Philip Allen

Dad. Sound Designer. Teacher. Mr. Vicki Lewis. “Old Cringe Dad”. He, him, his.

[Philip Allen @pgasound]

On Friday my dearest friend in the world, Brad “Bones Malone” Brinkman, left this earth. He was the man who met me as a 20 year old drug addict and somehow stuck by me for 35+ years of all of life’s big ups and big downs. He had endless faith in me, even when there was 1/

[Philip Allen @pgasound]

@r_rana77591 @JonnyRoot_ @MLB Gender identity and sexual orientation are different things. The first is who you are; the second is who you love. Imagine if the person you loved made you a criminal? Or got you dragged behind a pickup truck? Straight folks are super lucky that never happens to us.

[Philip Allen @pgasound]

@r_rana77591 @JonnyRoot_ @MLB But did you choose to be straight?

[Philip Allen @pgasound]

@TinaRafa65 @MVR3DX @EvanWebeck @capostsports Against the rules that their own collectively bargained representation negotiated and which they voted to approve.

[Philip Allen @pgasound]

@KillaDirk @EWErickson That would be never Dirk…

[Philip Allen @pgasound]

@ALoner @LeftyYankee @AnthonyBass52 Who got forced to wear pride clothes?

[Philip Allen @pgasound]

@barrymc0ckner @jpvanhoy @RefinedPopulist How am I not tolerating your views? I’ve told you I support your right to have them and I would oppose any attempt to outlaw them.

And I didn’t ever say MLB SHOULD side with me. I’m just pointing out they keep doing it even though you guys oppose it.

[Philip Allen @pgasound]

@barrymc0ckner @jpvanhoy @RefinedPopulist I love what Scott wrote. I think he got it exactly right & I think the fact that you’re spending time confronting people telling you you’re wrong is the perfect outcome for Pride celebrations. I hope someday you’ll change. Until then I hope you keep hearing your’re wrong.

[Philip Allen @pgasound]

@barrymc0ckner @jpvanhoy @RefinedPopulist You said that already. I responded that it makes me happy.

[Philip Allen @pgasound]

@NBL2026 @manofbird So this is wrong too, right?

[Philip Allen @pgasound]

@RonWebber26 @trespac502 @manofbird We will let you give that another shot.

[Philip Allen @pgasound]

@barrymc0ckner @jpvanhoy @RefinedPopulist You’ve posted this screen shot like 3 times. I PROMISE you I read it.

If you are correct that MLB loses money on pride celebrations, and that they only do it because of their straight white billionaire owners who almost all donate to Trump, and that makes you mad, YAY!!!

[Philip Allen @pgasound]

@barrymc0ckner @jpvanhoy @RefinedPopulist “Chastised by journalists” =/= coerced by the league.

That minor league team is an independent pro team, not affiliated with MLB. They call their own shots.

[Philip Allen @pgasound]

@barrymc0ckner @jpvanhoy @RefinedPopulist That’s another POV you have full legal protection to hold. But MLB is a business, they make these decisions based on revenue not morality. I have every confidence that if they ever think Pride celebrations are a fiscal liability, they will stop doing them.

[Philip Allen @pgasound]

@r_rana77591 @MemeRtPolitics @JonnyRoot_ @MLB I think setting aside a day to commentate the progress we have made in no longer jailing or killing people for who they love is a good way to remember we used to do that, and to remind us freedom is always a work in progress.

[Philip Allen @pgasound]

@r_rana77591 @JonnyRoot_ @MLB I’ve never met a gay person who wanted to be gay. Just like I don’t want to be straight. Gay people just ARE gay. Same way I’m just straight. I never picked one over the other.

[Philip Allen @pgasound]

@r_rana77591 @MemeRtPolitics @JonnyRoot_ @MLB I think that’s awesome.

[Philip Allen @pgasound]

@barrymc0ckner @jpvanhoy @RefinedPopulist No. One. In. MLB. Is. Being. Coerced.

Have you truly not seen the MLB policy yet?? The player contract gave them the option to wear a regular hat.

[Philip Allen @pgasound]

@barrymc0ckner @jpvanhoy @RefinedPopulist I think I have the correct point of view. I am not in any way advocating that you lose the legal protection to hold on to what I think is the morally incorrect pov.

[Philip Allen @pgasound]

@barrymc0ckner @jpvanhoy @RefinedPopulist I’m not confused about either of those points. You’re totally correct.

[Philip Allen @pgasound]

@barrymc0ckner @jpvanhoy @RefinedPopulist Of course. You are legally protected. No one is being jailed or arrested for thinking it’s wrong to be gay. But I’m not the police. I’m a sound designer on Twitter. I can tell you you’re wrong and your religious freedom remains just as legally protected as it was last week.