The Physicians Committee of Responsible Medicine used a Georgia billboard to demand that fans stop supporting the Macon Bacon summer collegiate baseball team. They want the team to change its name and stop glorifying bacon.
I figured we all needed a laugh today:
The Physicians Committee of Responsible Medicine’s billboard is located on Interstate 16 and asks fans to “keep bacon off your plate.” The group also sent a letter to team president Brandon Raphael accusing the organization of glorifying the meat.”Macon Bacon’s glorification of bacon, a processed meat that raises the risk of colorectal cancer and other diseases, sends the wrong message to fans,” the letter from nutrition education program manager Anna Herby, DHSc, RD, CDCES, to Raphael read. “I urge you to update the team’s name to Macon Facon Bacon and promote plant-based bacon alternatives, such as Facon Bacon or Mushroom Bacon, that will help your fans stay healthy. As for Kevin, Macon Bacon’s mascot, he can reveal that he is actually plant-based bacon.”
The team’s mascot is named KEVIN! He’s so cute!! His favorite movie is Footloose, and his favorite number is six degrees.
They want Kevin to come out as plant-based bacon.
Ron Swanson taught us what to do with plant-based bacon.
Bacon is delicious.
The team has some delicious food at the facility. Yes, the group complained about those, too:
To help fight cancer and cardiovascular disease in your community, you should encourage fans to consume delicious, healthful plant based foods instead of menu items like 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon, Bacon Wrapped Bacon, Steak Cut Bacon, Bacon Cheeseburger, Bacon Dog, Bacon Loaded Cheese Fries, Bacon Loaded Mac N Cheese, and Bacon Chips.
Raphael had a great response to the group. He told them in an eloquent way to shut up and have some fun:
“While we are disappointed in the disapproval of our branding from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, the Macon Bacon do not view ourselves as a glorification of an unhealthy lifestyle; rather, we pride ourselves on being a fun-natured organization focused on bringing families and communities together of Middle Georgia and beyond,” Raphael said.”We take great pride in the Macon Bacon naming rights (which our fans named), as we get to witness the smiles and laughter from our fan base – who have supported our branding since our inception — that stems from the brand’s lighthearted and playful nature. We are a family-friendly organization and we are extremely grateful for our fans.”While we certainly offer bacon-based options on our concessions menu, our organization has developed a menu that is full of other dining variations to ensure that our fans have choices as to what they consume while enjoying their time at the ballpark, which includes a plant-based option. That was obviously not mentioned in the group’s complaint.
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