This Week in Racism: We Thought Baseball Liked Hitters, Not Hitler

Welcome once again to our weekly roundup of the world’s most pathetic people!

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Death and taxes used to be the only two certainties in life — but no matter how much progress it feels like we’re making sometimes, the sad fact is you can probably slide racism into that list. Are we in a moment of uprising that feels like it has the potential to create real, systemic change? Yes. Do people and organizations still show their ass on a daily basis? Oh, most definitely. And to keep tabs on all that ass-showing, we’re pleased to introduce our weekly racism surveillance machine. If you already get our newsletter, Minority Report, you’ve likely seen this — but now the rest of the internet can get a taste.

🗑Take me out to the ballgame, take me out to the totally accidental Nazi salute

Ah, baseball. The perfect sport for folks who think, “You know, hockey’s not as White as it used to be.” We kid; some of our favorite people who enjoy spending four hours not moving their heads love baseball! And the Oakland A’s fans among them may have seen bench coach Ryan…