Letters to the Editor
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It's Tribe time now in Iraq.
Whether the team was named after Louis Sox is one thing. But if you go to the new Heritage Park out beyond the fence you are not going to find him there. At least earlier this season. I wrote a letter to the indians and didn't hear back.
I'm not smart enough to parse what's going on in the stands but I know mixing cultures- Native @ African has enriched our lives with art and rock'n'roll. For the fans it's like a messed up pride with nowhere to go. Is it beautiful or ugly? It points to something people don't acknowledge. It certainly hurt to see those clowns with triangles on their faces. One the other hand who doesn't want to paint their faces to go into battle? The Boston Tea Party anyone? Does the minstrel show honor the soul or dishonor the soul?
Does Louis Sockalexus merit mention in Heritage Park considering he only played a year and a half? Maybe they could just mention the huge homer he hit in New York.
If we are playing Indian here, one might point out that there was a man of Native descent, standing on a MOUND, playing for the Yankees against the Indians when the bugs attacked. Please don't attack me for a stretch of imagination. I just beleive playing Indian is playing divine- playing human. If steriods shrink your balls and give you boobs, are you playing with the feminine grace of cat? An Erie cat? Like a gay man moving a couch? The assured strength of first movement. I would think that masculine energy needs to flow back to play 162+. But then again drugs is drugs.
If it was the Washington Whiteskins, what would the logo be? instead of a chief? a printing press? a sword? a handshake? some smallpox?
In the words of George Carlin-"First down Ohio, Midwest to go."
Lose the logo.