Virtually daily I read at least one newspaper
cover-to-cover. I still enjoy flipping
pages from left to right, folding them in an origami style to mosey into the
bathroom, and then contort the comic section into a neat rectangle to better
handle the crossword puzzles.
And each day I read news that is less than smile-invoking
that include both local and national stories.
Donald Trump conspired with the Russians; Donald Trump is a
racist because he bombed Syria with Tomahawk missiles, whose name is offensive
to American Indians; and Donald Trump wants to put bald eagle sandwiches on the
McDonald’s menu, are just a few of the stories that put life itself in a dim
light.
With North Korea
readying to send nuclear ICBMs to the United States ,
ISIS retards trying to kill all Christians and
Jews, and American college students protesting the fact we breathe air, only
add to the written media mayhem we see and hear non-stop.
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| Chief Wahoo |
But this morning, I stumbled across a legitimate news
article which put true terror in both my heart and soul. The headline was: “Commish goes after Indians
logo.”
You read that right.
It seems as though Cleveland ,
Ohio
For people unfamiliar with sports, especially my sainted
wife, each team has a logo, and most have mascots. The Cleveland Indians’ logo is that of a
cartoon character named Chief Wahoo.
Before you get ahead of this story, keep in mind that there
are other American Indian logos in the professional sports world. Let’s count them: Washington
Somehow the only logo that seems to bother the
self-righteous MLB commissioner is the one that belongs to the Cleveland
Indians. Of course, the National
Football League commissioner has agita over only one team too, the Washington
Redskins.
Let’s forget about the racist Boston Celtics logo, the
super-offensive Minnesota Vikings logo, the obese-implying New York Giants, and
the criminally weird and divisive Chicago Bears. I know the bears aren’t really offensive, but
someone somewhere is an animal lover who feels that bears are being
exploited. But I digress.
So you see, there is hard-hitting news that can really make
a difference in the way people live their lives. If only we could change the offensive names
of sports teams, Senator Charles Schumer might even crack a smile.
Nah.
