Cleveland Indians Looking Into Changing Name

[MLD Woody]

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29406956/cleveland-indians-determine-best-path-forward-team-name

[Dutch Oven]

If it happens, I'm putting money that they will become the Cleveland Spiders. The merchandising possibilities are endless.

I would root for the Cleveland Knights, though. Just use the uniforms from 'The Natural'. 

[D Bone]

FSU, Atl, and rest will follow suit, and quickly. 

[MLD Woody]

@d-bone said:

FSU, Atl, and rest will follow suit, and quickly. 

Don't forget the part where the people that complain about others being outraged will themselves be outraged but unable to see the irony 

[jbluhm86]

@d-bone said:

FSU, Atl, and rest will follow suit, and quickly. 

Nah, I think Florida State and Atlanta will be fine. FSU works alot with the native Seminole tribe and donates money to them regularly, while the Braves are actually using a positive moniker.

[D Bone]

@mld-woody said:

Don't forget the part where the people that complain about others being outraged will themselves be outraged but unable to see the irony 

I'm 52 and thought the Redskins was a weird name even when I was 12ish. 

[nickers]

This is PATHETIC... Our world is being run by SNOWFLAKES!...

[MLD Woody]

@nickers said:

This is PATHETIC... Our world is being run by SNOWFLAKES!...

[MLD Woody]

@mld-woody said:

Don't forget the part where the people that complain about others being outraged will themselves be outraged but unable to see the irony 

@nickers said:

This is PATHETIC... Our world is being run by SNOWFLAKES!...

That took 3 posts lol

[D Bone]

@nickers said:

This is PATHETIC... Our world is being run by SNOWFLAKES!...

Redskins is as flaky as I get. I myself hope the other Native American nicknames stay..... I'm just hoping they don't go after the Angels. 

[hx214]

@nickers said:

This is PATHETIC... Our world is being run by SNOWFLAKES!...

[ballpeen]

I say change it to the Savages

[DieHardBrownsFan]

@d-bone said:

Redskins is as flaky as I get. I myself hope the other Native American nicknames stay..... I'm just hoping they don't go after the Angels. 

Agnostics?

[mjp28]

Let's go Cleveland tough.....

......the CLEVELAND SIX PACKS !   Yeah baby !

[SdBacker80]

Does this mean the Indians are WS bound?  Seemingly is the talk every time we are in the WS

[Icecube]

@nickers said:

This is PATHETIC... Our world is being run by SNOWFLAKES!...

Just give them time: The Browns will be targeted. You can't be called "the Browns" because it will offend people with Brown skin.  

[Orion]

Are people actually offended by the nickname 'Indians'?  

Next Cowboys will be banned because cows are offended that they're being called boys.

[nickers]

Just call them the Cleveland Clovis Points...

[Gorka]

@mld-woody said:

That took 3 posts lol

Do you see what you're doing? You people always initiate being outraged...this time over sports names. The objections from those opposing name changes you then flip back on them and call it being "outraged" and worse "irony".  It doesn't work that way bud but good try.

Accept and fall in line with your outrage is what you're really saying. Aint happening.

[Gorka]

@orion said:

Are people actually offended by the nickname 'Indians'?  

Next Cowboys will be banned because cows are offended that they're being called boys.

That's a reach. But the idea that liberal fucktards would want to tear down Grant's or Lincolns statue was also a reach.

But to your question...yes. By the same suspects that are offended by everything else.

But whether we as non Indians are offended or not is irrelevant. Getting rid of the name is not our call to make in my opinion.

My feeling is that if Native Americans are OK with it then I'm OK with it. If they're not then...