Cleveland Indians censor Chief Wahoo from Blue Jays games – IOTW Report

Cleveland Indians censor Chief Wahoo from Blue Jays games

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  1. At this point, I’m all for marginalizing native American culture until it’s an obscure footnote of interest only to historians – much like the Hittite or Assyrian cultures. Cherokee nation? Never heard of them; didn’t they run some casinos and souvenir stands while developing drinking problems? Oh, and the Cherokee had high cheek bones like Elizabeth Warren – maybe “Cherokee” means “high cheek bones” in their ancient language.

    My alma mater had a beloved mascot named Chief Illiniwek. Fun fact: the Illiniwek was not a tribe but a loose confederation of Illinois tribes that most people have never heard of. Another fun fact: none of them are in Illinois anymore as they were kicked out of the state and relocated to Oklahoma. Final fun fact: they aren’t known as the Illiniwek anymore and haven’t been for a long time.So the progs at the University of Illinois were upset about a mascot based on a loose confederation of tribes that doesn’t exist.

    So the Illiniwek confederation will devolve into a forgotten footnote in the state where none of the tribes exist anymore. Fine with me; I just listed three fun facts I don’t have to remember.

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  2. The Cleveland Browns are a recognized, certified, diversified known minority….when they moved to Baltimore, they just weren’t brown enough so they moved to Indianapolis to increase the diversity there….then they made a new Browns in Cleveland….doesn’t that make sense now?…nevermind, we were talkin’ about Injuns….the red ones…

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