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/CarneDelGato Cleveland Guardians 13h ago

You know, I get that the ads are super sexual, and that parents are concerned. Like, your kids should be able to watch baseball.

But the thing I find most offensive is that she says, “No betting on wars. Or death.” Umm, yeah, I’d rather explain sex than that. 

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u/yankeenate Texas Rangers 11h ago

It is much more unhealthy to shield your kids from the existence of death than sex.

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u/CarneDelGato Cleveland Guardians 11h ago

Not the existence of death, betting on death.

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u/yankeenate Texas Rangers 10h ago

So they crossed the red line by explicitly stating that things you disapprove of (betting on wars) are not allowed on their site?

They should have agreed with you silently?

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u/wokenupbybacon New York Yankees 8h ago

If you follow the throughline of the original comment, it is pretty clear that they do not want to have to explain to children that people bet on wars and death because they happened to hear that in a random commercial while watching baseball.

Whether the company is or isn't allowing it isn't the point of issue being discussed.

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u/CarneDelGato Cleveland Guardians 10h ago

Sort of bold to say that a sports betting website and I agree. Sure, it's technically the truth, but it leaves out a fuck ton of context.