Boston is seen by the rest of the country as this bastion of liberalism.
But, Fenway is filled with “regular” people. Honestly, I am surprised that these folks were not assaulted when they unfurled this banner. My guess is most people did not even see the banner until they got home.
They were booed and then ejected.
Like everything else in this city Fenway gets gentrified more and more every year. Cigar smoke gone, Women’s bathroom added under the bleachers, pink sox hats, it ain’t the park I went to in the 70’s and 80’s.
But, Fenway is filled with “regular” people. Honestly, I am surprised that these folks were not assaulted when they unfurled this banner. My guess is most people did not even see the banner until they got home.
As someone who attends several Red Sox games at Fenway Park each year, I agree with you. Like at most baseball parks (MLB and minor league), Fenway is overwhelmingly filled with "regular" folks.
We've been to Fenway once or twice when John Effin' Kerry was in the stands and introduced by the PA announcer: The BOOs far outweighed the polite clapping.