Category: Pinkwashing

Mother’s Day Recap Becomes Cap Logo Obsession

By Paul Lukas, on May 14th, 2018%

The video embedded above pretty well captures the absurdity of yesterday’s MLB Ma’s Day uniforms. This year, thankfully, they didn’t go with pink-trimmed jerseys, but that just made all the other pink attire (caps, undershirts, socks, cleats, and various accessories) stand out in higher relief, because it didn’t match the teams’ color schemes. The . . . → Read More: Mother’s Day Recap Becomes Cap Logo Obsession

Historyâ€™s Pinkest Number-Retirement Ceremony

By Paul Lukas, on May 15th, 2017%

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For five months now, ever since it was announced that Derek Jeter’s number would be retired on Mother’s Day, I’ve been wondering how the Yankees would handle the uniforms. Would they really wear pink instead of their usual timeless uniforms? Would they maybe wear their regular uniforms . . . → Read More: Historyâ€™s Pinkest Number-Retirement Ceremony

MLB: The Pinkening, Year 2 (Day 1)

By Phil Hecken, on May 14th, 2017%

By Phil Hecken

MLB’s love affair with special event uniforms continues, and in typical millennial fashion, works under the mantra of “anything worth doing is worth overdoing,” and that’s not necessarily a good thing. Last year, on Mother’s Day, the splash photo included a ratchet, because you can be certain that once MLB starts . . . → Read More: MLB: The Pinkening, Year 2 (Day 1)

NFL to End Pinktober, Expand Cancer-Awareness Program

By Paul Lukas, on December 14th, 2016%

Big news out of the NFL yesterday, as word came down that October will no longer be breast cancer awareness month beginning in 2017. A little birdie had tipped me off to this one about two months ago but had sworn me to secrecy, so I’m glad the league has now gone public with . . . → Read More: NFL to End Pinktober, Expand Cancer-Awareness Program