Atlanta braves tomahawk chop9/20/2023 ![]() Much of the sports world has heeded this message, if somewhat begrudgingly.Īfter insisting for years that it would not alter a nickname that is literally deemed offensive in the dictionary, Washington's NFL team finally dropped its racist moniker. “We have repeatedly and unequivocally made our position clear - Native people are not mascots, and degrading rituals like the tomahawk chop that dehumanize and harm us have no place in American society," said Fawn Sharp, president of the National Congress of American Indians. ![]() No matter how many people attempt to stand in the way, as they always do when society makes a jarring but inevitable lurch forward, there's no turning back now. Simply put, the Braves and their co-conspirator are on the wrong side of history, not unlike those who continue to defend the Confederate flag and statues as nothing more than peaceful symbols of Southern heritage. ![]() “They need to recognize that this problem is not going to go away.”Ĭommissioner Rob Manfred tried to provide cover, but calling it "a local issue” and insisting that the support of a single tribe in North Carolina was all the Braves needed to carry on with business as usual only served to fan the flames. “This is an existential moment for the Atlanta Braves,” said James O’Rourke, a professor of management at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. Yet this much is clear: There is no way this issue ever turns in a favorable direction for the Braves. Major League Baseball, which took the bold stance of yanking the All-Star Game out of Atlanta over the state's new voting restrictions, suddenly looks about as progressive as Kenesaw Mountain Landis with its tortured defense of the team. ![]()
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