It's Time to Boycott Arizona - Butch Femme Planet

05-11-2010, 02:00 PM

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Jackie Robsinson taking the major league field for the first time was not just an athletic event but a profoundly *political* one.

I normally don't quote my own posts but this occurred to me. MLB should be proud of itself. Their standing up to be counted in opposition to the Arizona law is as profound a political statement as when MLB integrated. It was a proud day for baseball when Jackie Robinson took the field for the first time and it's a proud day for baseball when they took the risk of standing against the Arizona law. Given the political heat they can and will get for this, it was a brave thing.

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