Source: www.letsgotribe.com --- Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Morning news and notes for Tuesday, January 30, 2018. So, um, was there anything newsworthy yesterday? Tribe There’s currently no Cleveland news other than Chief Wahoo news Decision on Indians’ logo about bigger picture | MLB Castrovince has an excellent piece on the recent decision to cease the use of Chief Wahoo in 2019. This passage specifically stands out: And so I’ve always understood the sentimentality associated with Wahoo. I get why people here view the logo as some intrinsic piece of this ballclub’s brand. It’s why many fans will be upset with Major League Baseball’s announcement Monday that the 2018 season will be the last with Chief Wahoo on the Indians’ uniforms. But the inconvenient reality of sharing a planet with other human beings is that you don’t get to decide what is or what is not offensive to people. And if you divorce yourself even momentarily from the laundry you’ve grown up rooting for, it’s really not difficult to understand why Native American groups would be offended by this exaggerated, unflattering, cartoon portrayal of their people. Indians’ Chief Wahoo logo Q&A | MLB Contrary to popular belief (at least popular among Facebook commenters), MLB is not going to raid your house for all Chief Wahoo gear and burn it in front of you. With that being said, I do appreciate this passage: It seems like MLB forced this change to get the ASG, is that true? The two are not connected in any way. Our submission fo ...
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