On Saturday, May 3, 2014, EONM and other supporters of the #DeChief cause are taking to Twitter to call for the end of gear and clothing featuring the racist red-faced mascot known as “Chief Wahoo” of the Cleveland Indians.
EONM, which stands for Eradicating Offensive Native Mascotry, explains their mission on their Facebook page:
Informing individuals and mobilizing groups to combat the public misappropriation of Native American imagery, and calling out entities complacent with, as well as ones directly profiting from, blatant racism. We do this by educating ourselves and others on history, current events, public relations, and social media tactics.
Below are a few examples of tweets being sent out during the #DeChief twitterstorm. Please feel free to join in to make our voices known. It’s time for the end of offensive Native mascots.
#DeChief is a movement aimed at ending anti-Native stereotyping and caricaturization in pro sports. #DeChief
— Jacqueline Keeler (@jfkeeler) May 3, 2014
You can still love Cleveland while supporting the END of Chief Wahoo! #DeChief – Cleveland deserves better than a racist mascot! — joanna schroeder (@iproposethis) May 3, 2014
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.@Nike: stop selling racism! @Indians Wahoo products are ugly caricatures and Natives deserve better representation! #DeChief— I’m NOT Your Mascot (@ImNotYourMascot) May 3, 2014
Symbolic Racism, History, and Reality: The Real Problem with Indian Mascots – by @meonahanehe http://t.co/FzNOPHnnxS #DeChief #NotYourMascot
— Chahta Summer (@ChahtaSmmr) May 3, 2014
@NIKE has done some amazing things through the N7 Fund, so I don’t understand why they would accept the use of Chief Wahoo #DeChief
— Johnnie Jae (@johnniejae) May 3, 2014
Dear @nike I’ve worn your shoes my whole life but I’m about to buy some @saucony. They don’t sell #nascots. #EndRacism #EONM #Dechief
— Ethan Keller (@EthanKeller) May 3, 2014