good grief.
I was thinking the transgendered, transvestite lesbians.
As a diehard (die, being the operative prefix) Eagles fan, I hope one day that the Washington Redskins are forced to change their name. heh heh
Just stirring up the Friday pot.
What are they gonna call ‘em, the “Negotiating without Pre-conditions Lakota”?
Maybe it would be better if they changed the nickname to the Fighting Troopers and the school song to “Garry Owen”.
"Pacifistic Limp-wristed Surrendering Sioux-Wussies"
I mean, if "fighting" is so offensive, then the exact oppposite would be honorable, no?
If this keeps up the only thing we’re going to have to remember them by is alcoholism and gambling.
I hear they’re changing it to the UND Fork-Tongued Palefaces.
Yes, it’s clear that when you put the word ‘fighting’ in from of someone like ‘Fighting Irish,’ or the ‘Fighting Fifth’ or just about 1,000 other examples, mainly from warfare - man’s most traditionally popularly heroic endeavor - it’s intended to demean. Give me a break, but why fight it? Why not just change it to the ‘Fighting Anglo-Saxons,’ and just forget about the natives who would rather be ‘respected’ in obscurity than celebrated in popular culture.
Ralph Engelsted will be back to haunt his arena.
very disappointing. Has more to do with obsessed liberals than offended indians (as the Sioux Nations had actually endorsed the nickname...)
Let's go on and re-name everything with an Indian language root word. Let's de-legalize the tribes and tribal governments. Come on Liberals, why mess around. Marx was all for erasing the smaller peoples and replacing them with the great administrative nations.
Perhaps an updated Indian name would be more fitting.
The Fighting Casinos - Everybody wears the Number 21.
The Crapshoots - Everybody wears the Number 7
The Fighting Slots - Might not work for the women's sports.
This stuff about team names demeaning Native Americans is politically-correct nonsense. It is actually a sign of respect and honor to have a sports team (or military unit) name itself for you. Native Americans named THEMSELVES after animals that fought or hunted well, e.g. eagles, wolves, bears, and so on (a practice adopted by, for example, the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears).
I have yet to hear Greek-Americans complain about the Michigan State Spartans, or Appalachian people complain about the U. West Virginia Mountaineers. Poland has a soccer team called the Husaria (named for the famous winged cavalry of the 17th century).
“Fighting Sioux” is, or should be, an honor to the Sioux people because it reminds people that the Sioux were once among the best mounted warriors on earth.
Note also that our Armed Forces name weapons for various Native Americans, e.g. Blackhawk helicopters, and I think there is a Cherokee weapon system as well.
Until 1930, they were known as the “Flickertails” a type of ground squirrel.
There’s an intimidating mascot.
for the record, words like "chief" and "fighting" etc are English words......
I’m tired of everyone assuming I’m a racist and had everything handed to me simply because I’m white.
I want the same rights as “first nations” or whatever they call themselves - starting with no longer being called “white”....