Comments on: Baseball Fever: Race and the Cleveland Indians http://resistmedia.net/blog/2007/10/18/baseball-fever-race-and-the-cleveland-indians/ This is a blog about adventures in design, and sometimes other crap. My name is Beth Dean and I'm a web designer from Cleveland Ohio. I work for Progressive Insurance as a UX Developer. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:51:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Closeout Baseball Bats http://resistmedia.net/blog/2007/10/18/baseball-fever-race-and-the-cleveland-indians/#comment-79049 Closeout Baseball Bats Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:56:22 +0000 http://resistmedia.net/blog/2007/10/18/baseball-fever-race-and-the-cleveland-indians/#comment-79049 I'm from San Diego, but I am a hardcore Cavaliers fan. It's quite sad that Cleveland gets no recognition. Don't worry though, because this year, 08-09. With Mo Williams on the Cavs now, they'll be in the finals again, and hopefully take it this time around. I’m from San Diego, but I am a hardcore Cavaliers fan.
It’s quite sad that Cleveland gets no recognition.

Don’t worry though,
because this year, 08-09.
With Mo Williams on the Cavs now,
they’ll be in the finals again, and hopefully take it this time around.

]]> By: beth http://resistmedia.net/blog/2007/10/18/baseball-fever-race-and-the-cleveland-indians/#comment-36805 beth Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:35:25 +0000 http://resistmedia.net/blog/2007/10/18/baseball-fever-race-and-the-cleveland-indians/#comment-36805 Yeah I read that also. Here's a tribute, a racist cartoon, isn't that what you've always wanted?! Yeah I read that also. Here’s a tribute, a racist cartoon, isn’t that what you’ve always wanted?!

]]> By: Jen http://resistmedia.net/blog/2007/10/18/baseball-fever-race-and-the-cleveland-indians/#comment-36804 Jen Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:26:48 +0000 http://resistmedia.net/blog/2007/10/18/baseball-fever-race-and-the-cleveland-indians/#comment-36804 You are absolutely right. The average Cleveland fan doesn't think twice about the racial implications, and there's no deliberate racism in his or her thoughts. But that still doesn't mean it's okay. My rural high school had the same problem - the Warriors. I'm sure there was no actual racism in most of those people, but every year they had a spectacularly stereotypical "ceremony" to name the next year's "chief" and "princess" mascots. It was awful. I've heard it pointed out beofre that the Indians were originally named in honor of the first Native American player in the major league ... but it seems as if this is not the tribute he deserves. You are absolutely right. The average Cleveland fan doesn’t think twice about the racial implications, and there’s no deliberate racism in his or her thoughts. But that still doesn’t mean it’s okay.

My rural high school had the same problem - the Warriors. I’m sure there was no actual racism in most of those people, but every year they had a spectacularly stereotypical “ceremony” to name the next year’s “chief” and “princess” mascots. It was awful.

I’ve heard it pointed out beofre that the Indians were originally named in honor of the first Native American player in the major league … but it seems as if this is not the tribute he deserves.

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