Why is it that certain little peaceful exercise practices get accused of being cults? In China, it’s certain qi gong movements who shall not be named. In Greenwich, Connecticut it’s wiffle ball.
Teens who spent three weeks this summer constructing the field - including clearing an overgrown lot and building a 12′ green monster out of mostly recycled plywood - have drawn the ire of neighbors in the community and a whole host of unhappy officials. Their summertime fun’s even made the New York Times. (registration required)
The local newspaper’s analysis:
BACK before we lost our collective minds and began shrieking with horror at the thought of kids having fun on their own (as in not part of an official league or otherwise organized activity), they used to do things like find a vacant field, turn it into a makeshift diamond and spend glorious hours in the summer sun.
The teens make a keener observation.
“They think we’re a cult,” said Jeff Currivan, 17. “People think we should be home playing ‘Grand Theft Auto.’”
Adults 0, Teens 2.
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