I have been having The Chief Wahoo debate with my older son. We are from NE Ohio so (of course) we like our hometown teams, so Chief Wahoo has been a beloved mascot all of my son’s life (and my life - my grandfather loved the Cleveland Indians). My son does not understand why some people find Chief Wahoo offensive. I admit that I used to be on Team Wahoo as well..... but at some point in time I realized that I needed to put myself in the shoes of the offended people and try to see the issue from their perspective. I now feel that (like many outdated traditions) it is time to retire the racially insensitive caricature of American Indians. I think retiring Chief Wahoo is the right thing to do and a positive step forward in evolving sensitivity towards other cultures.

The point is they are cartoon characters they don't represent anything real.

I do not see an issue to begin with. They aren't about real people their like a cartoon or a movie character. I don't see anybody bitching about Vikings, Mountaineers,, Patriots, Buccaneers, Cowboys, 49ers, or Saints. These are particular groups of people