{"id":937707,"date":"2021-10-29T14:28:56","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T18:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=937707"},"modified":"2021-10-29T14:28:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T18:28:57","slug":"mlb-reporter-mocked-after-giving-history-lesson-on-why-tomahawk-chop-is-racist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mlb-reporter-mocked-after-giving-history-lesson-on-why-tomahawk-chop-is-racist\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Reporter Mocked After Giving &#039;History Lesson&#039; on Why &#039;Tomahawk Chop&#039; Is Racist"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmlb-reporter-mocked-after-giving-history-lesson-on-why-tomahawk-chop-is-racist%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=937707&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Getty-Images25-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">ESPN\u2019s Major League Baseball reporter Jeff Passan took to Twitter on Friday to make a case for stopping the \u201cTomahawk Chop\u201d practice long performed by Braves fans by citing the \u201ctruly racist\u201d American policies of the early 20th century.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t really received all that well.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Passan led off by explicitly addressing those with \u201cdeeply ingrained\u201d opinions who find the tomahawk chop issue \u201cdisingenuous\u201d and to make them understand the \u201cmistreatment of indigenous people in Georgia.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.358024691358\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s important, especially for those whose opinions on the matter are deeply ingrained and think any discussion of the tomahawk chop is disingenuous, to understand the mistreatment of indigenous people in Georgia and why the chop is so bothersome to many. So, a history lesson.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/1454092263798288393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Passan then delved into the specific origin of the Braves\u2019 nickname.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.414634146341\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, there are zero federally recognized tribes in Georgia. Zero. A truly racist American policy eradicated them. Remember, the Braves aren\u2019t called the Braves to honor history. They got that nickname when they were in Boston as an homage to the Tammany Hall political machine.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/1454092333130174464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Passan followed with a tweet claiming that his \u201chistory lesson\u201d was not about being \u201cwoke.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"15.226586102719\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is not about being woke. It\u2019s about acknowledging that an atrocity happened here, about owning a dark part of our past, and saying maybe, just maybe, not engaging in something that\u2019s wildly ahistorical because it feels good, and for no other reason, is the right thing to do.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/1454092368202932227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Of course, merely saying something is not woke does not make it not woke. A fact hammered home by many Twitter users who blasted Passan for being woke:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.4197530864198\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No it appears you\u2019re just woke.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NubsGetDubs (@NubsGetDubs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NubsGetDubs\/status\/1454092739050676236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Others responded with chops of their own.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"2.9850746268657\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KYVQM1cZnP\">pic.twitter.com\/KYVQM1cZnP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ShAnE (@ShAnEOH614) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShAnEOH614\/status\/1454094510779256844?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Others had an environmental take on Passan\u2019s take:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.027027027027\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We get it. And nobody should do the wave anymore because of how polluted our oceans are. We understand<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Bishop (@mia305au) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mia305au\/status\/1454093209525800960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Some decided to give a humorous history lesson in response:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.984\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brooklyn trolleys killed 100\u2019s of people, it\u2019s crazy how the Dodgers are so insensitive to these tragedies. Dodgers name change imminent! <\/p>\n<p>\u2013 future Jeff Passan profile <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WH3eNcKRhl\">pic.twitter.com\/WH3eNcKRhl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 #GALLEG\ud83c\udf83sFAM (@galleg000s) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/galleg000s\/status\/1454107050242306051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This was a solid point:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.1272727272727\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jeff you\u2019re still not explaining what\u2019s actually wrong with the chop. What\u2019s racist about it Jeff.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Diamondbacks Support Group (@SadDbacks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SadDbacks\/status\/1454092686676344846?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Tuesday, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred defended the \u201cChop\u201d by highlighting support from Atlanta\u2019s local Native American community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Native American community in that region is wholly supportive of the Braves program, including the chop,\u201d Manfred said,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chelsea_janes\/status\/1453132398695124995\">according<\/a> to Chelsea Janes of the <em>Washington Post<\/em>. \u201cFor me, that\u2019s kind of the end of the story. In that market, we\u2019re taking into account the Native American community. \u2026In Atlanta, they\u2019ve done a great job with the Native Americans. The Native American community is the most important group to decide whether it\u2019s appropriate or not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t sound like the \u201cChop\u201d is going anywhere anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>Sorry, Jeff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESPN\u2019s Major League Baseball reporter Jeff Passan took to Twitter on Friday to make a case for stopping the \u201cTomahawk Chop\u201d practice long performed by Braves fans by citing the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-937707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/937707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/92"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=937707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/937707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=937707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=937707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=937707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}