Of course this team should be called the Spiders. Clevelands baseball team was named the same year Birth of a Nation became a blockbuster. Honoring the Klan isnt acceptable anymore. The Spiders alternative gives fans a way to change their minds at their own pace, in a way that honors the city and its team while embarrassing no one. No matter where you live, similar alternative names, fitting each citys history, surely exist.
Lets show the way.
Think globally, root locally. Bob Harris is a political humorist who has lectured at over 275 colleges nationwide . Hear The Scoop in RealAudio .