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The Cleveland Baseball Team? Indians will be dropping their iconic nickname over social justice idiocy
NOQ Report ^ | 12/13/2020 | Blaine Traber

Posted on 12/13/2020 7:14:39 PM PST by SeekAndFind

The Cleveland Indians will be bowing to pressure from mostly Caucasian social justice warriors over their “racist” nickname. An announcement is expected as early as this week.

The NY Times reported the long-time Major League Baseball franchise will be following the Washington Football Team, formerly known as the Redskins, in pandering to demands by those who are easily offended by traditions. That means Chief Wahoo, the iconic mascot for the team, will no longer be employed. According to The Times:


Following years of protests from fans and Native American groups, the Cleveland Indians have decided to change their team name, moving away from a moniker that has long been criticized as racist, three people familiar with the decision said Sunday.

The move follows a decision by the Washington Football Team of the N.F.L. in July to stop using a name long considered a racial slur, and is part of a larger national conversation about race that magnified this year amid protests of systemic racism and police violence.

Cleveland could announce its plans as soon as this week, according to the three people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

What the article and social justice warriors forget to mention is that Native Americans generally do not care about the name or mascot of professional sports teams. As I reported in July:

9 out of 10 Native Americans aren’t offended by the Washington Redskins’ name

These moves have been heralded as a result of “heightened awareness and shifting cultural norms” that make things once considered acceptable to suddenly be anathema in modern society. But the truth is this: They’re flexing their social justice muscles to demonstrate how manufactured outrage can be channeled to change anything they feel can be sold as racist. It’s a farce that exemplifies the post-truth society they’re trying to build.

Between voter fraud cover-ups, Antifa antics, and COVID-19 lockdown hysteria, it’s easy to forget that social justice warriors are still on the warpath. Wait, that term is supposed to be racist as well. It’s so hard to keep up.



TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: baseball; cleveland; indians; socialjustice; yesweknow
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To: Wally_Kalbacken

“Squat to pees?”


41 posted on 12/13/2020 8:46:56 PM PST by Big Red Badger ("Bats Soup" to "Nuts" Biden,CHINAs' Beind it ALL!)
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To: SeekAndFind

On Fox during the Levin show news break, the announcer said the name “has long been considered racist.”


42 posted on 12/13/2020 8:49:46 PM PST by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: RightLady
Why not put it to a vote. Cleveland Indians would win -—hands down!

They figured out ways around so-called “voting”. Voting is now a quaint, out-dated concept. COUNTING is where it’s at!
43 posted on 12/13/2020 8:52:56 PM PST by mmichaels1970
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To: SeekAndFind
Find an Indian tribe and pay them for using their name and a symbol. If they are OK with a mascot, have them design it.

The Florida Seminoles can give them some advice.

Or just be chickens and call yourselves the Chickens. Their mascot could be "Mike the Headless Chicken." (Look him up). Their team rally cheer would be "buck buck buh guck!" and do the chicken song and dance. That would be fun! Imagine the fans "bucking" and flapping their wings. It's a game, have some fun.

44 posted on 12/13/2020 9:01:20 PM PST by Right Wing Assault (Die-ggl,TWT,FCBK,NYT,WPo,Hwd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antf,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA,ARP,MSNBC )
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To: Right Wing Assault
Or call them the Clevleand Clinics. Fans wear doc or nurse barb. When you are rallying imitate the flat line. "Beep beep, beep beep, beep beep, beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" aimed the the other team.

45 posted on 12/13/2020 9:06:41 PM PST by Right Wing Assault (Die-ggl,TWT,FCBK,NYT,WPo,Hwd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antf,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA,ARP,MSNBC )
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To: SeekAndFind
What is Indiana going to change its name to? A State in America?

Or Indianapolis? A City in A State in America?

46 posted on 12/13/2020 9:07:04 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, demonicRATS would have no standards at all.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Amazing. If an inveterate racist wanted to eliminate all pop-culture reference to non-white culture in America, he couldn’t do a better job than these idiots are doing.


