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PorkChop ... we hardly knew ya

Iron Pig Controversy

A new minor league baseball team is taking heat over its mascot's name.

The Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Phillies' new Triple-A minor league baseball team, held a contest to pick a name for its furry mascot.

A 5-year-old girl submitted the idea for "PorkChop," and the club thought it had hit a homerun.

Little did the team realize the name would drum up old racial scars.

It was supposed to be fun and a grand slam with kids, but some Puerto Ricans in the Lehigh Valley quickly cried foul.

I had never heard of this "term" before ... guess that is why they call it the other white meat. ;)

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