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Michigan band drops Chiefs name for inaugural parade
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| January 8, 2009
Posted on 01/09/2009 11:37:27 AM PST by bamahead
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Get ready for at least 4 years of this kind of PC insanity and capitulation.
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posted on
01/09/2009 11:37:29 AM PST
by
bamahead
To: bamahead
sorta gives a new meaning to the term, "namedropping."
But not to worry! Barack Obama has found his name.
So it's sort of a wash.
To: bamahead
Wonder what would happen if they called themselves, say, the “Wyandotte Marching Mulattos?”
To: bamahead
This is “political correctness” gone amok.
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posted on
01/09/2009 11:42:11 AM PST
by
kevinm13
(The Main Stream Media is dead! "Global Warming" is a HOAX!)
To: bamahead
Imagine, a group on the right complaining about something and the left doing exactly what they asked, almost too choked up to respond.
This high school should have stood it’s ground. What kind of a message are they sending to their students?
1. we were wrong to use this name
2. we were racists when we did it.
3. we should capitulate when someone criticizes us
4. we should not stand up to those who criticize us
5. we should hide who we are, because we are vile people
Good grief!
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posted on
01/09/2009 11:42:18 AM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(I see that Kenya's favorite son has a new weekly Saturday morning radio show.)
To: bamahead
Why don’t they just climb onto a tree and hang themselves in shame? Seems nothing less will be sufficient in this PC world we live in....
To: bamahead
They could call themselves the “Marching Dudes”, but that would be discriminatory against women.
So they could change that to “Marching People”. But that is insensitive to people who can’t march. Also, “marching” evokes images of warfare.
A good alternative would be “those people over there”, but that is intolerant to other species. As though only human beings are worthy of being noticed.
Henceforth, when referring to the Michigan band, you should just sort of point your fingers and grunt.
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Henceforth, when referring to the Michigan band, you should just sort of point your fingers and grunt.
That might be considered offensive to neanderthals. How insensitive of you.
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posted on
01/09/2009 11:49:28 AM PST
by
bamahead
(Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
To: bamahead
no one cares about neanderthals, duh
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posted on
01/09/2009 11:50:56 AM PST
by
Ainast
To: bamahead
Why not change it to “Chefs”?
(”Great googly moogly....”)
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posted on
01/09/2009 11:55:12 AM PST
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
To: bamahead
commander in chief
Redskins
drop that too.
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posted on
01/09/2009 11:58:32 AM PST
by
TornadoAlley3
(Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
To: Ainast
no one cares about neanderthals, duh
Oh right. Enhancing their victim status doesn't generate Democrat votes. How silly of me.
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posted on
01/09/2009 11:59:53 AM PST
by
bamahead
(Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
To: bamahead
Ah, education on how to have your spine removed...ridiculous.
Colonel, USAFR
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posted on
01/09/2009 12:03:50 PM PST
by
jagusafr
("Bugs, Mr. Rico! Zillions of 'em!" - Robert Heinlein)
To: bamahead
The stupidity continues . . .
To: bamahead
Message to all males attending the inauguration:
Please check your cherries at the gate.
Thank you!
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posted on
01/09/2009 12:08:04 PM PST
by
Madistan
(When love of country wanes, patriots arise)
To: bamahead
Although the word "chief" in American English has become widely associated with indigenous Americans, the word is actually much older than the white people's arrival in America. It is derived from the Latin word "kaput," which meant "head."
"chief" is derived from Latin and French, which explains why it is so similar to "chef," which is short for "chef de cuisine," meaning "head of the kitchen."
Information on the etymology that may be helpful:
Chief (American Heritage Dictionary) http://www.bartleby.com/61/89/C0288900.html
Indo-European roots (American Heritage Dictionary) http://www.bartleby.com/61/roots/IE204.html
Chief (Online Etymology Dictionary) http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=chief
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posted on
01/09/2009 12:10:37 PM PST
by
Species8472
(A Fire Chief)
To: bamahead
This story is past it's sell by date. The are going with their original name. Real Indians in Oklahoma even thought the whole to do was stupid.
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posted on
01/09/2009 12:10:50 PM PST
by
Mark was here
(The earth is bipolar.)
To: bamahead
the use of American Indian nicknames and logos I agree, these should not be used. Why honor defeated, aboriginal people in this modern day?
To: bamahead
Wyandotte Marching...Pansies? Fairies? Dip shi*s? Daisies? Pu$$ies?
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posted on
01/09/2009 12:17:53 PM PST
by
albie
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