Was there really a point to this? Bringing back the screaming savage indian of years past? It’s bad enough that racism like this existed for so long, it was Atlanta’s logo from 1967 to 1989. The mohawked image first made an appearance in 1954 during the Braves’ Milwaukee days.
From Big League Stew:
The re-emergence of the questionable logo is surprising given that the Cleveland Indians have been distancing themselves from Chief Wahoo in recent years. (This year’s Indians BP cap features the increasingly familiar block ‘C’.) Even the Braves have landed on the right side of sensitivity, replacing an offensive savage patch on the throwback jerseys the team introduced in 2012.
This is the team that gave us John Rocker, the king of cultural insensitivity. And experienced a PR nightmare from the tomahawk chop. They really should know better, cuz there’s no upside here.
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