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Petrol Head · 12-14-2020, 06:09 AM

They've been going after our cars since the 60s..... the cancel culture ended the first muscle car era in 1972 and it appears they're gunning for our V8 engines, manual transmissions, and fun again today. The Camaro's future is murky at best. But that's at a more national level.

Yesterday the cancel culture got personal for me. The Cleveland Indians, our major league baseball club that was founded in 1901 as a charter member of the American League and has been named the Indians since 1915, announced they're changing their name in the wake of cultural appropriation.

I'm 43 years old and that's the last sentence I ever thought I'd write in my entire lifetime.

Those of you who are lifelong fans of your hometown team, the team you have deep roots in, where your Grandparents talked to you as a kid about that very same team when they were kids, you understand how we feel about this in Cleveland. If you're a Yankee fan from Charlotte and just like them because they're winners, you don't get it. But if you're a Yankee fan born and raised in the Bronx and your Grandfather was listening to the radio when DiMaggio got a hit in his 56th consecutive game (which, ironically, was in Cleveland), you get it.

Just imagine your house, full of memorabilia of your team with not only clothes and jackets but pictures and personal items of sentimental value that has no monetary value from your Grandparents and Aunts and Uncles, dating back to the 1930s from that team. It's one thing to change the name of a franchise that might have been around maybe 30-40 years, you're not that well rooted and connected by generations.

Redskin fans, we sympathize with you now. You've been the Redskins since 1930 and surely the hometown fans have countless personal memorabilia they're proud of. Although, I never thought Dan Snyder should have acquiesced either.

I tied this into the Camaro because I'm sick and disgusted and angry and want to do something about this. This cancel culture has got to stop. People need to either get over or learn how to deal with their overly sensitive feelings, or simply ignore what they don't like. That's part of being American - you have a choice. If you don't like something you don't need to watch or listen or be involved in it.

If you don't like fast cars you don't need to buy a Camaro or a V8 engine. If you don't like the Cleveland Indians or Chief Wahoo you simply don't need to watch the games or even come to Cleveland. We do fine without the nonsense of outside influences coming into our town, our city, and telling us what to do.

The Indians owner Paul Dolan is a spineless, gutless **ssy. A couple years ago the SCOTUS ruled that no one can file a lawsuit against any company or entity for being offended by the name or logo of that company. So there is no legal requirement for Dolan or Dan Snyder or any other owner to change the name of their franchise. They're only bowing to people who are simple minded idiots.

I love the history of baseball, and the history of MLB is full of owners telling the MLB commissioners over the years to go pound salt if they told them to do something they didn't want to do. They own the team - they can do whatever they want with it.

It's got to stop. We need to put a stop to this nonsense. The cancel culture has gone out of control.

12-14-2020, 06:09 AM	#1
Petrol Head Account Suspended Drives: Fast if no one's looking Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 1,794	Cancel culture hits home They've been going after our cars since the 60s..... the cancel culture ended the first muscle car era in 1972 and it appears they're gunning for our V8 engines, manual transmissions, and fun again today. The Camaro's future is murky at best. But that's at a more national level. Yesterday the cancel culture got personal for me. The Cleveland Indians, our major league baseball club that was founded in 1901 as a charter member of the American League and has been named the Indians since 1915, announced they're changing their name in the wake of cultural appropriation. I'm 43 years old and that's the last sentence I ever thought I'd write in my entire lifetime. Those of you who are lifelong fans of your hometown team, the team you have deep roots in, where your Grandparents talked to you as a kid about that very same team when they were kids, you understand how we feel about this in Cleveland. If you're a Yankee fan from Charlotte and just like them because they're winners, you don't get it. But if you're a Yankee fan born and raised in the Bronx and your Grandfather was listening to the radio when DiMaggio got a hit in his 56th consecutive game (which, ironically, was in Cleveland), you get it. Just imagine your house, full of memorabilia of your team with not only clothes and jackets but pictures and personal items of sentimental value that has no monetary value from your Grandparents and Aunts and Uncles, dating back to the 1930s from that team. It's one thing to change the name of a franchise that might have been around maybe 30-40 years, you're not that well rooted and connected by generations. Redskin fans, we sympathize with you now. You've been the Redskins since 1930 and surely the hometown fans have countless personal memorabilia they're proud of. Although, I never thought Dan Snyder should have acquiesced either. I tied this into the Camaro because I'm sick and disgusted and angry and want to do something about this. This cancel culture has got to stop. People need to either get over or learn how to deal with their overly sensitive feelings, or simply ignore what they don't like. That's part of being American - you have a choice. If you don't like something you don't need to watch or listen or be involved in it. If you don't like fast cars you don't need to buy a Camaro or a V8 engine. If you don't like the Cleveland Indians or Chief Wahoo you simply don't need to watch the games or even come to Cleveland. We do fine without the nonsense of outside influences coming into our town, our city, and telling us what to do. The Indians owner Paul Dolan is a spineless, gutless **ssy. A couple years ago the SCOTUS ruled that no one can file a lawsuit against any company or entity for being offended by the name or logo of that company. So there is no legal requirement for Dolan or Dan Snyder or any other owner to change the name of their franchise. They're only bowing to people who are simple minded idiots. I love the history of baseball, and the history of MLB is full of owners telling the MLB commissioners over the years to go pound salt if they told them to do something they didn't want to do. They own the team - they can do whatever they want with it. It's got to stop. We need to put a stop to this nonsense. The cancel culture has gone out of control.