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I'm borderline 69 and it happened to me once, lesson learned.

It has always been my understanding that it was the "Mascot" that most people found offensive, not the team name itself. And there remains the debate, if the team name came out of respect for Louis Sockalexis a member of Penobscot Nation, who was the first Indian who played for Cleveland, but when it comes to rewriting history, he wasn't treated well by the fans during his playing days. I do know his family, don't want his contributions to the game to be lost as a result of the name change. There is still a statute there to honor him, but I certainly can understand how people find the mascot offensive.