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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Toronto Blue Jays announcer Jerry Howarth&amp;nbsp;says he will not use the word \u201CIndians\u201D in reference to the Cleveland Indians as the two teams face off in the American League Championship Series on Friday, according to &lt;em&gt;The Star&lt;/em&gt;.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Howarth&amp;nbsp;said that he has not referred to the Atlanta Braves by their name since after the 1992 World Series when he received a letter from a fan that opened his mind about the terms.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CHe said, \u2018Jerry, I appreciate your work, but in the World Series, it was so offensive to have the tomahawk chop and to have people talk about the \u2018powwows on the mound\u2019 and then the Cleveland Indians logo and the Washington Redskins,\u2019\u201D&amp;nbsp;Howarth&amp;nbsp;told&amp;nbsp;The Jeff Blair Show. \u201DHe just wrote it in such a loving, kind way. He said, \u2018I would really appreciate it if you would think about what you say with those teams.\u2019\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022 ALCS Case For: Blue Jays, Indians square off with World Series berth at stake&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CFor the rest of my career I will not say \u2018Indian\u2019 or \u2018Brave\u2019 and if I was in the NFL I would not say \u2018Redskins,\u2019\u201D&amp;nbsp;Howarth&amp;nbsp;added\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Howarth's decision has been met with support on social media.\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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