Posted on 08/02/2025 8:34:37 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
As anyone who follows any major league sports can tell you, sports media is as left-wing, if not more horribly left-wing, as regular media. Most people watch sports to cheer on their favorite team and forget about things like politics for a while. But in recent years, it has been a never-ending parade of things such as BLM T-shirts, and not taking a stand to keep biological men out of women's sports.
Party politics has also seeped into sports media. And it is not hard to figure out which side many in professional sports are cheering for.
Man kicked out of a St. Louis City SC game for wearing a MAGA hat as pride flags fly.
How is this stadium funded? @realDonaldTrump, @HawleyMO, @Eric_Schmitt
Energizer Park, St. Louis, MO.
Naming rights: Energizer Holdings, Inc.
(Energizer, Eveready, Rayovac, and Varta)— Eric Needle (@longbowsg) August 2, 2025
It became clear very recently who Major League Soccer is rooting for, and as a born and bred St. Louisan, this one is personal. Recently, while attending a St. Louis City SC soccer match, Michael Weitzel, a season ticket holder for the five-year-old club, was escorted out of the stadium by security for...you know the drill...wearing a MAGA hat. Weitzel recorded himself being escorted out of the stadium, and the video has gone viral.
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But it isn't as easy as the video going viral, leading to a big dustup, and Weitzel getting allowed back into the stadium, MAGA hat and all. Let's go to the official MLS fan Code of Conduct handbook, which says:
The following conduct is prohibited in the Stadium and all parking lots, facilities and areas controlled by the Club or MLS:
- Displaying signs, symbols, images, using language or making gestures that are threatening, abusive, or discriminatory, including on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, ability, and/or sexual orientation
- Displaying signs, symbols or images for commercial purposes or for electioneering, campaigning or advocating for or against any candidate, political party, legislative issue, or government action
So, according to the letter of the handbook, Weitzel was, in fact, in violation of the rule. However, there is a gargantuan "but" here. If you look at the opposite side of the stadium from where Weitzel's season ticket holder seats are, well, looky there...look at all the pretty rainbow Pride flags waving in the breeze. Weitzel asks the security guard charged with bouncing him out of the stadium about the Pride flags. His response, "They're pre-approved." What does that mean?
@stlCITYsc Trump supporter thrown out of stadium because club doesn't like his hat.....Stay Classy stlCITYsc.— JJ Brice (@jjbrice199) August 2, 2025
On the way out of the stadium, the security guard says he is a Trump supporter, he is just enforcing stadium rules. You might venture a guess that the security guard is as annoyed by the fact that he has to do this as Weitzel is at being escorted out. At one point, Weitzel asks if he takes the hat off, can he stay for the remainder of the game? He is abruptly told by someone other than the security guard, "Nope, it’s too late. You're outta here!"
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Thanks to the owners of the St. Louis City SC club, we have another glaring example of liberal hypocrisy for all to see. So, let's review, in St. Louis, a hopelessly blue city, you can wave Pride flags in the stadium all you want, but one guy wearing a MAGA hat? Nope, too dangerous. Two things that St. Louis City SC owners might want to realize now, before too many more people see the video: Pride flags, whether they like it or not, are just as political as MAGA hats. Number two: As basketball great Michael Jordan may have once said, "Republicans buy sneakers too."
In this case, Republicans buy season tickets to St. Louis City SC matches, too, even this season with their less-than-stellar record. But maybe not for long.
A man got kicked out of a @stlCITYsc game last night for wearing a MAGA hat. Security said they don’t allow political paraphernalia. Man then asked security what’s up with the constant pride flags and trans banners at the games. They didn’t like that either. pic.twitter.com/t0ZZ8b1QxF— Gregg Keller (@RGreggKeller) August 2, 2025
Serves him right, paying to watch a soccer game, it is like watching paint dry.
Like entertainment these days the amount of spectator sports I watch is flatlining at zero. All I hear about both nowadays is here on FR. Not missing a minute of it.
Sigh. Unfortunately it’s impossible for me to boycott the WNBA.
You might want to give televised chess matches a try.
Regards,
In my opinion, we should not use the Left’s euphemisms and propaganda language. They are “Groomer flags” or “Pedo flags.”
A couple months ago, I sat next to some young guys (30s) at a bar while grabbing lunch. We conversed about some local political things. I told them they needed to put 1/4 of the time they spent on sportyball, on local politics, if they didn’t want it all to turn to crap over time.
“They are “Groomer flags” or “Pedo flags.”
…great point and will do
“They are “Groomer flags” or ‘Pedo flags.’”
It would be great if the “Pedo flag” phrase would catch on nationwide.
Good idea. Pedo flag it is. There are houses that fly the thing from the front porch. Such places have no trace of old glory.
Sue the crap out of them.
“Good idea. Pedo flag it is.”
A while ago another FReeper suggested that lazy losers who live off of our tax dollars are like cowbirds. I’ve started calling them “cowbirds”.
Thanks to Minnesota Voters Alliamce v Mansky, he can wear that hat at a polling place.
I hope all involved in violating his civil rights pay through the freaking nose.
I see from the video that one of the people who escorted him put was wearing a badge.
A note to law enforcement...
https://www.justice.gov/crt/deprivation-rights-under-color-law
“...The offense is punishable by a range of imprisonment up to a life term, or the death penalty, depending upon the circumstances of the crime, and the resulting injury, if any...”
I hope the book is thrown at any and all members of LE who participated in this.
Why can’t you boycott the WNBA?
Ha! Because I never watch it in the first place.
Promotion of the LGBT agenda by MLS is the big reason why I don’t attend the games or being the grandkids. Also the Apple TV deal leaves me in the dark from viewing the games on my television. Fuck MLS
Amazing...A fan of MLS...I wonder who it was...😀
The best MLS team wouldn’t even make it out of the fourth division of English football. Even Miami, with Messi wouldn’t.
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