Sunday, August 06, 2006

Paging Jane Goodall

We've all heard of protests against allegedly insensitive names for sports teams such as the Indians, the Redskins, and the Braves, but here's a new one:

Some African American groups are claiming that "Silverbacks" is racially offensive.

I think the criticism is unfounded and the allegation that the team's logo resembles an angry, young, black man is ridiculous. [Will retirees protest that the Silverbacks name is really a slam at old folks? Please.]

[HT: Fark ]

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