Recently it was announced that the Indians main logo will now be the block 'C' instead of chief Wahoo. A few people are outraged over the idea of this. The Indians actually made this move a few years ago and have slowly been moving away from chief Wahoo.
Personal I don't mind the change. Because of today's society people are becoming more sensitive to "political correctness". Due to the fact that chief Wahoo is depicted as a red faced Indian some people find it offensive. They have every reason to be offended. The way that Native Americans have been shown for years has never been right. There has been a constant battle to change things like that. I understand where people want to keep the chief but we need to look at the big picture. To someone who does not know the history of the Cleveland Indians they might not see chief Wahoo the same way that an Indians fan would. Cleveland became the Indians because of a player who played for them who was a Native American. I see why people want to keep the chief but lets not block the 'C'. Lets keep and open mind about the change and get ready to cheer on our Tribe no matter what their symbol is.
This post is my own personal opinion. I saw this discussion on Twitter and decided to make a response of my own. If you have an opinion on if you like this change or not let me know in the comments.
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