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USA Today stealth edits, scrubs 'Braves' from columns as sports writer decries Atlanta's 'racist' team name
Fox News ^ | 10/29/21 | Joseph A. Wulfsohn

Posted on 10/29/2021 11:00:34 AM PDT by ocendot

Bob Nightengale, USA Today's MLB writer, penned a piece Wednesday titled "MLB, club won't budge on Atlanta baseball team's nickname, but here's why I won't use it" that began by listing the "blatantly racist" caricatures and the "offensive" mascot that were previously removed and how headdresses, face paint and the famous "tomahawk chop" chant at games became "strongly discouraged."

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: atlanta; atlantabraves; bobnightengale; braves; georgia; josephawulfsohn; mediawingofthednc; mlb; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; tomahawkchop; usatoday
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To: Dilbert San Diego
"...Green Bay Packers is offensive to real meat packers..."

Much, much worse. The Packers were named for Curly Lambeau's employer, The Indian Packing Company.

Or, maybe, two birds with one stone.

41 posted on 10/29/2021 12:03:57 PM PDT by budj (Combat vet, 2nd of three generations.)
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To: ocendot

Virtue Signaling is a 24 hour a day job.
Look at me, I care more than you.


42 posted on 10/29/2021 12:08:04 PM PDT by bray (Our patience is wearing thin Joe)
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To: ocendot

I hate the chanting.


43 posted on 10/29/2021 12:14:54 PM PDT by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors (at the time of election))
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To: Mr. Lucky


I'm deeply offended (/sarcasm)
44 posted on 10/29/2021 12:16:55 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: Jewbacca

We hunted the Giants into extinction, but the Titans seem to roam the middle of the country fairly well.

There are no more 49’ers, either.

Damn, even though the Houston team sucks, the term “Texan” gives just about anyone in the world a mental image, and it’s probably very close to “Cowboy”, also in Texas.

I don’t know anyone who would consider folks from New Orleans “Saint”ly, but sure, okay.

There are no more Buccaneers in Tampa, are there, but lots of Raiders in Las Vegas, so I guess that’s okay, too.

We’ve moved all the manufacturing jobs out of the country, but there are lots of Packers in warehouses, so that image should be okay. There are no Steelers in Pittsburgh, that has to go.

Patriots of any stripe are a rarity (except here on FreeP), so they have to go too.

When does PETA sue to remove all animal team names/mascots? I mean, they just announced the MLB bullpen needs to change its name to “Arm Barn”? WTF indeed... ooops - typo, that should be WFT, right?


45 posted on 10/29/2021 12:20:27 PM PDT by ro_dreaming ("We seem to have gone from 'We the people' to 'Me, the president' in a scant 8 months." - Me)
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To: ocendot

This is so stupid! This controversy has been around since I was a kid in the 70s. Stupid liberals getting their panties in a wad over nothing.

BTW, the Native American population tribe leaders here in GA have been asked this repeatedly and have said, over and over, not only does it not bother them, they feel like the name and the organization honors their heritage.

They can’t stand that the WS is in Atlanta after Abrams, Warnock and others got the all-star game moved. They will be looking for some other way to bash our team.


46 posted on 10/29/2021 12:22:37 PM PDT by LilFarmer
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To: ocendot

I was a Milwaukee Braves fan back in the ‘50s until those damned Bartholomew brothers bought them and then after promising not to move them, moved them to Atlanta! MLB died for that pre-teen fan, then!

Today, leftism has destroyed the MLB, NFL and NHL that I used to love.

A pox on them all!


47 posted on 10/29/2021 12:36:39 PM PDT by Redleg Duke (“I’m not the olny one!”)
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To: ro_dreaming


I do hope the Irish get out their Shillelagh sticks and bash someone about this stereotype! Assuming they aren't drunk, that is. (/sarcasm)
48 posted on 10/29/2021 12:40:45 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: budj


Look at this anti-Greek bigotry of the Spartans! Making a mockery of their culture!(/sarcasm)
49 posted on 10/29/2021 12:46:35 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: ocendot
Imagine the narcissistic delusions of a sports writer determining that he's the arbiter of what a team name can be.

Then again, if Bob Nightengale is writing a sports column for USA Today, no one is reading it anyway. He might as well crayon his virtue whining on the playground equipment.

50 posted on 10/29/2021 12:52:40 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: ocendot

Time for people to stop reading USA Today. They’re better off without it.


51 posted on 10/29/2021 1:04:42 PM PDT by stratboy
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To: ocendot

Not Braves?
How about the Atlanta. Cowards. Would that offend anyone?


52 posted on 10/29/2021 1:31:10 PM PDT by Veto! (Political Correctness Offends Me)
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To: cld51860

To me, the Redskins will ALWAYS be the Redskins.


53 posted on 10/29/2021 1:33:43 PM PDT by NCC-1701 ((You have your fear, which might become reality; and you have Godzilla, which IS reality.))
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To: Veto!; glorgau

Ok, I give, what is the story behind “Cowards”


54 posted on 10/29/2021 1:34:25 PM PDT by LilFarmer
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To: ocendot

No prob, I don’t waste my time with YSA Tiday. Choice is good.


55 posted on 10/29/2021 1:41:22 PM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: ocendot

I’ve heard that the Atlanta Braves name is going to be changed to the Atlanta Cowards.


56 posted on 10/29/2021 2:13:33 PM PDT by euram
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To: dfwgator

What about the Banana Slugs?


57 posted on 10/29/2021 2:47:34 PM PDT by Dacula
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To: euram

What the heck are you talking about?

The Braves have been pressured to change their name and ditch the chop for decades and have said they are not changing it. Where are the “cowards” statements coming from?


58 posted on 10/29/2021 2:51:27 PM PDT by LilFarmer
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Why is this so shocking? Georgia was said to be racist that they couldn’t host the All Star game. Now they are racist because they are in the World Series.


59 posted on 10/29/2021 2:51:42 PM PDT by The MAGA-Deplorian ( Democrats are lawless because Republicans are ball-less! )
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To: ocendot

So Brave is bad, does that mean Pussy is good ?

so the Atlanta Pussycats ? what could be more sweet and cuddly


60 posted on 10/29/2021 3:55:56 PM PDT by algore ( )
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