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2005-02-16 Home Front: Culture Wars
School asked to explain team nicknames, logos (mascot police again)
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Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2005-02-16 1:19:11 PM|| || Front Page|| [11139 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 How about Texas Tech's Red Raiders? Shouldn't that be changed as well? ;)
Posted by GK 2005-02-16 1:27:44 PM||   2005-02-16 1:27:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 The PC cops try to get UMASS to change the Minuteman every few years. It's scary to them to have a heterosexual white man carrying a gun as a mascot. Maybe they should change it back to the Redmen. Or tell them he's gay.
Posted by tu3031 2005-02-16 1:38:44 PM||   2005-02-16 1:38:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 They should change their name to something like the "Whining C*suckers". Then they could keep the logo.
Posted by BH 2005-02-16 1:44:45 PM||   2005-02-16 1:44:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Possibilities for inoffensive team names:

THE COPROLITES - :



There are no advocates for petrified dinosaur poop. However, someone will complain that either A)Dinosaurs are extinct, and this is a mockery of the Endangered Species List, or B) anyone who has had a colonostomy will be able to complain that they don’t poop normally, thus they are offended.


THE PHOTOCOPIERS - :



What a perfect way to honor the hard work of the now exiled News team at Sicty Minutes II. However, the radical socialism of most college campusus will have a hard time honoring a product produced by big business


THE GRASS- :



Grass is green. Grass is good. Football and Baseball teams play on grass. However the NCAA will be concerned that grass is also slang for marijuana, and don’t want to be seen as causing funds from alumni to dry up even more by permitting such a name.


THE KETCHUP –



This might be a good one. Look at the brand name. Harken back to the glory days of the 2004 campaign. However, Some students are diabetic, and they will feel left out if ketchup is being promoted, and they can’t have any... Plus the fact that Ketchup is used to mimic blood will offend the pacifists, even if they are football fans...

THE CLOUDS –



Clouds – Fresh air. Gentle rain. But wait! This is just a way of getting around the no Indian name ruling! Remember all the Indian Chiefs with names such as Red Cloud, White Cloud, etc? This is totally unacceptable!

Well at least there are NUMBERS?

But we have to be careful here – 13,7,11, and 69 are taboo for various reasons, plus there are bad numbers in other cultures as well e.g. 4, and 6 are unlucky in Japan.

The NCAA has to go into a classified meeting and decide what we can use as names. Otherwise we will never her the end of it.
Posted by BigEd 2005-02-16 1:54:36 PM||   2005-02-16 1:54:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Did they send one of these letters to Notre Dame?
Posted by Robert Crawford  2005-02-16 1:57:17 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/]  2005-02-16 1:57:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 That doesn't look good for the RED states either...
Posted by True German Ally 2005-02-16 2:02:14 PM||   2005-02-16 2:02:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I'd send the bastards back a ream of blank paper, but that's just me.

My high school's nickname is the Crusaders; wonder how long that'll last...
Posted by Raj 2005-02-16 2:04:20 PM||   2005-02-16 2:04:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 TGA Deep Blue College (except Dr Rice) - Blue State - Changes from Indian name...
Stanford, formerly known as the Indians
Posted by BigEd 2005-02-16 2:07:17 PM||   2005-02-16 2:07:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 How about the "UND Guteaters", guys?...
Posted by mojo  2005-02-16 2:15:08 PM||   2005-02-16 2:15:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 How about the "Declining Test Scores"--- that's pretty scary for a school.
Posted by Sgt. Mom  2005-02-16 2:25:22 PM|| [http://www.sgtstryker.com]  2005-02-16 2:25:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 well, are "The Patriots" still ok?
Posted by Mark E. 2005-02-16 3:29:24 PM||   2005-02-16 3:29:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 My alma mater, MTSU, kept its name the Raiders (as in confederate cav) but changed the mascot from a uniformed cavalry man to a generic horse with a lightning-bolt mane. Being a red state (Tenn.) I guess they had to compromise and not get rid of the name altogether.
Posted by Xbalanke  2005-02-16 4:31:24 PM||   2005-02-16 4:31:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Raj: haven't there aleady been attempts to get rid of "Crusaders"?
Posted by Xbalanke  2005-02-16 4:33:52 PM||   2005-02-16 4:33:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 "Aw jeez, not this shit again!"
Posted by eLarson 2005-02-16 5:10:31 PM|| [http://larsonian.blogspot.com]  2005-02-16 5:10:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 My suggestion is "Evil White Europeans Who Conquerored Everyone." After all, isn't that what they're claiming already? Besides, reminding them of the fact they were conquered is a good thing. Apoplexy is good for the arteries.
Posted by Silentbrick  2005-02-16 5:14:31 PM||   2005-02-16 5:14:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 The comedian Jim Norton had a funny quip about this very subject.

He was complaining about African-Americans, Asian-Americans and so on.

"Why don't we call ourselves what we are: Superior Americans?"
Posted by badanov  2005-02-16 5:17:27 PM|| [http://www.rkka.org]  2005-02-16 5:17:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 Silentbrick: As an evil white European who conquered everyone, I'm quite offended by your hurtful suggestion that my likeness should be used as a team mascot.
Posted by BH 2005-02-16 5:30:26 PM||   2005-02-16 5:30:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 Ditto, BH, Ditto!
Posted by BigEd 2005-02-16 6:50:18 PM||   2005-02-16 6:50:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 We're
Important
Caucasians, so we're
Killing
Everyone
Dead

So
Obviously,
Be ready,
Suckers

or Wicked SOBs
Posted by BigEd 2005-02-16 6:57:02 PM||   2005-02-16 6:57:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#20 As an Evil White European, it's okay to hurt your feelings. It's allowed by Leftist PC rules. So be quiet and feel guilty! Or we might have to put you in involuntary therapy for your own good.
Posted by Silentbrick  2005-02-16 8:02:33 PM||   2005-02-16 8:02:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#21 hmmmm: How about "God's Christian Soldiers"? Doesn't have that "Crusaders" sting (or Lionel Ritchie)
Posted by Frank G  2005-02-16 8:11:25 PM||   2005-02-16 8:11:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#22 The University of North Dakota and 30 other schools have been asked by the NCAA to explain their use of American Indian nicknames and logos.

My ideal reply: Look, you A$$holes, nothing untoward is implied by the usage of these names and logos other than for team mascots. Now PHUQUE OFF.
Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-02-16 8:43:13 PM||   2005-02-16 8:43:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#23 let's discuss the anti-trust aspects of the NCAA? Ooops! No name problems any more TYVM
Posted by Frank G  2005-02-16 9:00:00 PM||   2005-02-16 9:00:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#24 Xbalanke - I don't believe this has affected my high school, at least not yet. Can't say that about other 'Crusaders', though. Wouldn't surprise me in the slightest.
Posted by Raj 2005-02-16 9:10:13 PM||   2005-02-16 9:10:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#25 As an Evil White European, it's okay to hurt your feelings.

Dammit! Why can't we have nice things?!
Posted by BH 2005-02-16 9:18:43 PM||   2005-02-16 9:18:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#26 Snow cave people don't have feelings. Sheesh, everybody knows this.
Posted by .com 2005-02-16 9:28:55 PM||   2005-02-16 9:28:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#27 More pc mumbo jumbo. Waste of time and money. Heck, all 30 schools could change their mascots to the Fighting Irish or Fucking Irish for all I care. Wouldn't offend my Irish ass one bit.
Posted by Chase Unineger3873 aka Jarhead 2005-02-16 10:41:07 PM||   2005-02-16 10:41:07 PM|| Front Page Top

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