The Giants Get Embroiled In the Culture War Battle They Didn't Need as JD Vance, Josh Hawley Weigh In on Pride Night Hat

"Trump won, we don't have to do this anymore."

That's what our vice president, JD Vance, had to say on Xitter about the Giants' Pride Night hat controversy, exemplifying the emboldened, bigoted attitude that gave Giants starter Landen Roupp the fuel to ignite a debate over whether a Bay Area baseball team should be showing inclusivity for their many LGBTQ fans.

After Roupp and several other pitchers either defaced their annually issued Pride Night Giants caps with a Bible verse or refused to wear the caps altogether last Friday, a dustup began over whether these self-described Christian players should be made to participate in the team's annual Pride Night celebratio

Roupp defended his act of protest not as an act of hate but one of "moral" resistance, and he went on to encourage LGBTQ people to read the Bible, implying that they might be able to convert back to his more righteous way of living — stay tuned for the digging into Roupp's morally unsullied past.




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