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PETA Wants MLB to Get Rid of the Word “Bullpen” Because it’s Insensitive to Cows
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PETA. Good intentions, but they sometimes come off as nut jobs.
This is one of those examples. Via TMZ, they think the word “bullpen” is problematic:
PETA explained its stance in a news release Thursday … saying “bullpen” is insensitive to cows. The org. said baseball should instead use “arm barn” to avoid the issue.
“Words matter, and baseball ‘bullpens’ devalue talented players and mock the misery of sensitive animals,” PETA exec Tracy Reiman said. The org. added that it’s all a problem because bullpens are places where cows go before they’re slaughtered on farms … and where the animals go before they’re treated poorly at rodeos.
“Strike out the word ‘bullpen,’ which references the holding area where terrified bulls are kept before slaughter,” PETA said, “in favor of a more modern, animal-friendly term.”
It’s insensitive to cows? Good God. This reads like an Onion story.
PETA tweeted it out and got the ratio:
“Bullpen” refers to the area of a “bull’s pen” where bulls are held before they are slaughtered—it’s a word with speciesist roots & we can do better than that.
Switching to “arm barn” would be a home run for baseball fans, players, and animals 💪⚾️ pic.twitter.com/2FzSpDG9mQ
— PETA (@peta) October 28, 2021
If PETA is being consistent here, then the next thing to go is the leather glove. We’ll replace it with an Impossible glove, or a Beyond glove. And players can no longer “dog pile” when they win a big game.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com