We read:
"In response to criticism that their gorilla logo was racist, the Buffalo Silverbacks have changed the team's official symbol to that of a fierce, panther-like creature.
A silverback is an adult male gorilla that serves as the respected leader of his tribe, and the team's logo became a dunking red-skinned gorilla.
After The Buffalo News reported in August on the team's new name and logo, members of Buffalo's black community raised concerns that the new identity was racially insensitive...
But what is the new logo? It appears to be a side view of a snarling panther or hyena, with a silver streak down its back. There is no such thing as a silverback panther, but an Internet search of wild animals did find a silverback jackal.
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Jackals tend to be despised because they include carrion in their diet so we may not have heard the last of this. My previous report on this controversy was on August 14.
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