The Aunt Jemima brand
was launched in 1888 by the Pearl Milling Company, but has been owned by the
Quaker Oats Company since 1926.
About a year ago, the image of Aunt Jemima started
disappearing from come of the syrup bottles, and in the near future, the name
itself will disappear, and be replaced by “Pearl Milling Company”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aunt_Jemima
Uncle Ben’s was founded in 1943, and was the best-selling rice in America for more than 40 years. Last year, the company announced that it was changing the brand’s name to “Ben’s Original”.
The Washington Redskins football team was founded in 1932 as the Boston Braves, but it changed its
name to the Redskins the following year. The franchise moved to Washington, D.C., in 1937. The team won the 1937 and 1942 NFL championship games and Super
Bowls XVII, XXII, and XXVI. Washington has finished a season as league
runner-up six times, losing the 1936, 1940, 1943, and 1945 title games
and Super Bowls VII and XVIII. With 14 division titles
and 24 postseason appearances, they have an overall postseason record
of 23–18. Their three Super Bowl wins are tied with the Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders, behind the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots (six each), San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys (five each),
and the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants (four each).
Washington's
former Redskins name and
logo generated controversy over its history, with many criticizing the term "redskin" as racially
insensitive to Native Americans. Despite years of
refusal from the team to change it, pressure from several NFL and team sponsors
eventually led it to be retired in 2020 as part of a wave of name changes in the wake of
the George Floyd protests. The team temporarily rebranded as the
Washington Football Team and will adopt a permanent name in 2022. The team is
valued at about US$3.5 billion according to Forbes, making it the
eight-most valuable team in the NFL and the 19th-most valuable sports franchise globally
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Football_Team
The Kansas City Chiefs were founded in 1960 by Lamar Hunt, but
the original name of the team was the Dallas Texans. In 1963, the team moved to
Kansas City, and the name was changed to the Kansas City Chiefs. There are no plans
to change the name of the team – for now.
The Atlanta Braves started out as the Cincinnati Red Stockings
in 1869, but changed to the Boston Red Stockings in 1871. In 1911, the name
changed to the Boston Braves. In 1953, the team moved to Milwaukee, where they
had their top farm team, the Brewers. In 1962, the team was sold to a Chicago
based investment firm, which started shopping for a larger market. In 1966, the
team moved to Atlanta.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Braves
The tomahawk chop was adopted by fans
of the Atlanta Braves in 1991. Carolyn King, the Braves organist, had played
the "tomahawk song" during most at bats for a few seasons, but it
finally caught on with Braves fans when the team started winning. The
usage of foam tomahawks led to criticism from Native American groups
that it was "demeaning" to them and called for them to be banned. In
response, the Braves' public relations director said that it was "a proud
expression of unification and family". King who did not understand
the political ramifications, approached one of the Native American chiefs who
were protesting. The chief told her that leaving her job as an organist
would not change anything and that if she left "they'll find someone else
to play."
The controversy has
persisted since and became national news again during the 2019 National League Division Series. During
the series, St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher
and Cherokee Nation member, Ryan Helsley was
asked about the chop and chant. Helsley said he found the fans' chanting and
arm-motions insulting and that the chop depicts natives "in this kind of
caveman-type people way who aren't intellectual." The relief pitcher's
comments prompted the Braves to stop handing out foam tomahawks, playing the
chop music or showing the chop graphic when the series returned to Atlanta for
Game 5. The Braves released a statement saying they would "continue
to evaluate how we activate elements of our brand, as well as the overall
in-game experience" and that they would continue a "dialogue with
those in the Native American community after the postseason concludes." The
heads of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and Cherokee
Nation both condemned the chop and chant.
During the off-season, the Braves met
with the National Congress of American Indians to
start discussing a path forward. Subsequently, the Braves released a statement
announcing that discussions were still ongoing about the chop, but the team
name would not be changed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Indians
The team was founded in 1894, and was originally known as the
Grand Rapids Rustlers. When the team moved to Cleveland in 1900, the name was
changed to the Cleveland Lake Shores. In 1914, the team was re-named the Indians,
in order to honor former player Louis Sockalexis, a native American. At the end
of the 2021 baseball season, the team name will change to the Cleveland
Guardians, and Chief Wahoo will be retired as the team mascot. The team's new name
references the "Guardians of Traffic", four Art Deco sculptures
gracing the city's Hope Memorial Bridge.
https://nypost.com/2021/07/23/cleveland-indians-change-nickname-to-the-guardians/
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