47 posted on 12/13/2020 9:08:46 PM PST by Antoninus (The press has lost the ability to persuade. They retain the ability to foment a panic.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The idiot left and chickenshit corporate lackies are actually going to completely eliminate any knowledge or positive representations of Native Americans.


48 posted on 12/13/2020 9:11:49 PM PST by PGR88
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To: HonkyTonkMan

Communists erase history and start with year 1 with them in charge.


49 posted on 12/13/2020 9:11:53 PM PST by Texas resident (Biden is China's bitch)
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To: SeekAndFind

Redskins is available. Or Redmen. Or Sitzpicklers.


50 posted on 12/13/2020 9:14:09 PM PST by Tymesup
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The Cleveland Comrades


51 posted on 12/13/2020 9:20:04 PM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODYS BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: SeekAndFind

A lot of folks are not even thinking about Sports right now.
Not with the Republic about to slide over a waterfall within weeks.


52 posted on 12/13/2020 9:33:02 PM PST by lee martell
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To: SeekAndFind

Cleveland cowards

Cleveland chickens

Cleveland crawlers

Cleveland Communists

Cleveland collectivists


53 posted on 12/13/2020 9:39:10 PM PST by detective
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To: SeekAndFind

Farewell and adieu, you simpering sissies.


54 posted on 12/13/2020 9:43:33 PM PST by dainbramaged (Windage and Elevation)
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To: SeekAndFind

I wouldn’t be offended if they call themselves the “Cleveland Caucasians.”


55 posted on 12/13/2020 9:48:28 PM PST by thegagline
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To: VideoDoctor

The team color should be yellow, of course.

Since we now a banana republic, they might as well reflect current trends and call themselves the Cleveland Bananas.


56 posted on 12/13/2020 9:54:05 PM PST by cgbg ( Remember 1876--we _can_ do this!--Biden--Office of the Prisoner-Elect)
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To: SeekAndFind

I bet if we got enough people to write the owners, they would think “The Cleveland Rocks” would be a good name. We could tell them it’s for the Hall of Fame, etc. It might be a couple of years before they finally figure it out.


57 posted on 12/13/2020 10:17:58 PM PST by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.")
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To: SeekAndFind; All

As I said on another thread about this...

Hi All.

IT DOESN’T MATTER !

It doesn’t matter what the league or team owners want to call it, I will ALWAYS, for the rest of my earthly days call the Cleveland baseball team the INDIANS and I suggest that those here who are Indians fans NEVER use any of the fake monikers foisted upon the Tribe.

When the season is going again call the team offices and tell them you want seasons tickets to watch the Indians. When they tell you they’re some other name that’s the time to say “Never-mind”

Call the local Mockingbird Media outlets and ask if the Indians won today. Don’t buy any merch with any name on it other than Chief Wahoo and Indians on it. Get clip art and make your own merch.

WRITE letters and send them by smail-mail. E-mails just go in the bit-bucket, phone calls might get logged but to really get noticed a letter to Lawrence J. Dolan - Owner or
Paul J. Dolan - Chairman/Chief Executive Officer. By doing so it has to be handled, opened and read by an executive secretary because that letter could be of importance. When the mail comes in by bags and buckets it does get attention.

I have not watched an Indians game in years, but...

I’ve listened to every game for years on the radio. You can’t beat Hammy’s calls and a radio generates no ratings - the best of both worlds.


58 posted on 12/13/2020 10:51:59 PM PST by ADemocratNoMore (The Fourth Estate is now the Fifth Column)
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To: SeekAndFind

Ricky Vaughn is gonna fight this. “Just a bit outside”.


59 posted on 12/14/2020 1:41:12 AM PST by Veggie Todd (Religion. It's like a History class. Without the facts. )
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To: Dilbert San Diego

I thought Green Bay was offensive to the Fudge Packers.


60 posted on 12/14/2020 2:58:28 AM PST by Abbeville Conservative (Preventing the theft of the 2020 Presidential Election is that hill we've talked about)
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