Cleveland Indians to remove logo
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Fighting Pride
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I read about this first on Twitter and then on Yahoo Sports. Twitter comments were mostly SJW's agreeing with the change. When someone would ask them why there was no controversy over the Celtics or Fighting Irish logos, they predictably blocked or muted the user and left the discussion. Yahoo is a different story and is not the echo chamber that Twitter tries to be. Commenters there don't agree with the change for the most part.
https://sports.yahoo.com/indians-wi...mlb-says-no-longer-appropriate-180820312.html
https://sports.yahoo.com/indians-wi...mlb-says-no-longer-appropriate-180820312.html
Quiet Speed
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I do not know the history of that logo. It's not very good if you ask me. If the Indian nations, tribes, etc. came to me and asked to change it while agreeing to keep the Indians nickname, I think I would comply. I can respect that. I don't think that is what is happening in most of these mascot controversies. Liberal snowflakes are pushing the agenda.
It's a hideous looking logo. They should have modified it to make the Indian more dignified looking rather than eliminating it completely.
Thrashen
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Agreed, the Indian featured is "stereotypical" in numerous ways. It has a "head dress" with a single protruding feather, red skin, black hair parted in the middle, slanted dark eyes, a wide nose, and chubby cheeks...
Of course, the Boston Celtics logo is every bit as "stereotypical" of Irish people, but the character isn't nearly as unsightly as the Cleveland Indian...
