Social Media Destroys The Texas Rangers For Being The Only Team Not Celebrating 'Pride Month' (TWEETS)

Social Media Destroys The Texas Rangers For Being The Only Team Not Celebrating ‘Pride Month’ (TWEETS)

June 1, 2021, 5:26pm EST (Updated: January 16, 2023, 6:40pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

June 1st marked the very first day of Pride month, which is the promotion of the self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and increased visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people as a social group.

Major League Baseball teams have been known for celebrating in this month, all except for one team.

The Texas Rangers remain the only team doesn’t have a pride game promotion and they are not showing any indication they will have one now or in the future.

The Texas Rangers are the only MLB team that doesn't celebrate Pride. They won't explain why. https://t.co/fnoaCZKpX1
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) June 1, 2021

Here’s how social media reacted:

.@Rangers celebrate Pride Month, dumbfucks.
— tim b. (@ultralightbehm) June 1, 2021

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Corporate Pride events are largely hollow, meaningless, marketing efforts that say next to nothing about a business's actual commitment to civil rights

Conversely, a two decade long refusal to host Pride events feels like it says a lot about the @Rangers https://t.co/EHUL9a47dY
— Quizatz Haderach (@LHamiltonPP) June 1, 2021

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Happy #Pride Month! Instead of being normal about it, the @rangers are doing a theme night from a show that’s been off the air for 2 years! https://t.co/sM3p8VMiqE
— shannon (@Shann_ME) June 1, 2021

Yeah because this is way more important than a #pride night
— McDaniels Barbier (@Raidger4) June 1, 2021

here’s your june 1st reminder that the rangers don’t currently have a pride day scheduled. in 2019, rangers and astros were the only teams without a pride night.

rangers will however be playing in LA when the Dodgers have their pride night june 11
— Morgan Price (@morganprice) June 1, 2021

https://twitter.com/chozen_2/status/1399764135282413571

Just more reasons to hate @rangers #texas #pride #21stcentury https://t.co/fAmo7vtisk
— Marilyn Pittman (@marilynpittman) June 1, 2021

Do a pride night you cowards
— Dallas Stars Jinx Master (@StarsCountdown) June 1, 2021

This so dumb. The owners don't give a damn about their fans. How about you sale the team to someone who actually cares about the fans and will do stuff like a PRIDE GAME. I'm not surprised that the rangers are the last team to do one or some form of PRIDE MONTH. https://t.co/L0tJ1yfEIP
— JΛCOB Ŧ WΛLLΛCΞ (@walle_wallace94) June 1, 2021

@Rangers schedule a gay pride game
— Anders (@ders_10) June 1, 2021

https://twitter.com/tweetsfromteep/status/1399553127058186240

Texas rangers are anti-gay, anti-pride.
— ddespair (@ddespairmusic) May 31, 2021

Hey, @Rangers – gay lifelong fan here. A Pride Night event this month would mean a lot. The lack of interest in having one says a lot. https://t.co/L9qyUWz1IK
— John Barcus (@johnrtworld) May 31, 2021

Back in 2003, the Rangers had a promotional game where it invited LGBT community groups such as Dallas’ gay and lesbian volleyball league, gay rugby and softball leagues as well as the Texas Gay Rodeo Association.

The event drew a number of anti-gay protests and nothing similar has been scheduled ever since.