r/baseball • u/_HGCenty Seattle Mariners • 11h ago

Players Only Dodgers' Alex Call blasts controversial Sydney Sweeney ad

https://www.thebiglead.com/dodgers-alex-call-sydney-sweeney-novig-commercial-soft-porn/

Since the last post about this got deleted because it contained a X screenshot, hopefully this one actually stays for comment.

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u/Three_Froggy_Problem Chicago Cubs 11h ago

It seems like Call doesn’t care so much that the ad is advertising gambling and just doesn’t like that it features a woman without enough clothing on.

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u/oooriole09 Baltimore Orioles 11h ago

I know folks try to separate that commercial’s issue into one bucket or the other but we’re kinda missing the point that it’s simultaneously both.

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u/nattyboh_or_pringles 11h ago

One of them is requires puritan sensibilities to really be bothered by, the other is actually a problem for society.

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u/oooriole09 Baltimore Orioles 11h ago

Still missing my point.

Regardless of your personal sensibilities, it’s still a rather noteworthy tool to further sell the thing you deem a problem for society.

There’s a reason we’re talking about this one specific ad over every one of the other countless examples.