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In reply to the discussion: Since the Atlanta Braves are again using their 'screaming savage' logo, I've created one of my own.. [View all]fishwax
(29,148 posts)I suppose the Fighting Irish (not Irishmen) comes closest. There are a variety of stories as to how that nickname was chosen, but most involve some degree of agency among people with Irish backgrounds associated with the team and/or university (either as players or as administrators). If someone who was Irish happened to be offended at the fighting leprechaun logo, I certainly wouldn't mock them for it. The Vikings is also, perhaps, close, but that name was chosen to reflect the state's status as a center for Scandinavian culture in the United States (and has been overwhelmingly embraced, afaik, by the community there). None of the other examples make any remote sense as analogies to the Braves moniker, let alone the racist stereotype they've decided to bring back into action as a logo.