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Originally Posted by twins_34
I changed mine back to Indians and I am Native American so, I don't care what anyone thinks lol and if you changed it back, I would support you because you have freedoms and I am sorry, history is history and you can never change it and if you try, that's just wrong. We have to remember what was done in the past good or bad.
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Thats interesting.
To be honest i have never thought of any of the names as derogatory.
I always took the names like Braves and Warriors to be strong and well brave.
I don't even know why a team would name itself after something it did not respect or like.
It would be like the KKK member naming a kid after Martin Luther King.
I guess i could see maybe the Redskins or Chief Wahoo but even then
Redskins never seemed like a joke or something you didn't respect.
Course i grew up in the 70s and 80s so maybe their success had something to do with the respect.
Also i though i read that some Native Americans wanted the name changed back and some didn't like the Indians name changed to Guardians.
Did they even do a vote or was it just the Cleveland owner deciding if the majority was offended?
As for Chief Wahoo yeah its over the top but aren't all mascots?
I never thought it ment Native Americans were dumb any more than i thought Brooklyn Dodger fans were bums.
If Chief Wahoo was real he would be one of the mascots i wouldn't mind hanging out with. Seems rather freindly to me.
I'm not telling any Native American they shouldn't feel offended as that is their right.
Just saying thats not the way i saw Chief Wahoo but i would not argue against them.
I use Indians because that was the team nickname.
When they were the Naps i use Naps and when they change to Guardians i will use Guardians.