Braves determine 'screaming savage' is best suited for batting practice
It's called the "screaming savage." It's exactly what it sounds like.
Braves determine 'screaming savage' is best suited for batting practice
Justin Klugh, Assistant Sports Producer
For years, the Cleveland Indians have dealt with backlash given their moniker. Their name alone has been considered outdated and culturally skewed, but their grinning "Chief Wahoo" logo has received the brunt of the frustration, and in recent seasons, the team has started to distance themselves from the image.
The unveiling of this year's batting practice caps from MLB continues this trend, as some teams like the Orioles and A's went with retro looks, but Cleveland persisted with the simple "C."
The league's other Native American-inspired team, however, is going in a different direction.
It's called the "screaming savage."
It's exactly what it sounds like.
The Braves' wordless image of a mohawaked Native American cocking his head back can be difficult to interpret--it is hard to tell whether the man is screaming or laughing uproariously.
But one thing we interpret for sure is that the logo, originally named "Chief Noc-a-Homa," comes from a different time, when this sort of thing was... allowed to... be a thing.
That time was the 1950s to the mid-80s. And maybe it should have stayed there.
But for now at least, the Braves will be taking BP with the "screaming savage," probably under some criticism, and probably while exchanging uncomfortable glances with each other.
Comments (153)
Like Native American warrior-braves, escaped slaves from the 18th Century are thought of as quite brave and noble, right? So how about we create a new MLB team whose mascot is a black man with raggedy clothes, bare feet, and broken shackles dangling from his wrists? We could call the team "the Brownskins" (most slaves had some white "master-blood" in them, so "the Blackskins" wouldn't be appropriate). We could give our mascot a nickname, too -- how about "Jim Jiggity-Boo"; or, if we want to be more "modern," how about "The Speedy Spook." Yeah, that'd probably go over well.— Sir John Falstaff- the image captures a proud image: a Native American warrior defending his land against the invasion of intruders who want to mercilessly and ruthlessly remove them from the land and destroy their culture. The image honors that proud legacy of a people willing to fearlessly fight for their land and culture. There is nothing racist at all about it.— johnandursula
- Or....maybe nobody will even notice you tool. It is really sad that this gets posted. A bunch of bloggers living in mom's basement!— GetaLife01167
- @DASHER: Thanks much for the support! Hopefully it makes up for all the catcalls I caught this morning calling Nick Foles slow of foot with a weak arm!
I sure had the natives restless with those comments! Oopps! There, I did it again! :)— DelawareRiverRat - just another media-approved minority group receiving unnecessary attention. They join gays, blacks, Mexican immigrants, transvestites, and other select groups in receiving this protection.
Of course, in this day and age, it just depends who you are. If you're a white man, be prepared to see nothing but TV ads depicting you as the dope, the odd man out, the third wheel at all times. If you're overweight, be prepared to hear fat jokes for all time to come. If you're Italian, be prepared for the next round of Mafia-inspired stories by the media jerk who writes for this site and who makes a living off keeping Italian crime stories on the front pages.
These groups haven't received media sponsorship as of now. Until they do, anything and everything is allowed to be written and said.— advantasux - I don't think anything the Indians did could be represented in a negative way (except the "fire water" deal). They were not cowards, they made the most of what the land gave them and they never polluted. Even what us white people called "savagery" or massacres was their way of protecting their land.
And lets be honest, the view us white people of modern Indians is drunken, unemployed casino operators so I think they should be proud that we prefer to remember them for their great warrior heritage.— Phils_World_Champs - De Vikinks are de racist image toooooooooooo
Sven Garlic— 2ndNlong - @advantasux, the liberal media won't be happy until we have a half black, half Hispanic, handicapped gay vegan woman President with a history of ADD or Asperger's Syndrome. That pinnacle will be like the Grand Unified Theory im physics. We already have Obama and Hillary, so we're getting close...— dasher
- cultural inscription is the privilege of the majority...— wilcowaits
Comment removed.- @advantasux-Thanks for the kind comments, too. I agree, too, with your 5:17 comments. These Sunday Commentary folks don't realize the warrior face was an old Braves logo from the 60's/70's. Society stopped progressing about 1974, or when the last episode of All In The Family aired. Do away with the Braves? Then do away with the Vikings (logo projects original Berzerker from the North who terrorized, raped and pillaged Europe)....Cleveland Indians (name was in honor of Louis Sockalexix, an Indian ballplayer).....Oakland Raiders (name honors evil Pirates).....Pittsburgh Pirates (ditto)....Tampa Bay Bucs (triple ditto)....Kansas City Chiefs (Indian racism again).....New York Giants (mocks and humiliates short people).....Pittsburgh Steelers (promotes open steel hearths, capitalism and air pollution from smokestacks).....New York Yankees (Promotes northern supremacy over the south)....Milwaukee Brewers (Promotes alcohol consumption).....Texas Rangers (Promotes second amendment).....New York Mets (self explanatory) and Philadelphia Eagles (Current team demeans and defiles National Symbol of Supremacy and all that is good with America) :)— DelawareRiverRat
- Indians are proud people and the one depicted on the cap is a warrior.— Drew777
- how many of these comments are from white men? when the majority culture takes a ritual, image or idea from a minority culture and uses it in some fashion, it can change or alter the original meaning or significance of said ritual/image/idea. can't expect most of you to understand this with your limited education and inability to see beyond your own small and narrow lives. is this something to protest in the streets? no. but you can try and raise your consciousness a little. what if i was a black owner and i named my team the washington whiteys or the carolina crackers...would that be okay and unoffensive? or what if i was a jewish owner and i named my team the georgia goyem...is that okay with everyone?— wilcowaits
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