Cleveland Indians are now the Cleveland Guardians.

[milestogo]

I like it.

It was only five years ago when a co-worker of mine came in with a t-shirt that said "Caucasians".

He just didn't get it.

https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2021/07/23/cleveland-indians-name-change-guardians/

[Rustyeye77]

1. When does this start? Immediately or next season?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. Apparently next season, which is...a little gross. If the old name is offensive, stop using it now.

[JenniferJuniper]

2. And my mind goes immediately to a Handmaid's Tale,

"Guardians of the Faith"

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. It's a local reference.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/23/cleveland-indians-baseball-team-changes-name-to-the-guardians.html

The name Guardians is a reference to well-known Art Deco statues located on the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge, which spans the Cuyahoga River and connects downtown Cleveland to the city’s trendy Ohio City neighborhood. Those statues are known as the “Guardians of Traffic.”

[JenniferJuniper]

9. Maybe a bit too local for a national sports team?

Many non-locals will be thinking Margaret Atwood...

[WhiskeyGrinder]

14. I doubt that very much.

[greatauntoftriplets]

6. Same here, and find it creepy.

Clearly a man chose the new name. Ah well, I don't live in Cleveland.

[musette_sf]

10. Same

Maybe the Washington Football Team will become the Washington Eyes.

[JenniferJuniper]

11. And they can refer to the cheerleaders as the Marthas

[musette_sf]

12. I'd think the cheerleaders

would be Jezebels.

[JenniferJuniper]

15. Good point.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

3. You really do like it? Doesn't sound very catchy to me

[ismnotwasm]

7. Great news!

The most recent word racists and those with white fragility are getting bent out of shape over is “colonizer” It’s sadly hilarious how bent people get.

[madville]

8. Not a good baseball team name imo

Guardians sounds more fitting for a football team.

I would have gone with the Cleveland Pierogies but no one would have ever been able to spell it lol.

[Sneederbunk]

13. Next, football. The Kansas City Achievers.