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Originally Posted by packs

Since there is still some debate on why the name was changed, I will post the exact explanation from the owner of the team again:

“Hearing firsthand the stories and experiences of Native American people, we gained a deep understanding of how tribal communities feel about the team name and the detrimental effects it has on them,” team owner Paul Dolan said in a statement. “While Indians will always be a part of our history, it is time to move forward and work to unify our stakeholders and fans through a new name.”

Understood, Packs. I think many of us read that as we would all of the great things Exxon is doing to preserve nature and make the world a better place. As previously pointed out, it's a business. The recent wave of virtue signaling and corporate "social responsibility" is a well-calculated marketing decision. Executives (including the Cleveland baseball club) understand their target market has changed and they need to lure the zoomers and millennials to sell tickets.

I also agree, all people deserve respect and its always worth having the conversation. I personally feel Chief Wahoo is inappropriate and he could go away altogether. Teams update their logos all the time. Unless the term is blatantly derogatory, I'm not sure you'll ever get consensus on whether Indian, Native American, Indigenous, etc is more appropriate. But a small segment of society (that isn't generally part of the group in question) consistently takes it upon themselves to lecture and dictate everyone elses perspective. I believe a lot of the comments above reflect the exhaustion of these self-righteous, self-appointed moral compasses of the masses.

Cleveland can be whatever they want to be.