Cleveland Indians will remove Chief Wahoo logo from their uniforms

[Millhouse]

(01-31-2018, 05:29 PM)Millhouse Wrote: Well if Washington changes their name from Redskins, then that is perfectly fine to me. Maybe in the 1930s when they adopted that name instead of the Braves which was the baseball teams name, it was acceptable back then. But today I definitely understand why it is offensive to many native peoples. 

Overall though I dont have any issue when teams or schools use native american names, like FSU Seminoles, Atlanta Braves, etc. Just as long as it is being used in a respectable manner so to speak. So I can see why Wahoo is offensive, particularly because he is red. If he was better done without the red and a better done smile instead of that goof one, I dont think it would matter as much.

I stand corrected by this. According to a Washington Post poll back in 2016, 9/10 Indians weren't offended by the word Redskins. And per article it says that has remained unchanged since 2004.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/new-poll-finds-9-in-10-native-americans-arent-offended-by-redskins-name/2016/05/18/3ea11cfa-161a-11e6-924d-838753295f9a_story.html?utm_term=.8413e226154e