So the Mets and The Beat are all excited about this “Churve” symbol…
Props to the Mets’ scoreboard people, who have this churve animation pop up every time Joey Lucchesi throws his signature pitch.
MLB’s pitch-tracking data reads it as a curveball. Dominic Smith recently said Mets players want to see the churve get recognized. pic.twitter.com/7iRpizrIGQ
— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) June 13, 2021
However, the Mets might want to read this article called “The OK Hand Gesture Is Now Listed As A Symbol of Hate” on NPR.
…the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish civil rights organization, added 36 symbols to its “Hate on Display” database including the index finger-to-thumb sign that in some corners of the Internet has become associated with white supremacy and the far right.
Here at Mets Police the only things we hate are black uniforms and Pete Alonso’s vulgar t-shirts and hashtags, so we encourage the Mets to renounce hate and to educate themselves on The Churve. The media too.
Now do I think the Mets were like “Hey let’s post some symbols of hatred” – of course not. However, now they would have no excuse to do it again. Just pick something else guys.
