Posted on Nov 4, 2021
What is the Atlanta Braves ‘tomahawk chop’ and is it racist?
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What is the Atlanta Braves ‘tomahawk chop’ and is it racist?
Posted from independent.co.uk
Native Americans
Atlanta
Baseball
MLB
Racism
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Quote from article: "Is this racist? Many think so. The National Congress of American Indians has specifically called out the tomahawk chop as harmful and dehumanising."
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It is absolutely racist. How would white people feel if everyone dressed up in white sheet and pointy hats? How would black people feel if everyone went around in blackface? What makes Native Americans less deserving of respect?
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Originated with FSU in 1984. Moved to Atlanta with Deion Sanders when a group of FSU alum started doing the chant and the chop. Might be a bit racists, but is NOT intended to be
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