TOW #23- Argument: Cleveland Indians Offensive Logo

American baseball. One of our country's biggest providers of joy. Also, one of our country's biggest providers of conflict. Most recently an argument over the acceptability of the Clevland Indians baseball team's logo has come to the surface. Derived from a 1930's strip laden, this teams logo features "Chief Wahoo" a red skinned, grinning, Native American chalked full of racial stereotypes. This image has brought a lot of controversy as many find it downright offensive, while the Indians have taken steps toward reformation and less frequent use of the image, it is due time they remove it completely as it is still used in their souvenirs and uniforms conveying a lack of empathy toward those effected. Despite the teams recent use of a "C" on their caps as a replacement for the previous logo, they still present it on the arms of their jerseys. This shows people that this logo is still a large part of their team image and culture. Not only does this provide a bad reputation for the Indians, it also makes it look as if they are desensitized to the racial stereotypes portrayed. This same image is represented on numerous memorabilia, anything from watches to bumper stickers, each representing the team and each portraying the sensitive imagery. Perhaps worst of all is the reaction of the owners who claim they do not see anything wrong in the logo and they feel free to represent this part of the team history. Despite the fact that the teams history could just as easily be respesented in a museum rather than on the field and in front of the world.