Indians/Guardians and the Topps History Police

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by packs

Am I the only one who finds it ironic when people say things like "changing the team name erases Native American culture".

Erasing Native American culture has been government sanctioned since there was a government to put those policies into place. And Native American culture isn't derived from professional sports teams either. There are much more meaningful ways of protecting the culture.

Who are you quoting?

[packs]

Originally Posted by JustinD

Who are you quoting?

A common argument put forward by people who are generally against changing the names of teams.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by JustinD

Who are you quoting?

Originally Posted by packs

A common argument put forward by people who are generally against changing the names of teams.

Is it possible that some Tribes take pride in a local team with a Native American team name? Yes. I know tribes in North Dakota were supportive of their NCAA FCS team winning football championships. They were disappointed when NDSU had to become the Buffalos. And the Spokane Indians are an amazing extension of the local tribe for MiLB. Many in the local tribe would be disappointed if the team name changed.

But are there other tribes that hate team names like Savages and caricatures like Chief Wahoo? Yes. Those are racist stereotypes that don't do anything positive or uplifting.

We just need to remember that region to region, and tribe to tribe, Native American opinions about mascots change on how they are represented. And that's okay.

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by packs

A common argument put forward by people who are generally against changing the names of teams.

Ok apologies, I took it as a misrepresentation of what I was saying. Happy I asked.

I was only discussing my experiences living in a mixed family. I am sure they are different than many and assume that everyone will and should have many other thoughts, beliefs, and opinions.

[packs]

No sorry about that. It was a tangent. I appreciated the perspective in your post.