Posted on 01/09/2014 7:57:20 AM PST by massmike
The Cleveland Indians are changing their primary logo from the traditional Chief Wahoo to the far less polarizing “Block C,” according to Uni Watch’s Paul Lukas.
There won’t be any changes to the Indians’ uniforms, and the Chief Wahoo logo will still appear on the club’s home cap and sleeves.
Fans probably won’t notice too much of a difference — at least next season — in the wake of this change. There will be less of Chief Wahoo and more of the “Block C,” but Chief Wahoo will still be kicking around.
Chief Wahoo has been the club’s primary logo since the 1940s.
Cleveland’s logo change is noteworthy, though. While Chief Wahoo is revered by many Indians fans, others feel that it is racist toward Native Americans. It now appears that the organization is trying to de-emphasize the Chief Wahoo logo, although the club has never admitted such.
Indianapolis...soon to be Nativamericanapolis?
You could sell a used t-shirt with the old logo on it for ridiculous amounts.
Precisely !
We'll be fightin' the bastards for real one of these days, and I don't intend givin' the maggots any kind of a break in the meantime.
Ugh! Thats just sad. They took all the fun out of it. Just like they do to everything they touch. Hey, but at least nobody will be offended.
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