It is an unwritten rule – which in some cases is stipulated by the teams – that professional players in any sport are obliged to behave in an exemplary manner on and off the field, as they are an example to society, as public figures whose actions have immediate repercussions, especially on the large number of children who follow them.
Los Angeles Dodgers player Enrique ‘Kike’ Hernandez recently showed off a piece of clothing that may be very fashionable, but leaves much to be desired in terms of taste.
Political Correctness vs. Freedom of Speech
The problem is that political correctness cannot tell any player what to wear and what not to wear, especially if they are not on the field doing their job, but in the Major Leagues there is a history of extreme correctness that at one time prohibited Yankees players from growing facial hair, because it bothered George Steinbrenner.
If that wasn’t enough to cause a problem, it was also reported that a player on the roster complained directly to manager Dave Roberts about the cap Hernandez wore during his trip to Philadelphia for the three-game series against the Phillies.
Although the parody account Talkin’ Baseball dropped the rumor, it did not disclose the name of the complainant, who many claim is Freddie Freeman, who was reportedly concerned after one of his children asked him the meaning of the image on the front of his teammate Hernandez’s cap, which shows a skeleton sticking its skull into a butt, and the phrase “ass charmer” at the bottom
Kike Hernandez was unhappy with a digital ‘solution’
Of course, the image is of an enormous political incorrectness, and wearing a garment in public with that image is also politically incorrect, as its mere use is already rebellious, but that is not enough to exercise censorship against it, unless the rules within the team prohibit it. Perhaps that is why when he realized that the image was blurred with Photoshop by the Dodgers’ social media team, Kike Hernandez burst out against this act, and instead of dealing with it privately with the team’s management, he decided to comment openly on Instagram: “It’s disrespectful that my hat was Photoshopped“.
The controversy is served, and freedom of expression is opposed to the quality of the messages of public entities that are professional athletes. Will Kike Hernandez understand this or will he just get angry with an unthinking position when he has everything against him? Is it a matter of morality or just perspectives?
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