Dartmouth AD: UND mascot 'offensive and wrong'

AP via ESPN ^ | 11/25/06 | AP

[Thombo2]

If she really meant it,she'd resign/sarc.

[albee]

Hey...they can always change their name to "THE FIGHTING WHITIES!"

[skeptoid]

The University of North Dakota "Fighting Sioux" Logo;
Designed by American Indian Artist,
Bennett Brien.

(Note the logo is Trademarked by an American Indian.)

[JRjr]

What the hell is this guy doing worrying about a school west of the Mississippi? I've no love for UND, as I went to North Dakota State, and they were our arch rivals, but allow them to choose their own mascot, for God's sake!

[okie01]

Even the University of Iowa won't schedule teams with such nicknames.

There is a job for the RCLU (Raptor Civil Liberties Union) in Iowa City.

[MrBambaLaMamba]

"... Wonder when they'll ban football."

They should also ban crewel. It just sounds offensive and well, cruel.

[Reo]

I imagine Dartmouth grad Laura Ingraham will have some fun with this on Monday.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

The sue are siouxing?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I wonder if anybody would object to an athletic program called the Firebombing Muslims?

[Grateful One]

Want to get the "strict father" haters really mad?

Call the team--" The Capitalist Crusaders"!!!!

[Paladin2]

Tell the NCAA to vacate Indianapolis, Indiana immediately.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Fightin Souix.....Anti-Indian

Fighting Sue......Anti-Lawyer

Fights Tsu......Anti-Japanese

Fighting Sew.......Anti-Seamstress


Not much left to work with.

[buccaneer81]

We've got Crusaders covered here in Columbus. Capital University:

[buccaneer81]

Call the team--" The Capitalist Crusaders"!!!!

LOL!! Close! See post # 53.

[Freedom4US]

Exactly, the real indians are either supportive, or not esp. unsupportive. It's the emasculated, self-hating neo-totalitarians that are "offended". Go figure.

[PzLdr]

Change their name to "Fighting 7th", or "Custer's Own". THAT should make this bimbo and the NCAA PC Police happy! Right!

[John W]

"Don't worry... she is a stand up pi$$er..."

How could you tell?

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dartlife/archives/15-4/images/harper.jpg

[tenthirteen]

This reminds me of that atheist crackpot in the recent past who sued to eliminate all Christian names of towns, counties, cities,etc. She especially wanted the name "Corpus Christi" gone. Instead, the Supremes booted her.

[Hoodat]

Perhaps they should include the Michigan State Spartans as well. Or the Illini of Illinois. Or the Quakers of Penn. Or the Gaels of Iona. Or . . .

[MarkL]

Cool! Injuns on ice!

Seriesly, is this game going to be the Dartmouth Bedwetters VS the UND Fighting Sioux?

Mark