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Mr. Met's Middle Finger

Mr. Met's Middle Finger

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Mr. Met's Middle Finger refers to an event in which Mr. Met, the mascot of Major League Baseball team The New York Mets, was caught giving a fan the middle finger on camera, leading to jokes and photoshops about the moment.

Origin

On May 31st, 2017, during a game in which the Mets lost 7-1 to the Milwaukee Brewers, Mr. Met was caught giving Twitter user @adelucia35 the middle finger. @adelucia35 filmed the moment and tweeted the video at the Mets, though his tweet has since been deleted (Sports Illustrated repost shown below).




Spread

Shortly after the event, The Mets tweeted an apology for Mr. Met's actions and that they would be handling the matter internally (shown below).[1] News later leaked that the employee had not been fired, but would no longer be performing as Mr. Met.[2]


New York Mets Following Mets Statement from the New York Mets WE AOLOGIZE FOR THE INAPPROPRIATE ACTION OF THIS EMPLOYEE. WE DO NOT CONDONE THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR. WE ARE DEALING WITH THIS MATTER INTERNALLY Meto

The entire incident sparked a variety of jokes on Twitter. Mr. Met received a joking wave of support from fans, who appreciated Mr. Met's gesture. It was also noted by fans that Mr. Met could not possibly have given the middle finger, as he only has 4 fingers. @iamHectorDiaz[3] made that point, receiving over 5,400 retweets and 13,000 likes (shown below, left). Twitter user @ReignofApril[4] made a similar point using a Roll Safe GIF (shown below, right). The spread of jokes on Twitter was covered by New York Magazine,[6] Daily Dot,[7] and more.


How can Mr. Met get in trouble for giving someone the middle finger IF HE DOESN'T HAVE ONEใ…ใ…ใ†? 3 Lets April @ReignOfApril Follow TAY Can't flip someone the middle finger if you don't have one. Hang in there, Mr. Met. 0 e ninga GIF

Other Mets fans used the incident as an opportunity to joke about their team's struggles. Several jokes were made pairing the Mets' official statement with famous moments from recent Mets history of their ineptitude, such as 50 Cent's infamous first pitch and their history with Tim Tebow. These jokes were covered by USA Today.[5]


E APOLOGIZE FOR ROPRIATE ACTION MPLOYEE. WE DO N ONDONE THIS TYPE AVIOR. WE ARE DE THIS MATTER INTE Met 50 CIL E APOLOGIZE FORTR ROPRIATE ACTION MPLOYEE. WE DO N ONDONE THIS TYPE AVIOR. WE ARE DE THIS MATTER INTE

Various Examples


Regardless of your politics, you must admit Mr. Met should not have done this. Mets season in two photos ANDREWS WE APOLOGIZE F PPROPRIATE ACT EMPLOYEE. WE DD CONDONETHIS T HAVIOR. WE ARE H THIS MATTER IN 0ๅ‘˜ This is the moment Mr. Met became president Mr. Met deserves a raise for giving this guy the finger Tony T @adelucia35-1/25/17 dubd but if I hang a straight pride and MAGA and Blue Lives Matter sign I'm a bigot... right Fox News@FoxNews JUST IN: Protesters climbing a crane near the White House have released a sign that says "RESIST Tony T @adelucia35 how none of the liberals w laining about "lack of expei your nominee was black 8:03 AM How is anyone surprised that Mr. Met gave some1 the finger? bit.ly/2s1rqvy It's like how NY'ers say hello Real NYers Like The Mets ใƒ•

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External References

[1] Twitter โ€“ @Mets

[2] Daily Dot โ€“ Mr. Metโ€™s in trouble after video shows him giving fan the finger

[3] Twitter โ€“ @iamHectorDiaz

[4] Twitter โ€“ @ReignofApril

[5] USA Today โ€“ The Mets' apology for Mr. Met's middle finger has been transformed into a sad meme

[6] New York Magazine โ€“ Mets Mascot Flips Off Fan, Despite Technically Not Having a Middle Finger

[7] Daily Dot โ€“ Mr. Metโ€™s in trouble after video shows him giving fan the finger

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