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That’s the MetroHealth crew, gathered on their quad Tuesday afternoon for a photo celebrating the Cleveland Indians in the World Series. Per the encouragement of MetroHealth, many staff members wore Tribe gear to work. (And MetroHealth was obviously not the only local employer who invited its staff to dress down Tuesday). 

But MetroHealth sent a memo to employees specifically asking that they refrain from wearing “Chief-Wahoo branded” apparel.

“As an institution, we want to express our pride respectfully,” the memo read, “without images that are counter to the inclusive, welcoming, affirming, and respectful culture we are trying to build at MetroHealth.”

The above line was the only one bolded in the memo.

Appropriately enough, when the staff gathered on the quad to take a photo, they formed a “Block C,” the team’s purported primary logo.

Tuesday morning, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said on ESPN’s Mike & Mike show that he and Indians’ owner Larry Dolan had agreed to “have a conversation” about the future of the logo.  

MetroHealth and others might encourage them, when and if they have that conversation, to consider the culture they want to build and promote among local baseball fans. 

Here’s the Spirit Day memo:

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This article appears in Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2016.

Sam Allard is a former senior writer at Scene.

5 replies on “MetroHealth Asks Employees Not to Wear Wahoo-Branded Indians Gear”

  2. A nearly homogeneous, white, female group advocating for the elimination of Native American references, be they cartoon or not, under the guise of kindness while operating illegally on the land of nations. Hope you feel great about yourselves and become forgotten too!

  3. PC and CYA behavior, up the wahoo…oops…make that wazoo. If I’m sick or hurt, I want these folks to show up, be attentive, do their jobs, help each other, give the best patient care and medical care possible, and TCB. I don’t give a flying fuck what they are or aren’t wearing. This is just more corporate bullshit. If I come in wearing a Wahoo shirt and have a bullet hole in my chest, will management order me to be put on a gurney and shuffled off into a corner until I die?

    Chuckles the Clown

  4. Seriously ridiculous. Chief Wahoo is beloved. And historic. We love native Americans too, whatever you call them to be PC. Enough is enough. People are people and we are liberal enough to embrace all with equal but unique personas. Shame on the company.

  5. I find MetroHealth’s culture of corruption far more offensive to the community than an employee wearing Chief Wahoo.

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