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ESPN’s Bomani Jones riles fans up with Cleveland Caucasians shirt

Written by Teunis Felter

For years now, many have urged the Cleveland Indians to drop the Chief Wahoo logo. The mascot depicts a racist caricature of Native Americans, and is clearly offensive to many Native American groups. In order to point out the racism to those still in denial, Shelf Life Clothing created the “Caucasians tee,” a shirt that parodies the Indians logo, but replaces the Native America with a stereotype of a white person. Those shirts have existed for some time, but were thrust into the national spotlight Thursday.

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Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.