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Home Front: Culture Wars
NCAA Bans Indian Mascot Usage During Postseason
2005-08-06
Political Correctness is a nasty, brutish virus that keeps on spreading. EFL.
Nicknames or mascots deemed "hostile or abusive" would not be allowed on team uniforms or other clothing beginning with any NCAA tournament after Feb. 1, said Harrison, the University of Hartford's president.
'Hostile and abusive' are defined how, and by whom?
Not by you or me. That's obvious.
"What each institution decides to do is really its own business" outside NCAA championship events, Harrison said.
If FSU gets to a bowl this year, substitute the Seminole with a large middle finger - works for me!
"What we are trying to say is that we find these mascots to be unacceptable for NCAA championship competition," he added.
There's that fuckin' word again! QED.
At least 18 schools have mascots the NCAA deem "hostile or abusive," including Florida State's Seminoles and Illinois' Illini. The full list of schools was not immediately released.
Although I'm not a graduate of any of these schools, I'm going to be sending e-mail telling these 'tards how ridiculous they look pulling this crap.
Posted by:Raj

#18  At least 18 schools have mascots the NCAA deem "hostile or abusive," including Florida State's Seminoles and Illinois' Illini. The full list of schools was not immediately released.

I always crack up when the ruling class try to take on schools that survive on football. Heck, try to do this at some southern High Schools and you'd have riots in the streets! Remind me again how "Seminoles" is "hostile or abusive," as it's the TRIBAL FREAKIN' NAME (not like "redskin" or some slang term). Give me a break.
Posted by: BA   2005-08-06 21:11  

#17  CA - link works for me - Ima runnin' XP, IE 6...
Posted by: Raj   2005-08-06 19:56  

#16  how
Posted by: Captain America   2005-08-06 19:40  

#15  E-mail Myles Brand, President of the NCAA here. Tell him how stupid the idea is.
Posted by: Raj   2005-08-06 17:51  

#14  Check out the opening line of this riff:

When I think "thought police," I think "NCAA."

Damn straight. Sing it high off the rooftops:

"Can you dig it, brothers?"
Posted by: Raj   2005-08-06 17:46  

#13  Florida State checks with the Chief of the Seminole Nation every other year, the tribal council has always given the okay. Yes, they are brought on board for expert advice, do's and don'ts. Yes the costumes authentic, so is the rifle no, the is horse Nez Perce but even the real Seminole like a fine Apaloosa.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-08-06 16:40  

#12  I AM a graduate of Illinois and for the last ten years, the students, aided by a PC Chancellor from Michigan tried to kill the Chief. The Chancellor's gone, and we thought the Chief was safe.

I went to the first football game Freshman year and thought, "A dancing indian. How quaint!"

It's AWESOME!

After the dance, I was on my feet screaming and cheering with the other 60,000 in the stadium. Authentic Indian war (oops!) dance in authentic costume, by an athlete.

The INDIANS think it an HONOR. During the fuss at Champaign, several were official representatives were quoted as saying it was not disrespectful (as opposed to the "Tomahawk Chop" with a foam hand). The Chief is a symbol, not a mascot, and there are NO caricatures of him anywhere on or off campus.

Nasty and brutish, for sure - the PC virus, I mean.
Posted by: Bobby   2005-08-06 15:36  

#11  It is not the NCAAs rite to impose restrictions on the behalf of american indians and their nations which have made no complaint. Although their are a few grumblings that parties in question could litigate amongst themselves and on to a court of law if need be and not the dictation of the ASSociations will.
What will be next, NCAA share fundings will not be given to those colleges which choose to wrongly reside in states which derived their names from indians. My apologies to the following:
Alabama-from Choctaw meaning “thicket-clearers” or “vegetation-gatherers”
Arizona-Indian “Arizonac,” meaning “little spring” or “young spring”
Arkansas-From the Quapaw Indians
Connecticutt-From an Indian word (Quinnehtukqut) meaning “beside the long tidal river”
Illinois-Algonquin for “tribe of superior men”
Indiana-Meaning “land of Indians”
Iowa-From an Indian word meaning “this is the place” or “the Beautiful Land”
Kansas-From Sioux word meaning “people of the south wind”
Kentucky-Iroquoian word “Ken-tah-ten” meaning “land of tomorrow”
Massachusetts-Massachusett tribe of Native Americans, meaning “at or about the great hill”
Michigan-Indian word “Michigana” meaning “great or large lake”
Minnesota-Dakota Indian word meaning “sky-tinted water”
Mississippi-Indian word meaning “Father of Waters”
Missouri-Missouri Indian tribe. “Missouri” means “town of the large canoes.”
Nebraska-Oto Indian word meaning “flat water”
North Dakota-Sioux tribe, meaning “allies”
Ohio-Iroquoian word meaning “great river”
Oklahoma-Choctaw Indian words meaning “red people”
Tennessee-Cherokee origin; the exact meaning is unknown
Texas-Indian word meaning “friends”
Utah-Ute tribe, meaning “people of the mountains”
Wisconsin-French corruption of an Indian word whose meaning is disputed
Wyoming-Delaware Indian word, meaning “mountains and valleys alternating”; the same as the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania

Posted by: Rick90467   2005-08-06 15:20  

#10  Isn't the use of the Quaker by Penn a violation of the separation of church and sport?
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2005-08-06 14:45  

#9  How about Fighting Irish?
Fighting Irish moniker only perpetuates the sterotype of the drunken Irish brawler.
Hey...wait a sec..I'm Irish. After I finnish this beer I'm gonna kick yer ass!
Posted by: DepotGuy   2005-08-06 14:36  

#8  In the dead tree version of the Columbus Dispatch today, this article was hard up against "Indians (Cleveland) come alive with 9-run uprising."

Irony is so ironic.
Posted by: Doc8404   2005-08-06 13:56  

#7  FSU may be the catlyst to destroy the NCAA, good. Hoping the FIghin Irish are with us.

Posted by: Shipman   2005-08-06 12:51  

#6  Mods: Please send my story to /dev/null Raj beat me to the punch.
Posted by: badanov   2005-08-06 11:25  

#5  This is good - FSU will fight back.

I say get the other schools to join in, too.
Posted by: Raj   2005-08-06 11:15  

#4  This just in.... The NCAA has decreed that play off rules will disallow all aggressive behavior on the field. Such conduct as blocking, tackling or attempting to run over, or through, another player will not be tolerated. Also, PETA's lawyers are preparing a plea for an injunction against using animal names for team mascots. So far, nothing in the news about University of Pennsylvania's Quaker mascot being allowed in the post season games.
Posted by: GK   2005-08-06 11:12  

#3  Are Hoosiers being treated in a hostile or abusive fashion? How about Fighting Irish? And what about the disrespect to those no longer able to derfend themselves with lawsuits, like the Spartans and the Trojans? And how about Cornhuskers, Boilermakers and Tarheels? So much abuse and hostility

NCAA should assign teams alphabetic designators based on date the school entered the conference, with tie breakers assigned in alphabetical order based on school name. So we'd have the Ohio State A's, the Michigan B's the Illinois C' and the Penn Stake K's.
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2005-08-06 10:56  

#2  Scalpers will from here on must be called unauthorized seating specialists
Posted by: Phineger Snomotch7371   2005-08-06 10:51  

#1  Damn! Mods, please move to Page 3...
Posted by: Raj   2005-08-06 10:47  

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