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Giants Consider Ban on “Culturally Insensitive” Clothing

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Published July 10, 2014 at 12:40 PM
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The San Francisco Giants are considering a new dress code for fans, which may include a ban on fake Native American headdresses and other "culturally insensitive" clothing.The proposal for a new dress code comes after two Native Americans were detained during a Giants game last month after asking a fan to remove a headdress they found disrespectful.If approved, the new policy could be a first for a major-league sports franchise, American Indian activist Suzan Shown Harjo told USA Today.The headdress incident happened during Native American Heritage night on June 23 at AT&T Park when the Giants were hosting the San Diego Padres. Police: Prostitute in Google Exec Heroin Overdose Case Linked to 2nd Death in GeorgiaVideo footage posted on YouTube by Eradicating Offensive Native Mascotry shows the two being forcibly removed from the stadium by police officers."Upon noticing a group of seemingly white men passing around a red, white, and blue plastic headdress, another Native man whom I had just met in the next seat and I decided to go talk to them about what they were doing not being an acceptable way to celebrate 'Native American Heritage Night,'" April Negrette, the woman caught...

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