Yesterday Twitchy reported that the Colorado Rockies baseball team was proceeding with plans to hold “Nickelodeon Day.”
“They have been a good partner to us, and Jason Biggs is certainly not part of that partnership,” Rockies’ VP of Communications, Jay Alves, told Twitchy.
After receiving many complaints from Twitter users, The Rockies have had a change of heart.
Nickelodeon Day has been removed from the Rockies’ online Promotions schedule.
Before:
Now:
The early reaction on Twitter was overwhelmingly positive:
Way to go, Rockies! Breaking: Colorado Rockies cancel Nickelodeon Day | Twitchy http://t.co/6kMiDsCS
— VarkDoc (@BroncosJeff) September 5, 2012
A win for decency==> Exclusive: Colorado @Rockies cancel @NickelodeonTV Day over @jasonbiggs filth==> http://t.co/g1H1hr2z
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) September 5, 2012
@Rockies Thank you for canceling Nickelodeon Day. Your support of safe and responsible TV viewing for kids is appreciated.
— Right2Liberty??? (@Right2Liberty) September 5, 2012
https://twitter.com/SAndrews3021/status/243431475997978624
@rockies The Colorado Rockies have JUST WON MY RESPECT. They will not be doing a promotion for @Nickelodeon this season.
— Larry Wilson (@Larry_Wilson_) September 5, 2012
Integrity! MT: @Rockies The Colorado Rockies have communicated to the Nickelodeon Network that we will not promote in 2012 season.
— TheRightWingM ?? (@TheRightWingM) September 5, 2012
@Rockies Thank you Rockies. All we need now is for Nickelodeon to cancel Jason Biggs.
— Antoinette Cohen (@afc1027) September 5, 2012
Thank you @Rockies for cancelling Nickelodeon Day because of the vile comments from @jasonbiggs #waronwomen #TMNT
— Honest Abe (@mm8367) September 5, 2012
Good for them
“@gabrielmalor: Whoa. RT @twitchyteam: Breaking: Colorado Rockies cancel Nickelodeon Day http://t.co/Kx7Q6o7J”
— Eric (@Ericb1980) September 5, 2012
The Colorado @Rockies have canceled Nickelodeon day. https://t.co/zNPKW3wg Get your Colorado Rockies apparel here => http://t.co/GoHqfSLW
— ChiCom Bat Virus Kano (@IloiloKano) September 5, 2012
Breaking: Colorado Rockies cancel Nickelodeon Day http://t.co/eFfP0wR6 via @TwitchyTeam– Thank-you 4 being the class act u r, CO Rockies!!
— kilwil888 (@kilwil888) September 5, 2012
"@Rockies: The Colorado Rockies have communicated to the Nickelodeon Network that we will not be doing a promotion in the 2012 season." Yes!
— Bonita Burgoyne (@BonitaBurgoyne) September 5, 2012
Way to go, Rockies! Breaking: Colorado Rockies cancel Nickelodeon Day | Twitchy http://t.co/6kMiDsCS
— VarkDoc (@BroncosJeff) September 5, 2012
Twitchy has written extensively about the controversy surrounding Nickelodeon and its animated TV series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:
American Idiot: Pig-Maher-in-training Jason Biggs sends out sick tweets about Paul and Janna Ryan; Update: Deletes tweets
American Idiot 2: Jason Biggs knocks Christians; targets Ann Romney and Janna Ryan with vile tweets
Pressure mounting for Nickelodeon to throw the pie at American idiot Jason Biggs
Jason Biggs’ wife laments death of free speech
Jason Biggs dismisses his anti-Christian and misogynist filth with ‘I put my dick in a pie’
American Weasel: Jason Biggs quietly deletes vile tweets about Ann Romney and Janna Ryan
Nickelodeon now including Jason Biggs’ Twitter handle in promotions
Hey Nickelodeon, how’s that anti-bullying campaign going?
Parents put pressure on Nickelodeon’s advertisers
The wit and wisdom of Nickelodeon’s Jason Biggs
Jonah Goldberg: ‘this Jason Biggs buffoon deserves firing far more than the Yahoo News Director guy’
Jason Biggs’ wife: You people criticizing my husband are scary, humorless bullies
Sears and Kmart disavow Jason Biggs’ filthy tweets; ‘We do not condone this behavior’
Nickelodeon responds to national outrage: ‘We understand your concern’ about Jason Biggs
Colorado Rockies baseball team stands with Nickelodeon
Dana Loesch takes to the airwaves to smack down Jason Biggs, Nickelodeon
Colorado Rockies and Nickelodeon team up to promote Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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