Shouldn’t a Senator have bigger issues to worry about?
Via WSJ:
Democratic senators find the Washington Redskins team name offensive enough to ask the National Football League to order a change. But how do they feel about the other Indian-themed teams back in their home states?
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D., Ohio) was among the 50 senators who signed a letter to the NFL calling for the end of the Redskins name. In the Buckeye State, Mr. Brown doesn’t object to the Cleveland Indians‘ name — but he does want the baseball team’s controversial logo, Chief Wahoo, to go, spokeswoman Megan Dubyak said Thursday.
Mr. Brown has been opposed to the Chief Wahoo logo since the 1990s, Ms. Dubyak said. He’s hardly the only Ohioan calling for it to go: In February the Cleveland Plain Dealer editorial page said the team should retire the logo.
Chief Wahoo, a toothy Native American caricature, has been the subject of scorn in recent years. The team has de-emphasized its use, changing its primary logo to a block C this season but retaining the symbol on jersey sleeves and on hats worn for home games.