Fans can do tomahawk chop.
They ditched Chief Nok-a-Homa years ago, putting an actual Native American out of a job.
The Tomahawk Chop is too violent.
They should replace it by guillotining white people at home plate during the 7th inning stretch.
Washington Tontos?
I take it Chief Nokahoma won’t be coming back?
It funny. The fans of Exeter Chiefs in the English Premiership Rugby League regularly do the tomahawk chop—along with the chant. Some even wear headgear. Looking forward to seeing rugby again after the Wuhan...
Professional sports is dying anyway.
Politics has killed it.
We’ll see about that
I think all these teams should rename themselves after famous white men, and then watch the liberals heads explode.
My son will be very upset if they do change the name AND the fans will still tomahawk chop.....
How about the “Oh, you!” limp wristed wave?
So they’re doing away with “Redskins”, but keeping “Washington”, a slave owner. Blacks get screwed again. </sarc>
Ought to change it to the Tomahawk CHAZ.
Fans do the chop, not the team. Consider that it is the Florida State fans that chop, not the football team. That is where it started, not in Atlanta.
Isn’t the Tomahawk Chop up to the fans? It’s live “The wave”, right?
Can’t watch the Seminoles and I especially get irritated by the Trojans. Can someone “ cancel” USC?
Good for the Atlanta Braves. It is good to see normal people standing up to flakey liberals in this name change thing.
Originally BOSTON BRAVES until 1953 when became the MILWAUKEE BRAVES, In 1866 moved to Atlanta.
For a time in 1930’s Bostin Braves changed name to Bees
Before reverting back to Braves.
Fun Fact - Babe Ruth finished out hid playing days with the Braves in 1935 after Yankees gave him boot,,,
Name Braves has nothing to do with Native Americans, was because on the owners was a member of Tammany Hall whose members were known as Braves ……..