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03-Jan 13

Sometimes Your Internet Outrage Works

oldtimefamilybaseball:

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From Uni-Watch: 

“Word I’m hearing through the grapevine is that last week’s ESPN column on MLB’s new BP caps generated so much controversy and backlash against the Braves’ “screaming Indian” design that the team may end up switching to another cap logo.”

Casual Racism: we can defeat it. 

(h/t Baseball Nation) 

Can we ban the freakin’ Tomahawk Chop too please?

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  1. kickndopeshxtsince96 reblogged this from oldtimefamilybaseball
  2. the--chairman reblogged this from oldtimefamilybaseball and added:
    Are people really that dense? Do people really believe that the Braves’ staff sat around and said, “Let’s develop a new...
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  7. tinkersghost reblogged this from oldtimefamilybaseball and added:
    Glad to know the couple of guys I know in the Braves’ system won’t be wearing these… things.
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  10. stansahala reblogged this from oldtimefamilybaseball and added:
    Well
  11. mrcup reblogged this from sportsnetny
  12. longestjourneytogether reblogged this from oldtimefamilybaseball and added:
    As a live-long Braves fan, please let this be true. It was just such a dumb original idea.
  13. nldn40 reblogged this from sportsnetny
  14. hellowsomewhereelse reblogged this from oldtimefamilybaseball and added:
    Hopefully the Blue Jays do the same to their lazy attempt. I’m more offended by the one below.
  15. onefootinthegrave said: still way less racist than Cleveland’s everyday logo.




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