A Toronto court case will be held on October 18th in order to try and ban the Cleveland indians logo and name of being used in Ontario. This legal challenge comes the same day that the Toronto Blue jays play Cleveland in the American League Championships.
Cardinal’s lawyers will ask the court to bar the usage of the name and logo by the team, Major League Baseball and Rogers Communications, which is broadcasting the American League Championship. They tried to ban the name for racial discrimination.
“It’s not just that imagery and the words. It’s the impact it has on the indigenous peoples. It is this statement that you are separate, that you are something to ridicule, that you’re a source of humour,” Cardinal’s spokesman Joe Householder told reporters Monday morning.
On Monday morning the court case was dismissed by the judge. They tried to ban the use of Cleveland's name and their logo which is a red cartoon wearing a headband with feathers sticking out the back.
The cardinal says that one day he hopes that the team realizes that it is racist and changes their team name and logo. He says that people should be able to watch the game without feeling offended.
Clevelands lawyer followed by saying “He’s been exposed to the logo and the name since 1977, so what’s happened now to come to court on an emergency basis?"
Cleveland wears this cartoon character on their sleeve and on their home jerseys. The cardinals hope that the Indians change their name and logo in the future but for now, they will have to live with it.
K.G.
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