Reds minor league team pulls new t-shirt after fans say graphic draws close resemblance to racial slur - News Summed Up

Reds minor league team pulls new t-shirt after fans say graphic draws close resemblance to racial slur


articleA minor league baseball team discontinued selling a t-shirt it was after fans criticized the graphic for looking like a racial slur. The Chattanooga Lookouts, the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds , tried to combine its "Nooga" nickname and its logo of two eyes, and it did not go well. The team replaced the two O's with their eyes logo, and fans thought it closely resembled the n-word. A Cincinnati Reds cap and glove in the dugout during a game against the Chicago Cubs at Great American Ball Park on July 3, 2021, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Great American Ball Park during the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Yankees on May 20, 2023, in Cincinnati, Ohio.


Source: Fox News July 30, 2023 16:59 UTC



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