The end of the Cleveland Indians is at hand with the news that the organization will bow to public pressure and get rid of its nickname.
“The name is no longer acceptable in our world,” owner Paul Dolan told the Associated Press, referring to “Indians,” not “Cleveland.”
It took only a few decades and several owners to finally conclude that many people consider “Indians” an offensive name for a sports team, whether they’re Native Americans or not.
Back in 1996, Miami University in Ohio decided to ditch its “Redskins” nickname, one year after the World Series between the Indians and Atlanta Braves brought the issue of insensitive nicknames back into the national spotlight.