PC but not political..
So the NCAA has ruled that any school that has a Native American nickname cannot host a postseason event or have logos or mascots displayed at all postseason events. You can find gajillions of articles here.
This is the worst decision by a governing body since the Supreme Court stopped the recount procedures in FL. What comes next? Notre Dame can't participate in postseason play because drunken Irishmen all over will claim their mascot is offensive?
Native American reaction is mixed to this decision and Seminole nation has clearly taken the right road here. The Florida Semoniole Tribe has approved the use of the nickname 18-2 specifying the NCAA's ruling that the nickname is "hostile" and "insulting" is absurd.
These schools and mascots have been around for decades. The symbolism of an Indian mascot indicates brave, noble, and strong people. Eliminating these symbols from the postseason is reverse racism that should not be tolerated. Let's hope that FSU's appeal is granted and the Seminoles will be around to stay (as much as I hate them).
This is the worst decision by a governing body since the Supreme Court stopped the recount procedures in FL. What comes next? Notre Dame can't participate in postseason play because drunken Irishmen all over will claim their mascot is offensive?
Native American reaction is mixed to this decision and Seminole nation has clearly taken the right road here. The Florida Semoniole Tribe has approved the use of the nickname 18-2 specifying the NCAA's ruling that the nickname is "hostile" and "insulting" is absurd.
These schools and mascots have been around for decades. The symbolism of an Indian mascot indicates brave, noble, and strong people. Eliminating these symbols from the postseason is reverse racism that should not be tolerated. Let's hope that FSU's appeal is granted and the Seminoles will be around to stay (as much as I hate them).
posted by disgutedem at
7:45 AM
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I've personally filed this whole argument under: "I'll leave this up to those who give a shit."
However, if this ruling sticks, I think we really need to turn our attention towards that seminal mascot, coincidentally, the mascot of my high school; the Trojan.
Think about what using a stereotypical Trojan as one's school mascot does to those of descent from Troy? And it also reinforces, for the more literary-minded sports fans, the old stereotypes of Greeks as double-dealing and untrustworthy. And how many Trojan-descended people do you know that walk around in traditional dress with those brush-topped hats? Huh?
This tradition has gone unchecked long enough, I say. Let's end this mockery and move on.
Oh! Did I forget to mention the obvious condom references, too? How did I forget that? That's really annoying, as well.
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mergenow, at 9:13 AM
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