Goodbye Cleveland Indians
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"Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right."
― George Orwell, 1984
― George Orwell, 1984
Still wondering if they won't try the "Cleveland Baseball Team" thing for the rest of the season. . .
I wanna see that mascot!
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Well, PC culture has allowed us to eliminate both the Gypsy Moth and the invasive Asian Carp. The Asian Carp will now be known as the "invasive carp". They aren't sure yet what name they're going to give to the Gypsy Moth. So just like that, they eliminated two invasive and destructive species. Way to go. I also read an article where a lot of rivers, canyons etc will have their names changed for the same reason. Funny thing is the newspaper was very careful not to spell out any of these offensive names. So every example they gave was like L***** River, or J**** Canyon. Seriously, these names are on probably thousands of maps and road signs but the paper was just too offended to use the full names. Most of them I couldn't even figure out what those words could be.
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Yet, you took the time to comment!
Live right here not far south of the border of Cleveland, was a fan for years. When they joined the other pro sports teams last year to use or express political views I quit following them and all major sports. And they are try to re-name Columbus Ohio also. Sign of the times I guess, Larry
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Tribal member here, so I thought I'd chime in and give my perspective.
There's nothing wrong with calling a team Braves or Warriors or Chiefs or even Indians. None of these terms are derogatory.
But Redskins.... you have to ask yourself would any other color be acceptable in place of 'red'? Yellowskins? Blackskins? Brownskins? Whiteskins? None of those feel right, so why should Redskins be ok, especially given the fact that it was used as a derogatory term historically.
I don't like the Washington team, but at least now I don't despise them
There's nothing wrong with calling a team Braves or Warriors or Chiefs or even Indians. None of these terms are derogatory.
But Redskins.... you have to ask yourself would any other color be acceptable in place of 'red'? Yellowskins? Blackskins? Brownskins? Whiteskins? None of those feel right, so why should Redskins be ok, especially given the fact that it was used as a derogatory term historically.
I don't like the Washington team, but at least now I don't despise them
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It's so blatantly obvious lol
Seems this can't be discussed without touching on racial/ethnic issues and that's a banned topic. I also noticed that it's causing a bit of friction. Closed…
One final note… I'd like to see a few wildlife names changed, but for entirely different reasons.
At my age and with my disposition, the names coot, goat and boar just rub me the wrong way!
One final note… I'd like to see a few wildlife names changed, but for entirely different reasons.
At my age and with my disposition, the names coot, goat and boar just rub me the wrong way!
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I guess I'm late gettin here.
Cleveland Guardians.......
I don't know if I like that word.
Sounds kinda militaristic...... Guarding against who? Am I perceived as a threat?
Makes me picture big, muscled bodies in lots of kevlar with fixed bayonets.
What if they don't like me?........
I feel intimidated.
I'll have to ponder this more.
I think the Cleveland Warm & Fuzzies would have been a better choice.
Nobody would be offended by anything warm & fuzzy, would they?
They could wear fuzzy uniforms in a nice pastel chartreuse for home games to show support for The Green New Deal, and baby blue for road games.
Oh! Wait!
Baby blue is too close to Infantry Blue, and the police identify with the color blue, so I feel intimidated again. Maybe a nice pastel earth tone for road games.
I also think they should quit keeping score. Imagine how downtrodden the losers feel. Just give every team a trophy at season's end.
Y'all come on over and we'll build a campfire tonight and roast marshmallows and sing Kum ba yah till we have sore throats. Then, each person could stand in turn and say their name and we would give that person a group hug to reaffirm their worth.
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eQhtAh-SJM[/ame]
Cleveland Guardians.......
I don't know if I like that word.
Sounds kinda militaristic...... Guarding against who? Am I perceived as a threat?
Makes me picture big, muscled bodies in lots of kevlar with fixed bayonets.
What if they don't like me?........
I feel intimidated.
I'll have to ponder this more.
I think the Cleveland Warm & Fuzzies would have been a better choice.
Nobody would be offended by anything warm & fuzzy, would they?
They could wear fuzzy uniforms in a nice pastel chartreuse for home games to show support for The Green New Deal, and baby blue for road games.
Oh! Wait!
Baby blue is too close to Infantry Blue, and the police identify with the color blue, so I feel intimidated again. Maybe a nice pastel earth tone for road games.
I also think they should quit keeping score. Imagine how downtrodden the losers feel. Just give every team a trophy at season's end.
Y'all come on over and we'll build a campfire tonight and roast marshmallows and sing Kum ba yah till we have sore throats. Then, each person could stand in turn and say their name and we would give that person a group hug to reaffirm their worth.
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eQhtAh-SJM[/ame]
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