The team is putting an end to a controversial kiss-cam feature, in which a pair of players on the opposing team would be shown on the Jumbotron to suggest they kiss – which often was met by laughs from the crowd, which in turn was met by calls of homophobia.
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The Mets said they plan to continue to include kiss cam in games but it will only highlight couples. In May, the Los Angeles Dodgers shown a same-sex duo revealing an actual smack, forcing cheering all through the arena. The heart-shaped frame captured several smooching couples before landing on two players in the Phillies dugout, prompting snickers.
“I’ve been going to games basically my whole lie, and I don’t remember seeing this until this season”, he said Wednesday onHuffPost Live. In 2012. Oakland A’s pitcher Brandon McCarthy blasted the practice, tweeting, “They put two guys on the “Kiss Cam” tonight”. “The most charitable thing to say is it’s a junior high gay joke”, Bednarsh told CNN.
Let’s not applaud the Mets here. “There’s nothing amusing about it,” Bednarsh said.
What is annoying is that Bednarsh has been hammering the team all season about this, even retweeting posts by other writers.
While Bednarsh never got a response from the Mets, HuffPost Live invited him to join Thursday’s edition of “Queerview” to discuss the issue.
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Kiss Cam is a big part of the fan experience at most professional athletic events these days, but one Major League Baseball team is changing the way it uses the crowd-pleasing gimmick. “I’m really thrilled that we’re at this place, regardless of how long it took, and I’m proud that the Mets made this commitment”.
