He’s 9 years old. He’s from Nebraska. He loves baseball. He was excited to be there and wanted to be part of the energy in the stadium. That’s it. Angel Stadium should be a place where kids can make memories, not where they’re singled out for copying others @Angels@angelstadium
If there wasn’t, then my nephew should have been left alone to enjoy the game like everyone else. Instead, a child was embarrassed in front of the people around him because he was the easiest person to confront. @Angels
So let me get this straight: it would be bad PR to address a larger group, but it’s okay to single out a 9-year-old child who was simply having fun?
If there was a rule being violated, then it should have been enforced consistently. @Angels@angelstadium
What really bothered me was the explanation I received afterward. When I questioned why my nephew was singled out while the larger group continued doing the exact same thing, I was told it would be “bad PR” to stop them. @Angels@angelstadium
My nephew wasn’t protesting anything. He wasn’t causing a disturbance, using inappropriate language, bothering other fans, or doing anything other than acting like an excited 9-year-old at a baseball game. @Angels
He couldn’t figure out how to get up there, so he joined in from his own seat.
A staff member immediately told him to put his shirt back on because the kids in the other section were supposedly “protesting something.” @angelstadium
My 9-year-old nephew came all the way from Nebraska and was having the time of his life at an Angels game. At one point, he joined in with a group of kids who were taking their shirts off and cheering from another section. @angelstadium
@SamParkerSenate Selena Gomez is a U.S. citizen by birth, making your deportation comment both factually incorrect and un-American. Reducing her advocacy to an attack on ‘America’ reveals a lack of understanding about the diversity and immigrant contributions that define our nation.