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In reply to the discussion: OK - so when are we going to get rid of mascots that riddicule Native Amercians??? [View all]Polldancer2012
(88 posts)6. just curious...
Do the Dallas Cowboys ridicule ranch working cattle farm employees?
Do the Seattle Seahawks ridicule the aforementioned bird?
Do the Philadelphia Eagles ridicule their bird?
Maybe the Atlanta Braves have a NA as a mascot because they were badass fighters? I don't see ridicule.
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OK - so when are we going to get rid of mascots that riddicule Native Amercians??? [View all]
Taverner
Nov 2012
OP
as 2 parts American Indian (Cherokee and Creek) it doesn't bother me. You see it as ridicule, I see
Tuesday Afternoon
Nov 2012
#4
so many really horrible things going on in this world - I just can not work up the energy to be
Tuesday Afternoon
Nov 2012
#11
I agree that in the grand scheme of things Maslow's heirarchy has to be the guide
Taverner
Nov 2012
#16
Over 40 years ago, I graduated high school on an Indian Reservation where team name and logo
PufPuf23
Nov 2012
#5
I think you need to look up the word "ridicule" because it clearly doesn't mean what you think
Spider Jerusalem
Nov 2012
#14
The "intention" of the name is embodied in the racist caricature. That's why the owners
Romulox
Nov 2012
#42
STATEMENT OF U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS ON THE USE OF NATIVE AMERICAN IMAGES AND NICKNAMES
kwassa
Nov 2012
#24
It is largely racist, imo. Especially Cleveland Indians and Washington Redskins.
Romulox
Nov 2012
#40
do you feel naming military helos is also ridiculing or something different.
loli phabay
Nov 2012
#41