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King For A Couple Of Days
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Posts: 3243 | August 25th, 2005 at 02:02pm On Friday, the NCAA passed another in the list of these pointless rules, which bans the use or display of Native American-related names or logos at any NCAA championship-sponsored events. In other words any Indians, Seminoles or Choctaws will be forced to find new uniforms for about 88 events starting on Feb. 1, 2006.
Not only do the universities have to find a way to cover the logos on athletes' uniforms at those events, but any cheerleaders, dance teams, band members or those oh-so-lovable mascots have to be concealed or changed as well. The names in no way perpetuate unfavorable associations with these groups, but actually conjure up very positive associations with a team the fans love. Perhaps Shakespeare said it best when he asked, "What's in a name?"
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I think it’s a load of shit. I would think that the teams do it more out of respect and don't mean anything ignorant about it.
But what do you all think about it?
You can read more on it here:
http://www.thebatt.com/media/paper657/news/2005/08/08/Opinion/Ncaa-Shouldnt.Ban.IndianRelated.Mascots-966223.shtml |
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King For A Couple Of Days
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Posts: 3243 | August 25th, 2005 at 02:03pm shit that's a crappy name for the thread... |
zdf_jammin
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Posts: 432 | August 25th, 2005 at 09:43pm you can change it, just go to the first post and click edit, and change the title..
anyway, that sucks, esp. if they take away that REALLY COOL indain call, oooo-oo-oooo-o-o-ooooo-oo-ooooo. yea, it sounds cool, and its on that one video game commercial... i probably sound like im on drugs..
but still, its being a little anal. they should get over it |
ForgottenShadow
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Posts: 73 | August 26th, 2005 at 06:18am does it actually hav anythin to do with native americans????? like im interested not |
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King For A Couple Of Days
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Posts: 3243 | August 26th, 2005 at 08:21am ForgottenShadow:does it actually hav anythin to do with native americans????? like im interested not what? |
kolourmekinky
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Posts: 18 | August 26th, 2005 at 01:27pm Dork:ForgottenShadow:does it actually hav anythin to do with native americans????? like im interested not what?
ditto....
anywho, i think that it's lame that our laws can be changed on the whim of a few people deciding to be offended by something as simple as a name when the name has been used for decades...our government is feeble. anytime someone decides to be offended by something these days the law is changed lickety-split to make them happy, and the rest of us have to abide by it no matter how pointless it is.
*sighs* everyone's a victim these days....*shakes her head*
I remember listening to talk radio last year around Christmas time and someone was arguing the point that City Hall shouldn't be displaying a Christmas Tree. They were arguing that it was offensive to people who uphold other religions....
it's a damn tree people, i mean, come on!!! |
NeoSteph
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  | August 26th, 2005 at 09:42pm ForgottenShadow:does it actually hav anythin to do with native americans????? like im interested not
if your not interested in the topic, you don't post.
understood? |
Mike's Demonic Daunter
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Posts: 5493 | August 26th, 2005 at 11:31pm thats kind of lame, i have to say. shouldn't they be proud that their name is being famous like that? it's not like we are insulting them or anything. |
zdf_jammin
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Posts: 432 | August 27th, 2005 at 12:20am well actually, in a sense, itd be kinda like a football team being called the queers or something, they find it degrading, i find it degrading that im in school.... almost... NOT.
people are pussys these days, and theres too many metro men, and its tuning off gaydars |
Dom
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Posts: 1691 | August 27th, 2005 at 10:16am ForgottenShadow:does it actually hav anythin to do with native americans????? like im interested not
yeah lyk totally......not |
kaleidoscope_eyes
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Posts: 288 | August 27th, 2005 at 08:54pm This is almost as stupid as the brainstorming thing being called thought showers. |
spill_no_sick
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Posts: 8588 | July 17th, 2006 at 02:47am I just want to add that Jeff Weise (Native American, shot up his school in 2004) felt very strongly that communism was the only way for his people to be treated fairly.......second deadliest school shooting in the U.S.A. |
dirtyhippie
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Posts: 466 | July 18th, 2006 at 08:01pm I see what they're saying...to some extent. F'rinstance, the Redskins. This obviously has nothing to do with NCAA, but that's just rude. "Redskin" was used in the same context as "savages." So that's nasty. The Braves are a step in right direction, I guess.
But to outlaw Indian names and such altogether is just weird. How bout they outlaw derogatory terms for team names? I think the "Medicine Men" is a good name for a team. Or a band. I'm poart cherokee, so I might be biased, but i dunno... |
