Mascot Gets New Name/"Pork Chop" Deemed Offensive

[Squishified]

Allentown, PA--Two days after naming it's mascot Pork Chop, the Philadelphia Phillies new Triple A affiliate abruptly dropped the moniker after receiving complaints from Hispanics that it was offensive :

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,314901,00.html

 

[SadieMae]

Can someone explain why pork chop is offensive? I've never heard that being offensive to Hispanics.

 

[Paladin]

Can someone explain why pork chop is offensive? I've never heard that being offensive to Hispanics.

Not sure why, but I looked it up on urban dictionary: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=porkchop

 

[Rino]

Maybe they don't like police helicopters :waitasec:

 

[Filly]

Maybe they don't like police helicopters :waitasec:

No they do not! You know them things can see a pimple on your face from way up there? LOL My Dominican co-worker told me that. My mom is just getting Latino/Hispanic differentiated. Now this! We've got many Portugese neighbors that have moved on our block in the last two years. I'm just going to ask them.

 

[nappy2]

I think they need to get a life how stupid

 

[reportertype]

Can someone explain why pork chop is offensive? I've never heard that being offensive to Hispanics.

Ditto. How odd.