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The pollution of sports by toxic liberal politics may have already alienated millions of fans but it’s only getting started.
On Sunday, the word came down that the Cleveland Indians will be doing away with their “offensive” nickname which they have had for over a century, a massive cave-in to SJW pressure that has now claimed another scalp for the trophy wall.
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The team confirmed a report by the New York Times that they will be dropping the name, joining the Washington Redskins as professional sports teams who have unconditionally surrendered to an angry Twitter mob that will never be satisfied.
The Cleveland Indian brain trust had previously given the tomahawk chop to the team’s beloved Chief Wahoo mascot which was stripped from uniforms and banished from team facilities and their appropriately named home stadium Progressive field.
Via CBS Sports, “Cleveland Indians to change nickname the franchise has used for more then a century”:
Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team has decided to change its nickname, moving away from the moniker it has employed for more than 100 years and that is considered insensitive to indigenous peoples, according to David Waldstein and Michael S. Schmidt of the New York Times. CBS Sports HQ’s Jim Bowden has since confirmed Cleveland’s plans. An announcement from the team could come as soon as this week, per the Times.
It’s unclear how Cleveland will refer to itself during the upcoming season. One option is to keep the name for an additional year before then transitioning to a new identity; another is to go the route of the National Football League’s Washington franchise, which dropped its own offensive nickname in July. The club has since been known as the Washington Football Team. Cleveland would, presumably, be called the Cleveland Baseball Team until a new nickname could be settled upon.
Cleveland’s decision comes more than two years after it started to distance itself from the “Chief Wahoo” logo. Back in July, when the Washington Football Team announced its altered identity, Cleveland announced it would investigate the “best path forward” with regards to the team name. Subsequently, our Dayn Perry offered several replacement options, including the ever-popular “Spiders,” as well as the “Rockers,” the “Crows,” and “Dobys,” named after Hall of Famer Larry Doby, who was the American League’s first Black player.
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Ironically, the Indians were named as a tribute to the first Native-American player in professional baseball history.
Louis Sockalexis was a member of the Penobscot Tribe who played for the Cleveland Spiders from 1897-1899.
Sockalexis faced many of the same problems as African-American pioneers like Jackie Robinson due to his race.
He was taunted, slurred, and mocked by opposing fans with war whoops and other derogatory gestures due to his being an Indian and had serious problems with alcoholism that adversely impacted his short career. How the pressure of being the first Native American contributed to his issues is a matter of speculation but it sure as hell didn’t help.
According to his Wikipedia page:
Although Sockalexis had a brief career, he faced many obstacles during his time in professional baseball. It was reported that fans of the opposing teams often shouted racial slurs toward him due to his Penobscot heritage. Additionally, fans imitated war whoops and war dances in his presence.[1] Later, when sports journalists attributed his rapid decline to alcoholism, they identified the disease as the inherent “Indian weakness”.[1]
When the Cleveland Naps changed their name to the Indians in 1915, the franchise reportedly did so to honor Sockalexis.[9] The Indians’ official media guide says that the owners solicited sportswriters to ask fans for their favorite nickname, and the name Indians was chosen by a young girl who wrote to one of the sportswriters whose column requested suggestions. She specifically mentioned Sockalexis and his heritage. The attribution of the new name as being in honor of Sockalexis, a member of the Penobscot Tribe of Maine, is generally discredited given the discriminatory treatment of Native Americans in general, and Sockalexis in particular during that era.[10] The news stories published to announce the selection in 1915 make no mention of Sockalexis, but do make many racist and insulting references to Native Americans.[11] A brief story in the February 28, 1915, issue of the Plain Dealer states that the Cleveland Indians would wear the depiction of an Indian head on the left sleeves of their uniforms to “keep the Indians reminded of what the Braves did last year.” [12] Sockalexis had died two years earlier.
After the news broke, President Trump blasted the name change on Twitter:
Oh no! What is going on? This is not good news, even for “Indians”. Cancel culture at work!
Attention Kansas City Chiefs, you’re next on the chopping block.
