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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPadres discipline employee after gay men’s chorus drowned out singing national anthem
The San Diego Padres said late Sunday that it had disciplined an employee and stopped working with a contractor who was responsible for marring the performance of the national anthem by the San Diego Gay Men's Chorus.
The choir's Saturday performance was drowned out by a recording of a woman singing the national anthem that was broadcast in the stadium.
The incident generated outrage, partly because the chorus was singing during "Out at the Park," a special LGBT pride event at the stadium. Members of the San Diego Gay Men's Chorus accused the Padres of homophobia and called for an investigation by the team as well as Major League Baseball.
The Padres said in a statement that it had conducted an internal probe and concluded that there was "no evidence of malicious intent" by any of the individuals involved in the mishap, but the organization faulted personnel for not immediately intervening and correcting the situation.
MORE HERE: http://yonside.com/padres-discipline-employee-gay-mens-chorus-drowned-singing-national-anthem/
The choir's Saturday performance was drowned out by a recording of a woman singing the national anthem that was broadcast in the stadium.
The incident generated outrage, partly because the chorus was singing during "Out at the Park," a special LGBT pride event at the stadium. Members of the San Diego Gay Men's Chorus accused the Padres of homophobia and called for an investigation by the team as well as Major League Baseball.
The Padres said in a statement that it had conducted an internal probe and concluded that there was "no evidence of malicious intent" by any of the individuals involved in the mishap, but the organization faulted personnel for not immediately intervening and correcting the situation.
MORE HERE: http://yonside.com/padres-discipline-employee-gay-mens-chorus-drowned-singing-national-anthem/
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Padres discipline employee after gay men’s chorus drowned out singing national anthem (Original Post)
LuckyTheDog
May 2016
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Cartoonist
(7,317 posts)1. But what about religious liberty?
Was this intentional?
riversedge
(70,242 posts)2. What a rude thing to do--interruputing a performance.!!
Initech
(100,081 posts)3. Disciplined? Should be fired.
This is a truly embarrassing incident.
tabasco
(22,974 posts)4. Yeah, right. No malicious intent.
"This happens all the time."
(never happened before)
cali
(114,904 posts)5. No malicious intent. Bullfuckingshit.