Should the Indians get rid of Chief Wahoo because real Indians don't like it?
Question:It makes me so mad. Whenever my dad and I go to games, there they are holding signs outside of Jacobs Field. It ruins the moment. We think everything's going smooth, then BAM!
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Hell no, the hell with 'em they are just pissed cuz we took the land away from them.I love my Cleveland indians and if the other indians mess up the way our teams pride is by taking away our great emblem, and mascot u mine as well just have no freedom of speech either.
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Get over it hippy. The Indians in particular changed their name to the Indians to HONOR a famous player who was an Indian, Nap Lajoie.Should Notre Dame change because their image and mascot is derogatory to Irish people? Of course not. Get over yourself and enjoy the game, or else go somewhere else to watch games.
* Hmm, coulda sworn I had heard the story that it was for Nap Lajoie, but that guy below said it was some other dude. Oh well, my point remains the same.
I notice that the one poster below said that if this were about black people, it would've been changed. And I agree, but I don't necessarily think that would be right to do (not saying it's wrong either). My point still remains that there is an extremely derogatory team name in sports, one that is carried on a major network every saturday in the fall, but nobody seems to care about that. Simply calling the team Indians and having a mascot that wears (stereotypical) a costume, and a logo that features a smiling Indian, isn't derogatory. It isn't like they are called the Firewater Indians, or the Gambling Indians or anything like that. However, the FIGHTING Irish is extremely derogatory, but nobody cares because it's white people who it puts down. Now, I'm not saying I care, because I don't, but I'm pointing out the double standard. So yes, if this was derogatory about blacks, I'm sure it would get changed. That doesn't mean anyone else gets any consideration though.
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no,no,no,no,no,no,noetc.etc.I'd be pretty mad, myself. It's not like the Tribe are negatively potraying Native Americans; if anything Chief Wahoo is helping PROMOTE intrigue about the race. I've seen little kids go up and ask about his head dress, why he wears what he does, etc. It's positive publicity, albeit stereotypical. And it's not like the Indians weren't trying to honor Native Americans when they changed their name from the Spiders. The team's official history claims that the name was chosen in 1915 to honor a Native American named Louis Sockalexis, who had played for them briefly. I think that people in this day and age are entirely too thin-skinned and offended and need to get a grip.
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CHEIF WAHOO ROCKS!!!!!NOOOOOO!
Native Americans should be proud of the accurate representation of their people that is Chief Wahoo.
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No. The nickname was given to the tribe in honor of one of their old players. It is a memorial of sorts to the player. It is not disrespectful in any way. It celebrates his life more than it pokes fun at.What is the greatest city in the world?
Yes. It is a tasteless caricature of an entire race of people. Baseball has been racist enough in its history without having to deal with Cleveland's racist emblem. It's no different than those ignorant morons who kept lawn jockeys in their yard, or read "Little Black Sambo" to their kids. Point is, if it were blacks being depicted the way Indians are, this crap would've been over years ago.American Indians have been screwed sideways in this country, and then baseball--the National Pastime--still has the gall to allow Cleveland to use that logo? Think about this and how it affects the nations of American Indians. If you are still mad about their reaction, maybe you're part of the problem. Be part of the solution, instead, by not wearing the logo.
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Coming from a full-blooded native american myself, i could care less. Baseball is baseball. If they want to keep the mascot, they should. And to the guy named poker king, ignorance must run deep into your blood. I don't recall your name back in the history books "taking away their land". Not to mention, i just finished 6 years in the United States Air Force fighting for America. So, get over yourself.Back to the subject at hand, Cleveland Indians has had that name and mascot for a long time. Why change it now? If it was really that important, it would have been changed a long time ago. Some smaller tribes look for this kind of publicity, i guess they need the money. Look what happened to Tim McGraw. He was sued for the song 'Indian Outlaw".
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