If you’ve ever been to a live sporting event, chances are you’ve heard, or perhaps tried to do the dance, in hopes of a quick appearance on the jumbotron. It’s as well known in arenas as the Rednex’s “Cotton-eyed Joe” or Queen’s “We Will Rock You”.
It seems like the public backlash from the comments of racist Los Angeles Clippers owner, Donald Sterling, is beginning to to seep into the team’s in-game entertainment.
The Village People’s lead singer; Victor Willis (the police officer of the group), is said to own the rights to the group’s hit sports anthem: “Y.M.C.A.”, and has been openly venting his frustrations about the whole situation on his twitter page. He recently tweeted that “Y.M.C.A.”, nor any of his other music, will be permitted to be played in the Staples Center, during Clippers home games. See the tweet below:
Sterling, you're banned from playing "Y.M.C.A." or any of my music @LAClippers games. And I mean it! #Clippers #BoycottClippers
— Victor Willis (@victorwillis) April 27, 2014
Every single protest means something. In a situation like this, it’s important that people stick together and try to really educate Donald Sterling. He needs to know that the minorities, that he seems to hate so much, actually account for a large portion of his bottom line. With foreseeably more entertainers and well-to-do fans removing their business and dollars from the Clippers organization, it will be interesting to see if Sterling just rides out the storm and takes his losses, or if he comes out with an “apologetic” statement intended for damage control.