LeBron, Mookie And MLB Promote Divisive, Corporate-Approved BLM Lifestyle OutKick

You can t spell BLM without MLB, and so it makes perfect sense that Major League Baseball returned Thursday evening on its knee, placating the Black Lives Matter mob with headpats, bellyrubs, butter biscuits and other pet treats.

The Yankees and Nationals took batting practice in BLM T-shirts. They kneeled and bowed their heads before the national anthem, then rose to their feet for the playing of the Star-Spangled Banner. MLB carved BLM into the back of the pitcher s mound. In Boston, the Red Sox unveiled a 250-foot BLM billboard at Fenway Park. In the nightcap, Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts, one of the richest athletes in sports, kneeled during the playing of the anthem. 

I found the whole thing sad, embarrassing and patronizing. It crystalizes America s pervasive lack of substance. Imagine Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey signing Jackie Robinson to be a mascot rather than second baseman. 

That s what BLM is at this point. Corporate America s lovable mascot, a decorative symbol to be bought and plastered on a field to ward off accusations of systemic racism. When fans return to the ballpark, commemorative I m Not Racist T-shirts, ball caps and jerseys will be available to the public for just $29.99. 

We used to fight for opportunity, a chance to compete at the highest level athletically, academically and financially. Now we re fighting for public pandering and payoffs to charities that fight social injustice with highly-compensated speaking engagements. 

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