The Cleveland Indians will soon be no more.
Following in the path of the Washington Football Team, Cleveland has decided to remove its nickname many consider racist and insensitive, the New York Times reported Sunday.
An official announcement could come as soon as this week, according to the outlet.
The 105-year-old “Indians” moniker has for decades drawn ire from Native American groups, and those frustrations became more prevalent with the U.S. in the midst of a reckoning on racism and social injustice following police shootings involving unarmed black men and women.
Two months after the May death of George Floyd, Cleveland joined the Washington Football Team in saying it would consider changing the nickname.
The genuine tragedy in all of the decisions to take Indian names from teams is that nobody, absolutely nobody, names a team for losers or any other disreputable group or cause. All of the team names were chosen to reflect positively on the qualities the teams hoped to emulate, in the hope that prior prowess would transfer to the players and the team.
Indian team names have been one of the most prominent uses and references to the existence of the Indians in the earlier era. Those references have been positive. When the names are removed so are all references and links to the Indians past or present. Their existence in both past and present, and for the future is just erased.
It’s unfortunate that team owners, college administrators, etc. have jello for backbones. Indians are worse off for being wiped from any public mention.
Native Americans don’t like being called “Indians,” moron. That’s why Native Americans have less of an issue with teams like the Chicago Blackhawks or Atlanta Braves.
You people are soooo sensitive 🙄
Stop the STEAL on Names & Monuments in America !!!!!!
Stop the Drop !!!
Stop being a Wimp !!! Keep your fkkking name !!!!