Thursday, February 09, 2012

It's taken time but even sportsmen are now being ground down into political correctness



We read:
"It was a complete no-brainer, but props to the Atlanta Braves for placing a new crossed tomahawk logo on the sleeve of their new weekend alternates. The cream-colored throwbacks — which the baseball world learned about a few weeks ago — are based on the uniforms that the team first wore after moving to Atlanta in the 1960s.

The jerseys of those less-enlightened times featured a savage on the sleeve and it's a wonder that anyone ever thought the image was OK. The logo strips Native Americans of any humanity and turns them into a one-dimensional character devoid of any sympathy or tribute.

Source

How long will it be before the team are told that the name "Braves" is incorrect? Will it be changed to "Alternatively motivated person"?

The old logo is not as bad as they say above. Acting in a frightening way was a common part of conflict between warring tribes. You may see New Zealand's Maori doing their "Haka" before a Rugby football game on TV some time. They look a lot the guy in the older patch above.

6 comments:

Bird of Paradise said...

The NCAA forced all collages with indian sounding names to change their names PC isa form of socialism

Anonymous said...

If you have ever seen University of Hawaii's football team play, they do the haka before each game too. It is intimidating, and honestly, a very cool tradition.

Go Away Bird said...

Have you ever seen the mascot for STANFORD their called the CARDINALS but thier mascots is this dorky looking tree

Anonymous said...

But the name the Rainbows takes away any fear now doubt.

Anonymous said...

Go away Bird - I thought a cardinal was bird (or a high-ranking Catholic priest)?
What's a tree got to do with anything?
Oh, I just thought - maybe it just refers to the colour???

I thought birds liked trees said...

Go Away Bird, you are incorrect. Stanford is the Stanford Cardinal. It is not plural and it is indeed referring to the color, hence the tree mascot. It's not too different than Alabama having an elephant.