‘Seems a bit racist’: MLB prompts outrage by tweeting and then deleting a picture of baseball stars Ichiro and Shohei Ohtani with caption referencing Spider-Man meme, highlighting that they are both Japanese
- Someone used MLB’s Twitter account to post photos of Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro and Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani shaking hands
- ‘Spider-Man pointing meme,’ the account said in the now deleted tweeted, making reference to the fact that both players are Japanese
- The comment is in reference to a popular meme that uses an image from a Double Identity episode of the 1960s Spider-Man cartoon
- The tweet remained on the MLB’s page for 15 minutes before it was seemingly taken down
Major League Baseball’s Twitter account tweeted out a racist joke comparing two players to a popular Spider-Man meme.
Late Friday night, someone used the league’s social media account to post photos of Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro and Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani shaking hands.
‘Spider-Man pointing meme,’ the account said in the now deleted tweeted, making reference to the fact that both players are Japanese.
A different user screenshot the post and added: ‘Seems a bit racist.’
Someone used MLB’s Twitter account to post photos of Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro and Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani shaking hands
The comment is in reference to a popular meme that uses an image from a Double Identity episode of the 1960s Spider-Man cartoon.
In this 1967 episode, two people assumed the identity of the web slinger.
The tweet remained on the MLB’s page for 15 minutes before it was seemingly taken down.
‘Spider-Man pointing meme,’ the account said in the now deleted tweeted, making reference to the fact that both players are Japanese. But the Ichiro, 44, is 20 years older than Ohtani – who is also several inches taller than the Mariners player
The comment is in reference to a popular meme that uses an image from a Double Identity episode of the 1960s Spider-Man cartoon
Besides the fact that there is a two decade age difference between the two, they both play notably different positions.
Ohtani is also several inches taller than Ichiro and both wore different colored uniforms in the photo that was used in the post.
The two appear to have pleasant encounters whenever they see each other, often engaging in a fun handshake.
But as for Friday’s game, Los Angeles came ahead and won 4 to 3.
The two appear to have pleasant encounters whenever they see each other, often engaging in a fun handshake
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