Orem, Utah Minor League Team Cancels "Caucasian Appreciation Night"

File this one under "Ya THINK?"

The Orem Owlz are a minor league baseball team affiliated with the LA Angels of Anaheim. Orem is one of the whitest cities in Utah. Anyway, they had scheduled a "Caucasian Appreciation Night" for August 10.

Until they were reminded of what happened in Charleston.

Owlz cancel event http://t.co/...

— Orem Owlz (@OremOwlz) June 19, 2015

Now, you may think "Caucasian Appreciation Night? Seriously? How racist can you get?"

They didn't see it that way. Here is the statement they put out cancelling the event and what the event was going to be all about:

You may have read that the Orem Owlz had long ago scheduled Caucasian Heritage Night as one of its 38 promotions.

Minor League Baseball, and the Orem Owlz, is about baseball, togetherness and family fun for all fans of all races, religions, and orientations. Our goal in this promotion, like any of our promotions, is to have fun and make fun of everyday normalcies. Our night was to include wonder bread on burgers with mayonnaise, clips from shows like Friends and Seinfeld and trying to solve the vertical leaping challenge.We understand, in light of recent tragic events, that our intentions have been misconstrued. For that, we sincerely apologize.

The Owlz are committed to all its fans, families and all fans of baseball alike - no matter who you are. The event has been removed from our promotional schedule effectively immediately.

"We understand, in the light of recent tragic events, that our intentions have been misconstrued".

YA THINK???

Let this be a lesson to all promotions people to CAREFULLY vet all ideas and to GET A SECOND OPINION.