Chicago is one of the few teams that has the distinguishing characteristic of having a human team name, alongside the Outlaws (and potentially the Second Line). So we have a crucial decision to make--does the team stick to the literal interpretation of the mascot and have a massive butcher roaming the stadium on game day, replete with an assortment of (fake) cutting implements and a bloody apron? Of course not! Children (and likely even some adults) would cry at the mere sight of such an intimidating figure. It's also difficult to tone down such a mascot, as a butcher without a cleaver is ... just a nondescript person. So the Butchers must go in an entirely different direction by having cartoony meat-themed mascots T. Bone and Drummette. Obviously T. Bone is shaped like an oversized T-bone steak, while Drummette would take the form of an overly large chicken drumstick. I would be much more confident in our mascot's ability to mill about the crowd during games and take pictures with families at the team's Meat and Greet events in the pre-game festivities. This also opens the door to having segments of our fanbase be called "giblets', 'cutlets', and the like without the ever-present thought of their relationship to the villainous human mascot.
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