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Old 07-23-2021, 12:46 PM
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And the Indians were named after Sockalexis. Why can a team be named after some people and no offense is taken (Brown, Lajoie) but not others?

It seems like for every tradition in this country, there is somebody intent on tearing it down.
You just nailed the real motive behind this entire cancel culture.
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