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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
How about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish? A logo of a leprechaun trying to fight.
You don't see the Irish up in arms over it.
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The difference is that a lot of the original fans of the team (and of Vikings, etc.) were in fact Irish/Scandinavian. They were celebrating (or making light) of their own heritage. I suspect natives weren't even allowed into the stadium to watch Cleveland Indians games for the first few decades of the franchise. The name, the logo, the team had nothing to do with them.
So when a group of natives launches their own sports franchise and puts a native on the logo, your point will stand.