Online Public Relations Thoughts

The Los Angeles Dodgers have stepped into the middle of a controversy through inept handling of a Pride Night celebrating LGBTQ+ people. The Dodgers had invited then disinvited "a satirical LGBTQ+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence."  These are men dressed in faux nun's drag.  Under fierce pressure from LGTBQ+ groups, the Dodgers reversed course and invited the "nuns" back to the stadium to be honored for their charitable work.  This sparked an uproar from Catholic bishops and conservative Catholics who called the move blasphemy.  The Dodgers are now in a can't-win situation and no amount of PR can find a path through the cockup.  The team will have to hope the faux pas will be forgotten as the season unfolds.  The lesson is to be more circumspect about the handling of sensitive issues well before announcing your intentions.