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General Category => Sports/Entertainment/MSM/Social Media => Topic started by: mystery-ak on March 31, 2021, 07:18:37 pm
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Cleveland Indians prohibiting fans with redface, Native American headdresses into Progressive Field
Additional policies released for 2021 season
By: Kaylyn Hlavaty
Posted at 2:02 PM, Mar 31, 2021
and last updated 1:07 PM, Mar 31, 2021
CLEVELAND — In a long list of what fans can expect at Progressive Field for the 2021 season, the Cleveland Indians announced it will not allow fans into Progressive Field with “headdresses and face paint styled in a way that references or appropriates American Indian cultures and traditions.â€
Anyone wearing inappropriate or offensive images, words, dress or face paint must be covered or removed, and failure to do so will constitute grounds for ejection or refusal of admission, the organization stated.
The new policy comes after the announcement from the team last year that professional baseball in Cleveland will be played by a team with a different name.
The Cleveland Indians held discussions in the summer 2020 about the possibility of a name change after years of protests calling the team name and former Chief Wahoo logo “derogatory,†“racist†and “offensive.â€
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" professional baseball in Cleveland will be played by a team with a different name."
Some would argue that "professional" baseball has rarely been played in Cleveland.
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" professional baseball in Cleveland will be played by a team with a different name."
Some would argue that "professional" baseball has rarely been played in Cleveland.
:yowsa: That would be me!