Court Says Mother's Day Promotions Are Pro-Mom, Not Anti-Male

A fan objects to a giveaway that benefited all women 18 or older, and files suit, claiming illegal sex discrimination.

The then-Los Angeles Angels' May 2005 Mother's Day promotion was intended to honor all mothers in attendance, and included a "Baseball Mom" essay contest, a scoreboard display of fans kissing their mothers, and the selection of a mother as honorary public address announcer. But a male fan objected to a tote-bag giveaway that benefited all women 18 or older (done since ticket-takers had no way to tell which fans were mothers), and filed suit, claiming illegal sex discrimination.

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