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Atlanta Braves to Keep Name, Debating Tomahawk Chop
Breitbart ^ | July 08 2020 | DYLAN GWINN

Posted on 07/08/2020 1:04:37 PM PDT by knighthawk

Unlike the Washington Redskins, the Atlanta Braves will not consider changing their team name. Though, the organization is discussing whether to keep the traditional “Tomahawk Chop.”

“The Atlanta Braves honor, support and value the Native American community. That will never change,” the Braves said in a statement.

However, as the Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports, the team is not yet decided about whether to keep the “Tomahawk Chop.”

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Georgia; US: Kansas; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: atlanta; atlantabraves; braves; chiefs; cleveland; clevelandindians; districtofcolumbia; georgia; indians; kansas; kansascity; kansascitychiefs; kenrosenthal; ohio; tomahawkchop; washingtonredskins
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To: knighthawk

My son will be very upset if they do change the name AND the fans will still tomahawk chop.....


21 posted on 07/08/2020 1:41:02 PM PDT by southernindymom ( IT)
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To: knighthawk

How about the “Oh, you!” limp wristed wave?


22 posted on 07/08/2020 1:48:24 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Extremism.)
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To: Texas Eagle

that looks nothing like a tomahawk.

its like some Woke version designed not to hurt anyone

and exactly like a reflex hammer


23 posted on 07/08/2020 1:51:03 PM PDT by RummyChick (Stop Apologizing for things you didn't do. Stop Demanding Apologies when refuse to forgive)
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To: knighthawk

So they’re doing away with “Redskins”, but keeping “Washington”, a slave owner. Blacks get screwed again. </sarc>


24 posted on 07/08/2020 1:56:21 PM PDT by Veggie Todd (Voltaire: "Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool".)
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To: HangnJudge

Thats great...The Knee-jerks...LOL


25 posted on 07/08/2020 2:01:39 PM PDT by Adder ("Can you be more stupid?" is a question, not a challenge.)
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To: newfreep

That will offend their Italian-American fans. “Tonto” means “fool” in Italian.


26 posted on 07/08/2020 2:19:15 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Caveat Emperor)
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To: southernindymom

Your son will grow up and hopefully become a man.

The Atlanta Braves and the Tomahawk chop are a part of OUR team’s history.

Maybe he can be a Green Bay Fudge Packers fan. He is not worthy of being a true Atlanta Braves fan.


27 posted on 07/08/2020 2:23:03 PM PDT by Dacula
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To: knighthawk

Ought to change it to the Tomahawk CHAZ.


28 posted on 07/08/2020 2:24:59 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: cmj328

LOL! Perfect.


29 posted on 07/08/2020 2:26:37 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: knighthawk

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.


30 posted on 07/08/2020 2:26:50 PM PDT by RetiredArmy (Friends at FR - Are you prepared to meet the LORD??? Do you KNOW Him? Do so today!)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Played at Piedmont Park. I’d start watching again if they changed to the Crackers. But if they did, it would be called out as glorification of white pride. One thing about debating with Revolutionaries, you can never win.


31 posted on 07/08/2020 2:30:04 PM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (“There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach,” said one woman.)
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To: dfwgator

Chief Nockahoma was cool with the name, but then his peace pipe set his teepee on fire.


32 posted on 07/08/2020 2:32:07 PM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (“There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach,” said one woman.)
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To: knighthawk

Isn’t the Tomahawk Chop up to the fans? It’s live “The wave”, right?


33 posted on 07/08/2020 2:51:39 PM PDT by hattend
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To: rfp1234
That's news to Tonto and his N95 masked man based on their discussion...


34 posted on 07/08/2020 2:57:11 PM PDT by newfreep
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To: knighthawk

Can’t watch the Seminoles and I especially get irritated by the Trojans. Can someone “ cancel” USC?


35 posted on 07/08/2020 3:02:40 PM PDT by griswold3 (Democratic Socialism is Slavery by Mob Rule)
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36 posted on 07/08/2020 3:05:42 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: knighthawk

Good for the Atlanta Braves. It is good to see normal people standing up to flakey liberals in this name change thing.


37 posted on 07/08/2020 3:30:36 PM PDT by maxwellsmart_agent
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To: RetiredArmy
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.

Former FSU star Deion Sanders brought the chop to Atlanta in 1991 when the Braves signed him off waivers from the Yankees. Deion used to yell "Do the Wo Wo!" and chop to encourage the crowd. The tomahawk chop lead that the Braves' PA system plays during games is a recording of the FSU band, "The Marching Chiefs." You probably know all of this, but most people don't.

38 posted on 07/08/2020 3:32:19 PM PDT by Always A Marine ("When you strike at a king, you must kill him" - Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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To: knighthawk

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 ……..


39 posted on 07/08/2020 3:35:50 PM PDT by njslim
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To: knighthawk

Washington Kowtows


40 posted on 07/08/2020 3:42:57 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Eternal lives matter.)
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