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Taverner

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2. Well yeah - otherwise they'll have a record like the Houston Passenger Pigeons

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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

People in DC will go apeshit. Flaxbee Nov 2012 #1

Well yeah - otherwise they'll have a record like the Houston Passenger Pigeons Taverner Nov 2012 #2

Several years ago Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #3

We love... LP2K12 Nov 2012 #36

Exactly! Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #39

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

The Cleveland Indians logo isn't riddicule? Taverner Nov 2012 #8

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

tangent, dude. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #20

Agreed 10x over. Marinedem Nov 2012 #25

It's their name - and most Native Americans don't like it Taverner Nov 2012 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #28

As much as this ridicules cowboys snooper2 Nov 2012 #37

Bingo AlexSatan Nov 2012 #30

Over 40 years ago, I graduated high school on an Indian Reservation where team name and logo PufPuf23 Nov 2012 #5

Go, Ducks!! Blue_In_AK Nov 2012 #9

UC Santa Cruz are the Banana Slugs but alas are not high in NCAA stature. nt PufPuf23 Nov 2012 #18

just curious... Polldancer2012 Nov 2012 #6

Uh yeah... Tree-Hugger Nov 2012 #38

When we TAKE THE PROFIT OUT of it lastlib Nov 2012 #7

The Cleveland Indians will never change. hifiguy Nov 2012 #10

Is this a subject regarding which the tribes have actually taken issue. ? dipsydoodle Nov 2012 #12

The Seminoles have taken issue- BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #35

Lest anyone try to pick on the Kansas City Chiefs.... lastlib Nov 2012 #13

I think you need to look up the word "ridicule" because it clearly doesn't mean what you think Spider Jerusalem Nov 2012 #14

Ferocity...mmmmkay Taverner Nov 2012 #17

Reading comprehension, fail Spider Jerusalem Nov 2012 #21

The "intention" of the name is embodied in the racist caricature. That's why the owners Romulox Nov 2012 #42

It is a racist practice and should be changed liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #15

Don't even try to tell me TampaKeeper Nov 2012 #19

Because the Cleveland Original Peoples just doesn't have the same ring to it. nt sylvi Nov 2012 #22

How about Cleveland Indies? Taverner Nov 2012 #27

The man who founded the Chicago Blackhawks... GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #23

STATEMENT OF U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS ON THE USE OF NATIVE AMERICAN IMAGES AND NICKNAMES kwassa Nov 2012 #24

By chance I watched the History Channels show "the Men who built America". bluestate10 Nov 2012 #29

So, instead, you want to ridicule AlexSatan Nov 2012 #31

When we get rid of the team that ridicules Scandinavians! whistler162 Nov 2012 #32

How exactly does the Chicago Blackhawks "ridicule" native americans? BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #33

"Ridicules'? Yeah, right. B2G Nov 2012 #34

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