Magic doing another cool Million to the OMYF

[SOUL]

Has the Magic or Devos donated to the Democratic party as well? Not sure.

Maybe privately, but a majority Republican. My point more is that tons of owners donate to Republicans and Democrats privately and nobody says a peep really. Best not to invoke any sort of public outcry from either side by deciding to do what 99% of teams avoid doing.

[JT3000]

I'm sure there were wealthy Germans who donated both to charitable causes and the Nazi Party. Just saying.

This is a benign, positive, non-controversial good cause...my inflammatory posts were not left or right, they were marketing and PR based recommendations....team donations and this board should also be "not left or right"...it's just good business. Do that stuff elsewhere and avoid unneeded conflicts.

Yes...this ultra-generous move will be largely ignored (except by all the people involved and the kids it gives a hand to). The other one was a relatively minimal amount and caused controversy...that's the whole point, choose wisely and choose directions that won't risk alienating half of your ticket-buying base...even if they're petty or childish or whatever...just don't antagonize ANY of your target market without a really good reason.

Bowing down to the perpetually offended mob is exactly why there's a perpetually offended mob. If people can't understand that there are other viewpoints to hold in this world, and that people are free to donate their own money to whoever they please, then that's their own deficiency and we don't need to pretend otherwise. The overwhelming amount of money being donated by media corporations, Hollywood, social media companies, NBA players, etc...are to leftist causes. Should the right cry and complain about each of those donations? Should news articles be written about each of those donations?

This is all silly and just further proof that most information in society is controlled and disseminated by left leaning people and organizations. That's why this was made into an issue, not because it ever actually was one.

It really warms my cockles to see liberals stereotyped as "the perpetually offended mob" in a day and age where conservatives like DeSantis are actively banning books, black history, the mere mention of gay people, and "canceling" anything and anyone else that ruffles their feathers (beer? You hate beer now?), often through actual political force. They just conveniently choose not to consider any of it part of the dreaded "cancel culture" because they're complete hypocrites. Yes, this is all quite amusing, or it least it would be if it weren't all so insufferable.

Wait a second, let's back up a few steps.

Are you saying that you, UCFJayBird, oppose the "STOP THE SEXUALIZATION OF CHILDREN ACT" in Schools (also known as HB 1557) ?

This is completely disingenuous at best. I'd say what it is at worst, but it would get my post deleted.

[SOUL]

Anyway, hopefully teams just stop donating publicly all together and they can do their political stuff behind-the-scenes. Going to lock this as it's just going to become an extension of the other thread.