The NCAA made most of their member institutions change their nicknames away from Native American names. Well, the mid-size schools that didn’t have the cash to bribe their way out of the rule. It didn’t matter that the vast majority of “official spokesmen” for the Native Americans wanted the names kept as they honored, rather than denigrated, the native tribes.
As you can see, this one rule change, at one fell swoop, ended the widespread academic cheating, “hundred dollar handshakes,” bogus off-season jobs, favoritism to family members, and erased police blotters that had plagued collegiate athletics. It’s all better now.
On the other hand, I can see where “Redskins” doesn’t exactly honor the memory of Native American tribes. But the main point is that Native Americans are not the predominant ethnic group in the DC area now. Perhaps some other name might be in order.
Of course, I suggest the Washington Bloodsuckers or perhaps the Washington Parasites, the possibilities are endless.
A gift from the late Myles Brand that keeps on giving. I know one school in North Dakota was coerced to change their name.
> The NCAA made most of their member institutions change their nicknames away from Native American names.