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Originally Posted by bowlik
Being Catholic, I am offended by the Arizona Cardinals as well as St. Louis. !!!.
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ABSOLUTly.....it is about time we stand up for what is only right.
What about those CLEVELAND INDIANS.......
..the NERVE of then Club Owner Charles Somers......
...who in 1915 named the team The INDIANS
.....to HONOR the MEMORY of Louis Sockalexis who died the year prior.
Louis Sockalexis was a Penobscot INDIAN who had played
for the team 1897-99 when they were called the Spiders.
Mr. Sockalexis was the FIRST Minority to ever play major league baseball.
The Cleveland team is named INDIANS TO HONOR an INDIAN.
....SO.....Is it Politically Correct to call themselves the INDIANS ?
I sure hope so...The CLEVELAND SOCKALEXIS' would be non politically correct...
...at least to those named Alexis....... "Sock Alexis" is too brutal.