Mary Hart, Miss South Dakota from 1970 and former presenter of “Entertainment Tonight “, is the latest victim to cancel culture after being attacked for the first time in her appearance in Trump’s Mount Rushmore Independence Day Address, and now for his cardboard cut out at Dodger Stadium.
When Hart introduced Governor Kristi Noem at the July 4 celebration, she He held up two “OK” symbols with his hands referring to the “incredible audience” at the Mount Rushmore event. People accused Hart, a Trump supporter and donor, of holding a “white power” symbol.
Mary Hart is canceled pic.twitter.com/KaRhA0RI9G
– Will is a little proud of AOC 4 Cleaving Yoho’s B **** (@bywillpollock) July 6, 2020
Hart responded to the accusations in disbelief:
A white supremacist symbol? Are you kidding me? I would never wear one and never knew that the ‘ok’ sign was anything but positive. My South Dakota parents instilled in me to respect everyone and that means everyone, regardless of their skin color or religion. I was invited to my home state of South Dakota to introduce my friend, Governor Kristi Noem, which I did. And I was proud to be in our great sanctuary of democracy, Mt. Rushmore.
Due to the coronavirus, fans are no longer allowed to watch baseball from the stands this season, so the Dodgers and other teams have been offering fans the ability to purchase a life-size carton pull apart of themselves to be placed in the stands to have a “presence” in games.
As a dedicated Dodgers fan and season ticket holder, Hart bought a cutout of herself in the front row. Hart’s name became a trending topic on social media after Twitter users watching Thursday’s game began asking the Dodgers to remove Hart’s cut.
An angry user wrote: “Why Mary Hart’s cut at Dodger Stadium? @Dodgers @LosAngeleno @mlb @LosAngelesToday I just want to remind you that I was recently pulling the signs out of my hands wp. I remind you … Here is a photo to refresh your memory … remove it, please. Her rhetoric has no place in our house.
Another person said, “Can someone in the @Dodgers spit on Mary Hart cutout after her host performance on Mount Trump. The Rushmore MAGA debacle?
Can someone at @Dodgers spit on Mary Hart’s cutout after her host performance on Trump’s Mt. Rushmore MAGA Debacle?
– Steve (@skcochran) July 22, 2020
Hart’s defenders pointed to the fact that beloved leftist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently used the “OK” sign: “Right ?? Enough of these white supremacists and their hateful hand signs!
Right?? Enough with these white supremacists and their hateful hand signs! pic.twitter.com/YXiTuH6e2d
– @KingInTheRight (@KingInTheRight) July 22, 2020
Others shot back in the conspiracy of the “OK” sign, “It’s an” ok “sign. Get your shit out of left-wing politics of sport. Some people just want to watch a ball game without facing whether the pitcher or catcher cares about it. eco-sexual-afrocentric veganism. ITS A GAME. “
The Los Angeles Dodgers have yet to say whether they will remove super fan Mary Mary’s cut.
Evita Duffy is an intern at The Federalist and a third-year student at the University of Chicago, where she studies American history. She loves the Midwest, JRR Tolkien, writing, and her family.
