Kemp slams ‘woke cancel culture’ on potential Atlanta Braves name change

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Sunday didn’t specific help for the potential for the Atlanta Braves altering their identify after the group visited the White Home in honor of its 2021 World Sequence win.

“The Braves respect and honor Native People. We’ve had conferences within the governor’s workplace about that,” Kemp instructed “Fox Information Sunday” anchor Shannon Bream, who requested Kemp if it was time to have a extra in-depth dialog about altering the group identify. “That is simply the woke cancel tradition and actually nationwide values which might be being tried to be pushed all the way down to our state and different states across the nation.”

The White Home held a ceremony with the Braves on Monday to rejoice the group profitable the 2021 World Sequence.

Throughout that day’s briefing, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was requested in regards to the controversial tomahawk chop and whether or not the president believes the group ought to change its identify.

“We imagine that it’s necessary to have this dialog,” Jean-Pierre mentioned. “Native American and Indigenous voices, they need to be on the middle of this dialog.”

“That’s one thing that the president believes. That’s one thing that this administration believes. And he has constantly emphasised that each one folks should be handled with dignity and respect,” she added.

A number of sports activities groups have modified their names after criticism mounted in recent times for leagues to handle cultural appropriation which may be offensive.

The Washington Redskins rebranded because the Washington Commanders, and the Cleveland Indians grew to become the Cleveland Guardians.

However the Braves have resisted any change to their identify or the tomahawk chop, which entails a chant together with a chopping motion of the arm.