Cleveland Indians' Fans Are Removing Chief Wahoo From Their Gear
In preparation of the team's home opener game on April 4, some fans are joining the #DeChief movement on Twitter by removing Chief Wahoo from their baseball caps and jerseys.
The Cleveland Indians actually changed their primary logo in 2014 to the block-C, but the Chief Wahoo logo remains ubiquitous with the team and its gear.
The block-C was made the team's primary logo in an attempt to place less significance on the controversial mascot.
The phenomenon of de-chiefing is not new, but it started gaining momentum in March when fan Dennis Brown posted a jersey with only the outline of the logo remaining.
It wasn't easy but I de-chiefed my @Indians road jersey. Ready for Goodyear tomorrow
Dennis Brown@DennisBrownFollow
It wasn't easy but I de-chiefed my @Indians road jersey. Ready for Goodyear tomorrow
03:41 PM - 11 Mar 14RetweetFavorite
And more people started sharing their photos of de-chiefed fan gear:
@DeChiefWahoo A #DeChief ed hoodie.
Jon Judy@jonjudy15Follow
@DeChiefWahoo A #DeChief ed hoodie.
07:29 PM - 20 Mar 14RetweetFavorite
A de-chiefed line of gear was even started on Cafe Press:
Eventually a Twitter account emerged for fans "who #DeChief their Indians gear."
The @DeChiefWahoo account gave advice on how to remove the logo:
@tawheeler10 here's a good summary from a commenter in the @UniWatch article today #DeChief
#DeChief@DeChiefWahooFollow
@tawheeler10 here's a good summary from a commenter in the @UniWatch article today #DeChief
06:18 AM - 3 Apr 14RetweetFavorite
Although some took a simpler approach:
@cahern13
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Michelle Broder Van Dyke is a breaking news reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in Honolulu.
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