#exeterchiefs

mkwadee@diasp.eu

#ExeterChiefs to ditch #NativeAmerican #branding after consulting fans | #Exeter | The Guardian

This my local team. I always found it incongruous that a team in the south west of England adopted a name based on #American #IndigenousPeople. I think it started out as just a marketing ploy like the Sharks, Tigers and so on. But as it's a collection of humans rather than other animals, it could with some justification be seen as insensitive #CulturalAppropriation. So, I think it's the right decision.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/nov/25/exeter-chiefs-to-ditch-native-american-branding-after-consulting-fans

#UK #Rugby #Sport #RugbyUnion