As Atlanta gets set to host World Series games this weekend, donnovanbennett spoke to three Indigenous community leaders about why there's an 'ethical imperative' to stop the chop.
In Atlanta, they’ve made some changes around the margins. The team replaced “Chop On” as a marketing slogan with “For the A” and removed a large wooden “Chop On” sign from the stadium last year. There is a Cherokee exhibit at Truist Park and the team sells a T-shirt that reads “ballplayer” in Cherokee with the proceeds going towards the Cherokee Indians Speakers Council and the New Kituwah Academy.
Stacey LaForme is the Gimaa of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and has been dealing with the same issue with the Mississauga Blackhawks of the Greater Toronto Hockey League. - I do. Harmful stereotypes such as the tomahawk chop have no place in sports; sports are supposed to be something that brings us together, that we are to enjoy. These conversations about names, logos, and fan traditions are far overdue but I am glad they are finally happening, and we are starting to see some change.- Absolutely. Not only are they problematic, but they are also racist and perpetuate racial stereotypes of Indigenous peoples.
This is why we have franchises in so many different cities - the name and logo, especially for non-Indigenous peoples, is incidental to the experience of being a sports fan. It's not the name or the logo or even the racist arm-swinging. It's the experience of being with family and friends and among their communities - united in a way and for a common cause that we rarely see among human societies at such a level.
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