A collegiate summer league baseball team in Georgia is under fire for its chosen name, the Macon Bacon.
The Physicians Committee of Responsible Medicine apparently has too much free time on its hands, having launched a campaign to get the team to change its name, even offering an alternative option. The physicians’ group put up a billboard on I-16 that features a skull over a home plate, with two crossed pieces of bacon behind it. The message reads: “Macon: Keep Bacon Off Your Plate.”
Macon team president Brandon Raphael was also sent a letter from nutrition education program manager Anna Herby accusing the organization of glorifying bacon.
“Macon Bacon’s glorification of bacon, a processed meat that raises the risk of colorectal cancer and other diseases, sends the wrong message to fans,” Herby said. “I urge you to update the team’s name to Macon Facon Bacon and promote plant-based bacon alternatives, such as Facon Bacon or Mushroom Bacon, that will help your fans stay healthy. As for Kevin, Macon Bacon’s mascot, he can reveal that he is actually plant-based bacon.”
The team was urged to “set a good example for fans and stop promoting bacon,” while reminded of the harmful effects of the popular breakfast meat.
“To help fight cancer and cardiovascular disease in your community, you should encourage fans to consume delicious, healthful plant-based foods instead of menu items like 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon, Bacon Wrapped Bacon, Steak Cut Bacon, Bacon Cheeseburger, Bacon Dog, Bacon Loaded Cheese Fries, Bacon Loaded Mac N Cheese, and Bacon Chips,” the letter read, encouraging fans to “set a good example for fans and stop promoting bacon,” the letter said.
It’s not like the team is subtle about its affinity for bacon.
“Everyone’s favorite breakfast meat turned into a baseball team,” the team’s Twitter profile states, along with the hashtags: #BaconForever #DripGrease #StartTheSizzle.
The Macon Bacon has also dropped a defiant response to the unsolicited attention.
“We have released the following statement regarding the Macon Bacon team name: Bacon Yesterday. Bacon Today. Bacon Tomorrow. Bacon Forever,” the tweet read, with two of the three hashtags seen above included.
We have released the following statement regarding the Macon Bacon team name:
Bacon Yesterday. Bacon Today. Bacon Tomorrow.
Bacon Forever.#DripGrease || #StartTheSizzle
— Macon Bacon (@GoMaconBacon) June 22, 2023
Bacon lovers are calling on the baseball team to stand strong… here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story from Twitter:
THAT’S WHAT I’M SAYING!!!
— Macon Bacon (@GoMaconBacon) June 22, 2023
Please don’t ever give in!!! When else would you ever have this perfect name opportunity?! Don’t ever change it can’t wait to come to another game soon! #BaconFOREVER
— Laney Houston (@laneyhoustonn) June 23, 2023
— Bill Sanders (@bsandersradio) June 23, 2023
Proud of you guys for standing up for your team, your team name, your fans, and last but not least…Bacon.❤️
— John Matthews (@jmatthews442) June 22, 2023
Good…do not bow down to a group of activists pretending to be actual doctors of science.
— Flying Tire from Indy (@GamerRob418) June 22, 2023
I am on vacation in Spain. I haven’t had bacon in 3 weeks.
Please send bacon.
— PopVinyls.com (@PopVinyls) June 22, 2023
In solidarity with the #maconbacon pic.twitter.com/QwG9ZZbHBt
— Cat Master (@CatMaster81) June 23, 2023
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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