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dammage79 · 02-13-2013, 01:53 PM

Names that are okay to this white guy, Blackhawks.

Redskins is Blatantly racist therefore should not be used. Same goes for the Cleveland Indians.

Braves, not sure yet, a quick read on Wiki shows the name stands as to honor Native American warriors, but then goes on to state that James Gaffney of Tamanny Hall (democrats) in NYC who used Native American figureheads as their mascot named the team when he bought them in 1912.
Tamanny Hall was a fairly corrupt political group so I guess you could be offended. But that is just a brief history on how they came to be the Braves.

02-13-2013, 01:53 PM	#77
dammage79 Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Calgary Exp:	Names that are okay to this white guy, Blackhawks. Redskins is Blatantly racist therefore should not be used. Same goes for the Cleveland Indians. Braves, not sure yet, a quick read on Wiki shows the name stands as to honor Native American warriors, but then goes on to state that James Gaffney of Tamanny Hall (democrats) in NYC who used Native American figureheads as their mascot named the team when he bought them in 1912. Tamanny Hall was a fairly corrupt political group so I guess you could be offended. But that is just a brief history on how they came to be the Braves. Last edited by dammage79; 02-13-2013 at 01:55 PM.