Post by account_disabled on Mar 4, 2024 22:13:08 GMT -5
The Cleveland Indians will also change the team name
The MLB club is retiring the Indians team name, which it has used since 1915, according to a New York Times report.
Until the new team name is announced, it will likely be called the Cleveland Baseball Team. The name change, of course, will have a far-reaching impact when it comes to its marketing, from merchandise to brand associations.
Despite the longevity of the team's Chile Mobile Number List franchise, Native American groups have increasingly called for the team to drop its name in recent years. In early 2018, the Cleveland team announced it would be retiring its cartoon mascot, Chief Wahoo, from its uniforms and branding.
No more signs of racism!
Those calls grew even louder this summer, when the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis spurred protests and outcry against systemic racism across the country. Cleveland's decision comes months after the Washington Redskins, now known as the Washington Football Team, announced they were retiring the name of their own team.
After the Washington Football Team announced its decision to retire the team's name in July, the Cleveland team announced it would do a review of its own name.
We are committed to engaging our community and appropriate stakeholders to determine the best path forward regarding our team name.
Spokesman for the Cleveland Indians.
The Washington and Cleveland teams were two of the most prominent examples of Native American team names in professional sports. However, there remain others, such as The Atlanta Braves, The Kansas City Chiefs and The Chicago Blackhawks, which have said in recent months that they will not change their names.
Scrutiny over racist brand names and mascots hasn't just reached the world of professional sports: Brands like Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, Mrs. Butterworth and Eskimo Pie announced they would review or change their names after criticism.
The MLB club is retiring the Indians team name, which it has used since 1915, according to a New York Times report.
Until the new team name is announced, it will likely be called the Cleveland Baseball Team. The name change, of course, will have a far-reaching impact when it comes to its marketing, from merchandise to brand associations.
Despite the longevity of the team's Chile Mobile Number List franchise, Native American groups have increasingly called for the team to drop its name in recent years. In early 2018, the Cleveland team announced it would be retiring its cartoon mascot, Chief Wahoo, from its uniforms and branding.
No more signs of racism!
Those calls grew even louder this summer, when the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis spurred protests and outcry against systemic racism across the country. Cleveland's decision comes months after the Washington Redskins, now known as the Washington Football Team, announced they were retiring the name of their own team.
After the Washington Football Team announced its decision to retire the team's name in July, the Cleveland team announced it would do a review of its own name.
We are committed to engaging our community and appropriate stakeholders to determine the best path forward regarding our team name.
Spokesman for the Cleveland Indians.
The Washington and Cleveland teams were two of the most prominent examples of Native American team names in professional sports. However, there remain others, such as The Atlanta Braves, The Kansas City Chiefs and The Chicago Blackhawks, which have said in recent months that they will not change their names.
Scrutiny over racist brand names and mascots hasn't just reached the world of professional sports: Brands like Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, Mrs. Butterworth and Eskimo Pie announced they would review or change their names after criticism.