Baseball team nixes ‘Gold Diggers’ name change after promotional video sparks outrage: ‘Sexist and demeaning’

Fuente: New York Post

A California baseball team ditched changing its nickname to the Gold Diggers after the marketing gimmick prompting outrage over the sexist trope. The Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, had planned to wear alternate uniforms with the new name for five games this season — beginning on Saturday against the Salt Lake Bees. 5 A minor league baseball team said it was ditching a marketing gimmick that entailed changing its name to “Gold Diggers.