r/baseball • u/_HGCenty Seattle Mariners • 14h 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 14h 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/AerieElectrical3546 Boston Red Sox 14h ago

that IS a problem though, there’s no reason for advertisements that run on “family friendly” sporting events to be so sexualized.

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u/Traditional_Half842 MLB Players Association 14h ago

How is this ad different from ESPN The Body Issue? Or is that sexual as well?

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u/Friendly_Curmudgeon Milwaukee Brewers 14h ago

"ESPN the body issue" is something that you intentionally purchase. These ads are just something you're automatically subjected to as a condition of watching a baseball game. Or in my case, something I have to decide whether to expose my young children to while watching a baseball game.

That, and there's a difference between the human form as a celebration of athleticism and the human form as a tool for selling boner pills/gambling.