From the team that brought you “drag queens” comes the latest controversial promotion.
The Ogden Raptors, a rookie ball team playing in the Pioneer League, announced on Saturday a new promotion they’ll be holding in August. The night — to be held on Aug. 11 — is called “Hourglass Appreciation Night.” To celebrate “Hourglass Appreciation Night,” the team will have women with hourglass-shaped bodies in the stadium.
Here’s the description for the event, from the team’s press release.
Since August is the eighth month of the calendar year, and an 8 looks tantalizingly similar to an hourglass, be there a better way to remind the world that baseball needs no clock than to feature 18 hourglass-shaped color commentators?
That’s right! Stars Talent Studio of Salt Lake City will provide a different stunner each half-inning. And the Raptors will video-stream the broadcast booth – well, at least the better-looking half of it!
Fans will have the opportunity to pose for pictures with the lovely ladies as we showcase seriously splendid visual appeal: Utah’s legendary mountains, Dodgers and Reds farmhands – and gorgeous women whose curves rival those of any stud pitching prospect!
Not only is it a total stretch to turn the eighth month of the year into an hourglass tie-in, but many find the whole concept of trotting curvy women into the broadcast booth as if they’re ring girls to be off-putting.
As you could imagine, the promotion didn’t go over well among many on Twitter. Here’s a sample of the reaction:
What. In. The.. https://t.co/Sw64nYlw1N
— Hazel Mae (@thehazelmae) June 6, 2017
I'm sure this will go over well https://t.co/beTJbK4mAx
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) June 6, 2017
This is somehow even worse than it looks https://t.co/ImoXMhRDuz
— Robot Chicken Puppet (@chicken__puppet) June 6, 2017
the @ogdenraptors, same team that thought it was funny to put the grounds crew in dresses and call them "Drag Queens" https://t.co/hSCPB47Gn6
— keithlaw (@keithlaw) June 6, 2017
