Cleveland Guardians

[Phishfan]

The Cleveland Indians are no more. Guardians was chosen after over 1190 names were considered. It is drawn from the Guardians of Traffic on the Hope Memorial Bridge outside the stadium.

[ArtieChokePhin]

Another team succumbs to the cancel culture bullshit

[Dave Gray]

This has been inevitable for a while and in a couple of years nobody will remember or care.

[Dave Gray]

Also, this isn’t cancel culture.  It’s capitalism.  Cleveland is choosing this for themselves because it’s a more financially viable path.  Nobody is making them do it.  They are a business and it’s harder to sell merch and they’ll likely do better with the new branding.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Not surprising that some folks are upset that the USA is not as racist today as it was in 1915.  Racism is still a problem but being less racist upsets some.

[Spider-Dan]

I was really hoping for Cleveland Spiders.  Guardians is kinda lame, though I understand the connection to the city.

Interested to see what the mascot and logo are.  Hopefully there's a decent option to get on a hat, instead of that incredibly terrible block C.

edit: They're replacing the terrible block C with a new, better one!  We are pleased.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

As a traditionalist I was hoping for the Rustlers or maybe the Lake Shores or Bluebirds. 

[ArtieChokePhin]

Not surprising that some folks are upset that the USA is not as racist today as it was in 1915.  Racism is still a problem but being less racist upsets some.

Indians is racist?   I can't name one person that is offended by the nickname Indians for a team.  Or even the Redskins for that matter.  That name was actually invented by a Native American.

[pondwater]

Indians is racist?   I can't name one person that is offended by the nickname Indians for a team.  Or even the Redskins for that matter.  That name was actually invented by a Native American.

No different than Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben's, or any other minorities being scrubbed from retail products. Give it a while, all the woke crowd currently crying that it's racist to have minorities on such products will be the first ones saying, "Why aren't black people being represented on products and in advertising, that's racist".  It's all hypocritical nonsense.

[Dolphster]

in a couple of years nobody will remember or care.

I already don't care.  LOL   Honestly, I think it is kind of silly, but I'm not going to get spun up about it because we have a hell of a lot bigger problems in this country than sports teams whitewashing (no pun intended) their names. 

[Phishfan]

Indians is racist?   I can't name one person that is offended by the nickname Indians for a team.  Or even the Redskins for that matter.  That name was actually invented by a Native American.

Charles Somers doesn't sound  very Native American but I would guess he's got a percentage.

[Spider-Dan]

I can't name one person that is offended by the nickname Indians for a team.  Or even the Redskins for that matter.

You "can't name one person" who would be offended by a literal racial slur?

Yet somehow, I'm guessing you DO know people who are offended by silent kneeling during the national anthem.

[CF DolFan]

No different than Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben's, or any other minorities being scrubbed from retail products. Give it a while, all the woke crowd currently crying that it's racist to have minorities on such products will be the first ones saying, "Why aren't black people being represented on products and in advertising, that's racist".  It's all hypocritical nonsense.

In the 60's they thought we would be flying in cars by now but instead we are just discovering food brands are racist. Only white labeled foods are accepted by minorities and liberals.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

There is a difference between using minorities in advertising and using stereotypes and cartoons charactertors of minorities.  Of course  those promoting racist stereotypes to justify continuing the racist divide have a problem with black santas but want cartoon indians

[Tenshot13]

I'm more okay when the actually minorities are offended versus some white woke liberal who thinks it shouldn't be that way.  People are way too soft these days, but if the actually minorities being displayed under these products and sports teams find this sort of thing offensive, then by all means change it.