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Yeah, but there are millions of people typing "master" branch on their keyboards, daily. Is this that different than the sports team issue? I'm sure you can fi

• shakow 6y ago
  But master can mean many different things other than “a white man owning black slaves in 19^th century US” – and was not created with this name in mind; whereas the sport team name was unambiguously chosen and featured a caricature of the very thing they chose their name after on their logo.
  • throwaway894345 6y ago
    It's a 'caricature' in that choosing societies renown for being valiant warriors erases much complexity (how much nuance and complexity were you expecting from a sports mascot?). Anyway, if this were a sincere movement, it would similarly object to equivalent depictions of the Irish, Vikings, Romans, Spartans, Trojans, etc.
    • shakow 6y ago
      No, it's a caricature because I mistook the Cleveland Indians logo for the Washington Redskins logo, my bad.
      • throwaway894345 6y ago
        I see your point, but even still no one objects to the Fighting Irish or Boston Celtics logos despite being every bit the caricature. Are we doing this out of respect for Native Americans, or is it to make ourselves feel noble while we (myself included) make no progress on their material concerns?
        • TylerE 6y ago
          The whole "invaded their homeland and then slaughtered most of them" factor is certainly in play.
          • throwaway894345 6y ago
            Are you being ironic or are you unaware of Irish history?
            • salawat 6y ago
              Many are woefully iggnorant of the trials of the Irish sadly.
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