ESPN, perhaps to bolster their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) score, created a hard left-leaning website sports website called “Andscape.”
Some of the content makes sense. A lot of it notes the accomplishments of black athletes that might have fallen through the cracks. News on peoples favorite black stars that might not get mainstream media attention has a place here. But some of it is pretty off the wall, to say the least, particularly since it’s sanctioned by ESPN.
“It’s important to understand that we have 30 markets around the country. They aren’t all the same. The Braves have done a phenomenal job with the Native American community,” Manfred said.
It should be noted that the owner of Braves supports the Georgia Council on Indian Concerns, the key native advocacy group, and has been financially supportive of them in the past. The team also has a formal Native American Working Group, where key members of the committee consult with the MLB to see how they could maximize their efforts in a way that’s fair and beneficial to the Native American community. Long story short, both the Braves and the MLB are far from racist.
And lastly, Atlanta is not a hotbed of Native activity. Perhaps if the team was located in New Mexico or Wyoming, there’d be more of a need to be unusually considerate of the community.
But despite all of this, Andscape has been going on the attack. “There’s a direct correlation between racist imagery and real-life violence, banning the chop is a no-brainer,” the article read.
But then the author, Clinton Yates, took it a step further. “If MLB is that interested in honoring history in its local communities, it could really lean in. The Cobb County Crackers has a pretty accurate ring to it.”
Welcome to the woke encroachment on the sports industry. While the website isn’t super popular, expect ESPN to be testing out their ESG messaging within their smaller entities. And don’t be shocked if a similar argument appears on the main ESPN page soon enough.
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