Cleveland comes to town tonight for an extended weekend of baseball. Two teams picked by most to challenge for the central title are instead battling for last place. With uninspiring baseball being played by both teams, I’ll turn my attention to a discussion of mascots.
How the hell is “Chief Wahoo” still the primary logo for Cleveland? Seriously, has there ever been a more offensive mascot? Why are more people not outraged by this?
Admittedly, I’m not a fan of most anything Cleveland. Regardless, this mascot is a cruel joke. We should all be offended by this, regardless of race or ethnicity.
Wow, DetTigers. You’re deep. Personally, I do prefer the Mexican Omelet to the Cowboy, with go ‘ol American cheese. Shouldn’t we also be outraged by that term? “American”. I mean really. Do Canadians, Mexicans, and United States-ians all eat the same cheese? When did cheese wrapped in cellophane become “American”? That is a concept strictly reserved for us United States-ians. Canadians know cheese, especially in Montreal. I’m not even going to get started on the term “omelet”. Touchet, DetTigers. Touchet.
I’ve always loved Chief Wahoo. Best mascot in baseball. The San Diego Chicken does even come a close second.
I say P.C.ness ruined the EMU mascot… Eagles my ass! Once a Huron, Always a Huron (insert .gif of a crying native American here.)
Seriously though Billy, why you wasting our time with this? Skip the fluff and tell us what we need to do to turn this season around… FAST!
see the other posts Toddy. we been plotting and scheming for the turnaround all season. problem is leyland won’t listen!
maybe i lose credibility with all the references to cheesy 70’s and 80’s pop culture?
Best Mascot in baseball? What the hell? What’s so great about it? It’s ridiculous. It’s embarrassing. So is the Tomahawk chop they do at Turner Field. Really in poor taste.
I have nothing against using Native American iconography. In fact I think the Chicago Blackhawks do quite a nice job, and the story of how the name and icon came to be are very respectful. But Chief Wahoo is just sick and sad. And it isn’t PC BS.
What happened with the Hurons, was PC crap. The logo was tasteful, in my opinion. BUT this is something much worse. And I appreciate the discussion.
well said chirod. i agree with you completely. i’m as weary of PC crap as the next guy, but some material is just damn offensive. that was the only point i was trying to make.