[Wallace T.]

The cases of the Minnesota Vikings and the Boston Celtics are reflective of the role of the Scandinavians and the Irish in their respective states or cities. The name of the San Diego Padres, reflects the Spanish and Catholic heritage of that city, One nickname, the New York Yankees, seems inappropriate for a city where very few residents are descended from colonial era New Englanders.

However, Southern whites do not have the exception applied for Northern ethnic whites. Throughout Texas and I assume the rest of the South, high school and college teams with names like the Rebels have dropped those names and any visual association with Southern heritage, like the Southern Cross flag or the Confederate uniform.

[nomorelurker]

“The cases of the Minnesota Vikings and the Boston Celtics are reflective of the role of the Scandinavians and the Irish in their respective states or cities.”

Ok makes some sense.

Not trying to be contrary or funny, but by that logic should not one of Baltimore’s major sport teams be the Hutus or Tutsi?