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MADem

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59. It's every bit as racist as this....

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:54 PM

Dec 2012

All they needed to round this spectacle out was a soundtrack of "Pow Wow, the Indian Boy."

Published on Sep 25, 2012
9/22/2012, nearby Eire Pub in Boston, at a rally for Scott Brown including former Mayor Ray Flynn. Some supporters of Elizabeth Warren were also gathered around with signs. Here you can see Brown's staffers making "war whoops" and "tomahawk chops", presumably in reference to Warren's Cherokee heritage. Identified in video making the chop are Brown's Constituent Service Counsel Jack Richard (camoflage shirt) and -- we believe -- Massachusetts GOP operative Brad Garrett, front and center with tan baseball cap and gray hoodie, leading the whoops and chops.

This kind of stuff helped to fix Scottie's little "red" wagon but good--the people of the Commonwealth understand racism when they see it, even if some fellows here seem incapable of appreciating precisely what it is.

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Since the Atlanta Braves are again using their 'screaming savage' logo, I've created one of my own.. [View all] wyldwolf Dec 2012 OP

I'd rec this x1M if I could. yellerpup Dec 2012 #1

If there is Karma the Braves will finish last in the NL. n2doc Dec 2012 #2

..at least his belt buckle... lastlib Dec 2012 #11

Should Be GOP Logo Left Coast2020 Dec 2012 #41

I actually think some rednecks might like this itsrobert Dec 2012 #3

I'm one. Doesn't bother me a bit. nt. NCTraveler Dec 2012 #32

Not scary enough Roy Rolling Dec 2012 #4

too many teeth. spanone Dec 2012 #5

the fighting irish would like a word with you hfojvt Dec 2012 #6

Hey, I don't smoke Fumesucker Dec 2012 #7

fumesucker, what is that in your image space? :D roguevalley Dec 2012 #51

Kid in front row waiving his arm and saying "I KNOW! I KNOW!" hunter Dec 2012 #60

ah. :D this old teacher gives you an A. :D roguevalley Dec 2012 #62

That post is offensive. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #8

So what? Why is the logo of the Brave synonymous with 'screaming savage'? Isn't 'noble warrior' or.. marble falls Dec 2012 #9

You didn't bother to click on the doggone link, did you? That's the name of the offensive logo. MADem Dec 2012 #17

I think he celebrating victory and joy in competition, but he just may be laughing at the high .... marble falls Dec 2012 #23

Savages is a term native americans find offensive curlyred Dec 2012 #26

+1 nt MADem Dec 2012 #27

The folks using the word savages are the ones most offended by the word. Atlanta hasn't used it.... marble falls Dec 2012 #29

Marble Falls, this is an important issue to a lot of people including people roguevalley Dec 2012 #54

My oldest niece got her nursing degree paid for by the Cherokee nation. Because between .... marble falls Dec 2012 #63

I agree. What has happened to our native peoples is a stain on our national honor that roguevalley Dec 2012 #68

Why would anyone object to being called uncivilized? loyalsister Dec 2012 #39

then again as all my Native American relatives point out to me, making a human roguevalley Dec 2012 #53

Like Bernie Brewer going down the slide after a home run? (NT) Heywood J Dec 2012 #75

Quick! Define dudgeon. Iggo Dec 2012 #67

Which people? These people, maybe? MADem Dec 2012 #74

I know nothing of Baseball in general or the Braves in specific but BarackTheVote Dec 2012 #37

Read the link--it's the name of the logo. It is as "official" as "official" gets--and it is MADem Dec 2012 #38

At the time Notre Dame adopted the "Fighting Irish" nickname the majority of the staff and student dflprincess Dec 2012 #56

none of your examples are remotely similar fishwax Dec 2012 #65

What is wrong with the Lumberjacks? blueamy66 Dec 2012 #72

No meth lab trailer in the background? Panasonic Dec 2012 #10

I've been seeing this one in stores lately. ieoeja Dec 2012 #12

I always found the "Fightin' Whities" hilarious, myself. MADem Dec 2012 #13

Bahahaha ellisonz Dec 2012 #14

Because of the NY ownership of the long ago Boston Beaneaters/Pilgrims/Doves, the team was nicknamed byeya Dec 2012 #15

We shouldn't stereotype Native Americans lillypaddle Dec 2012 #16

I think the overarching point is that NO ONE should be stereotyped. MADem Dec 2012 #19

I must have missed the genocide of non-indigenous Georgians. LeftyMom Dec 2012 #21

Give me a break lillypaddle Dec 2012 #40

how about "The Fighting Stereotypes"? The mascot would be a person in a mylar body suit and hood. marble falls Dec 2012 #24

Slap a "Raiders" cap on that guy XemaSab Dec 2012 #47

He'd need more tattoos. LeftyMom Dec 2012 #52

Like a Confederate flag XemaSab Dec 2012 #69

Better watch the use of the MLB logo,,, they may find out,,,,,,,,,,,, benld74 Dec 2012 #18

RE: Patriots (post #9) Peaceful Protester Dec 2012 #20

When Braves fans start whooping like Scott Brown staffers, LeftyMom Dec 2012 #22

Stay classy. cordelia Dec 2012 #42

The Braves had a classy fan once. LeftyMom Dec 2012 #49

I was referencing your remark about General Sherman having the "right idea" about Atlanta. cordelia Dec 2012 #64

Yep. LeftyMom Dec 2012 #66

Oh, snap! dreamnightwind Dec 2012 #71

How about the Hyde Park Rollin' FDRs? marble falls Dec 2012 #25

If the team were a wheelchair basketball team, "Rollin' Roosevelts" would do. MADem Dec 2012 #28

Are you kidding me. I see no insult at all. With any of it. Are there folks who really believe the.. marble falls Dec 2012 #34

You lack the ability to see the obvious, then. MADem Dec 2012 #36

Not at all, I see the obvious bunch some have have their personal sensitivities tied into. marble falls Dec 2012 #44

Plainly you do not--it's not "sensitivities" to be offended by racism and bigotry. nt MADem Dec 2012 #45

It is if its assumed and projected. Nothing .... marble falls Dec 2012 #50

The Braves have put a racist logo on their batting practice cap. MADem Dec 2012 #57

You don't think this is racist? (video) LeftyMom Dec 2012 #55

Only the most painfully obtuse would not see this as racism. Gemini Cat Dec 2012 #58

It's every bit as racist as this.... MADem Dec 2012 #59

Where's the gun at? n/t Fla Dem Dec 2012 #30

From 1901 until 1965 Atlanta was the home to the minor league Atlanta Crackers auburngrad82 Dec 2012 #31

I like your suggestion and might also offer up the Red Necks or maybe even the Ragin' Ofays. marble falls Dec 2012 #35

In other Baseball News RoccoR5955 Dec 2012 #33

I always thought he was laughing ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2012 #43

Hee, I always did, too! Brickbat Dec 2012 #48

Youch. Seems so racist when it's done to white people DirkGently Dec 2012 #46

Why can't they just change this? Taverner Dec 2012 #61

That's the sick thing--they DID "just change it." To this racist depiction! MADem Dec 2012 #73

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2012 #70