From an exchange between the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a non-profit organization that promotes animal rights, and the Georgia-based Macon Bacon baseball team in June 2023.

physicians committee for responsible medicine:

Macon Bacon’s glorification of bacon, a processed meat that raises the risk of colorectal cancer and other diseases, sends the wrong message to fans. You should encourage fans to consume delicious, healthful, plant-based foods instead of menu items like 6° of Kevin Bacon, Bacon Wrapped Bacon, Steak Cut Bacon, Bacon Cheeseburger, Bacon Dog, Bacon Loaded Cheese Fries, Bacon Loaded Mac N Cheese, and Bacon Chips.

I also urge you to update the team’s name to Macon Facon Bacon and promote plant-based bacon alternatives, such as Facon Bacon or Mushroom Bacon, which will help your fans stay healthy. As for Kevin, Macon Bacon’s mascot, he can reveal that he is actually plant-based bacon.

macon bacon:

While we are disappointed in the disapproval of our branding from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, we do not view ourselves as a glorification of an unhealthy lifestyle. The Macon Bacon will be sizzling forever and will not consider a name change. Ever.