notice-what-city-nickname-looks-like%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=1985872&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>A Minor League Baseball Team Faces \u2063Controversy Over T-Shirt Design<\/h2>\n<p>A \u2064Minor League\u200b Baseball\u200b team in Tennessee is facing a dilemma after some fans\u2062 raised concerns about\u2064 a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-checkers-rated-a-trump-t-shirt-as-similar-to-nazi-imagery-will-jill-biden-get-the-same-treatment\/\" title=\"Fact-Checkers Rated A Trump T-Shirt As \u2018Similar\u2019 To Nazi Imagery. Will Jill Biden Get The Same Treatment?\">t-shirt design<\/a>. The Chattanooga Lookouts, known\u200c for their creative merchandise, released a new shirt featuring the \u200cnickname of their city, &#8220;Nooga,&#8221; with the two Os \u200dtransformed into a pair of eyes. However, some fans interpreted the design differently.<\/p>\n<p>One tweet sparked \u2064a debate about the shirt&#8217;s potential racial undertones, \u200cwith a \u2062user named &#8220;Dre&#8221;\u200c expressing their disapproval. \u2064The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baseball-team-pulls-shirt-after-fans-notice-what-city-nickname-looks-like\/\" title=\"Baseball team changes shirt after fans spot unfortunate city nickname resemblance.\">tweet quickly gained attention<\/a>\u200d and led to further\u200c discussions\u2063 about the design&#8217;s implications.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Oh no, \u200dChattanooga this isn&#8217;t gonna\u2062 work \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l9cnHvRzSA\">pic.twitter.com\/l9cnHvRzSA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dre (@newhandledre)\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/newhandledre\/status\/1683256679117332480?\">July 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Opinions on the matter were \u200ddivided. Some agreed with the \u200cconcerns raised, criticizing the shirt as &#8220;hilariously\u200d bad&#8221; and\u2063 accusing the team of promoting \u200bracism. Others defended the design, highlighting that &#8220;Nooga&#8221; has long\u2064 been\u200d a nickname for the team\u2063 and that the \u2063eyes represent the team&#8217;s name, &#8220;Lookouts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hilariously bad. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iIXee4PIWT\">https:\/\/t.co\/iIXee4PIWT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200b Keg.\u200d (@GratefulKeg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GratefulKeg\/status\/1683596550553980929?\">July 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Amidst \u2063the controversy, one Twitter user expressed their skepticism, stating that finding racism in every detail is a result of actively seeking offense. They argued that the shirt&#8217;s design was innocent and\u200c in line with the team&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nooga is their long standing\u2063 nickname.\u200d The looking eyes in the graphic suggest their actual name &#8220;Look outs.&#8221; So what&#8217;s \u2064the problem here?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Catboat\u200b Guy \u2063(@catboat401) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catboat401\/status\/1685065136627666944?\">July 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another Twitter user echoed this sentiment, emphasizing that only\u2064 those predisposed to using slurs would find fault with the shirt.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You have to dig really hard and be predisposed\u2064 to using slurs in your vocabulary to see anything wrong with this shirt.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Feral Fawcett \u2062(@angelRlong) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/angelRlong\/status\/1684697310385565696?\">July 27,\u2063 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While some defended the shirt, others criticized those who raised concerns, dismissing it as an attempt to gain attention. One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-allen-shares-a-tweet-who-is-the-face-of-woke\/\" title=\"Tim Allen Shares a Tweet: \u201cWho Is the Face of Woke?\u201d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> user wrote<\/a>, &#8220;Nobody decent thinks of the N-word until someone \u2064has to bring \u200bit up to get their 5 mins of fame.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ridiculous. Nobody decent thinks of the N-word \u2063until someone has to bring\u2062 it up to get their 5 mins \u2063of fame.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Potter&#8217;s Clay Church (@TPCC83335) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPCC83335\/status\/1685094995324481536?\">July 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As\u2063 the controversy\u200b unfolded on social media, \u2064the team decided to remove the \u200dshirt from their online store. This move surprised many, considering that the Lookouts&#8217; merchandise typically features the term &#8220;Chattanooga&#8221; prominently.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Your Lookouts will wear these special jerseys TONIGHT vs the Braves as \u2064we \u2064celebrate Unum&#8217;s 175th Anniversary  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UnUTqK8EPQ\">pic.twitter.com\/UnUTqK8EPQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chattanooga Lookouts (@ChattLookouts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChattLookouts\/status\/1679884235828523009?\">July \u200c14,\u200c 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ultimately, the controversy surrounding the shirt design highlights the subjective nature of interpretation.\u200c While some saw \u2062a potential racial slur, others viewed it\u2063 as an innocent representation of the team&#8217;s nickname and name. The fact that this issue had not been \u200braised before suggests that the design&#8217;s intent was not inherently racist.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/baseball-team-pulls-shirt-fans-notice-city-nickname-looks-like\/\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Tennessee Minor League Baseball team needs a new t-shirt design due to fans mistaking a racial slur in their recent design. However, not all are convinced. The Chattanooga Lookouts released a shirt inspired by the last five letters of their city&#8217;s name, causing controversy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":1985873,"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-1985872","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\/1985872","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\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1985872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1985872\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1985873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1985872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1985872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1985872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}