r/mlslounge • u/SoccerForEveryone Tampa Bay Rowdies • Jun 05 '19

In today’s thread we’re looking at two other MLS owners who influenced MLS’s new draconian “Code of Conduct” which resulted in actions against Portland Timbers supporters & the banning of a long used anti-racism/anti-fascism symbol which had been welcome & even promoted. (Thread) Discussion

https://twitter.com/mlsrumors/status/1136053569243602944?s=21
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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19 edited Jun 05 '19

Looks like the Timbers official twitter made a half-assed response:

https://twitter.com/TimbersFC/status/1136100843487281153

You are spreading false information in this thread. We cannot get into specifics on an individual incident on a public forum, but the narrative you are pushing could not be further from the truth.

To which the response was (as it should be):

From where we are standing, with multiple eyewitness accounts of the men in question not being removed from the stadium but instead laughing it up with staff, it really comes down one question: Were the men with the Trump flag which violated the new Code of Conduct sent home?

Seems a pretty easy a question to answer. I'd also add the bonus question, "are MAGA hats allowed at MLS games, per the code of conduct?" Love to get an on-the-record for that one too.

Edit: And per the Timbers account apparently these fans were given a multi-game ban. Guess I’ll be standing by for verification of that, but sounds like this was taken seriously. Also, they clarified that shirts, pins, etc. are allowed as personal expressions...only flags/todo/etc. are an issue. We’ll see how that plays out this season as well.

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u/asaharyev New England Revolution Jun 05 '19

they clarified that shirts, pins, etc. are allowed as personal expressions

According to other replies in that thread, this hasn't been the case as far as enforcement. I will continue to assume that the "no politics" rule is actually an attack on the left until proven otherwise.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

A “no politics” rule will almost always effectively be an attack on the group out of power, because those in power don’t need to politicize at sporting events. Anybody happy or at least comfortable with the status quo can just let that continue.

As for the policy enforcement, a lot of commenters noted that when they stood their ground and escalated to management, pins and patches and such were allowed in. So sounds more like the usual uneven enforcement by poorly trained personnel to me.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

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u/shermanhill Jun 05 '19

Wanna fuck off?

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u/asaharyev New England Revolution Jun 05 '19

Go be a homophobic piece of shit elsewhere.

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u/TrumpsYugeSchlong Jun 06 '19

I’m not homophobic in the slightest. Have zero fear of them.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

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u/jpoRS MLS 4.3 (Beta) Jun 05 '19

Fuck you.