Prague Is it racist to have an Indian in the team name? Or a slang term for Chinese? The world is resolving what is and is not across the line. Currently, the name of the teams of three prestigious Chicago Blackhawks, Cleveland Indians and Washington Redskins is in the game. This is not the first time in history.
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The topic of racism has been booming around the world in recent weeks, and sport has not escaped. While, for example, footballers from the English Premier League play in jerseys with the Black Lives Matter logo and athletes kneel across all sports during the anthem, elsewhere they are dealing with a change in team names.
The biggest ‘transgression’ of today’s clubs is the use of Indians in their logos or names. And people fighting for minority rights don’t like it, they find it offensive. In the US, this now applies to three teams: the Chicago Blackhawks from the NHL hockey, the Cleveland Indians from the MLB baseball and the Washington Redskins from the NFL.
But this is far from the first team to use the Indians on his team. Who else had to change names, logos or mascots?
The Pekin High School Chinks
The high school sports team in Chicago was long called The Pekin High School Chinks, and it wasn’t until 1981 that someone realized that it was probably not quite right. Chinks is a slang term for the Chinese. In addition, the school skating arena has long been known as the “Chink Rink” and the team considered “Mr. Bamboo” as the mascot.
The Pekin High School Chinks
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