Looks like the Cleveland Indians are out too

[Quaoarsking]

So what names are legal??? I can shoot holes in damn near all of them. At some point it's too much. At least Half the teams in every league have a name that can have a mascot that is "offensive". This is nuts.

They're all legal. Apparently the Indians (or MLB, who may be forcing it) think they can make more money by using a different name. If they thought they would make less money, they would keep the name.

[Irondawg]

They're all legal. Apparently the Indians (or MLB, who may be forcing it) think they can make more money by using a different name. If they thought they would make less money, they would keep the name.

You are both right and wrong.

MLB and the owners are looking at this because they don?t want the PR hit and this may take some revenue hit.

But this isn?t the work of the free market.

For example let?s say our PETA friends suddenly got a youth driven surge up to represent 5-10% of the population. The media starts to back them and starts to run constants stories on the harmful effects of meat. Commentators shame people who come out in support of meat. Some lose their jobs over pro-meat comments. Protest happen outside meat plants and fast food chains. Some are burned down. Politicians promote extra taxes on meat.

The main fast food chains suddenly start talking about removing all meat products from their menus.

Is that the free market at work?

[Quaoarsking]

You are both right and wrong.

MLB and the owners are looking at this because they don?t want the PR hit and this may take some revenue hit.

But this isn?t the work of the free market.

For example let?s say our PETA friends suddenly got a youth driven surge up to represent 5-10% of the population. The media starts to back them and starts to run constants stories on the harmful effects of meat. Commentators shame people who come out in support of meat. Some lose their jobs over pro-meat comments. Protest happen outside meat plants and fast food chains. Some are burned down. Politicians promote extra taxes on meat.

The main fast food chains suddenly start talking about removing all meat products from their menus.

Is that the free market at work?

Assuming they're following the money, or at least believe they are, and the government isn't forcing it, then yes.

And if they're not, the free market will take care of it when the shareholders fire the executives in favor of pro-meat ones, and in the meantime new meat restaurants would open.