BTW The name "Boilermakers" was originally an insult aimed at Purdue's football team after beating the tar out of Wabash College, by the local Crawfordsville sports writer.
Political correctness says that we’re supposed to be offended by Indian nicknames. We’re supposed to sit down, shut up, and get with the program.
I think the NCAA has some new regulations about Indian mascots or Indian nicknames going into effect.
And what of other names which could be offensive, which we never hear complaints about, such as :
Boston Celtics
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
San Diego Padres
Why isn’t PETA on our case about the numerous sports teams named after animals? If it’s offensive to Indians to have nicknames derived from Indians, isn’t it offensive to have nicknames derived from animals????
“Political correctness says that we’re supposed to be offended by Indian nicknames.”
Political correctness decrees that Indians must be offended by the use of Indian nicknames by non-Indians.
And who chose to call them Indians? Certainly not they, to whom that name was assigned by others.
Indians, being human, are capable of feeling offended, if they so choose, by words.
My animal pets, OTOH, will show emotional responses to the tone of my speech but not to the words, per se, unless I trained them to respond to certain vocalized commands.
BTW The name "Boilermakers" was originally an insult aimed at Purdue's football team after beating the tar out of Wabash College, by the local Crawfordsville sports writer.
“Why isn’t PETA on our case about the numerous sports teams named after animals? If it’s offensive to Indians to have nicknames derived from Indians, isn’t it offensive to have nicknames derived from animals?”
Then you’ll have the Vegan contingency upset over:
‘The Tuscon Tomatoes’
‘The Poughkeepsie Potatoes’
‘The Cleveland Cucumbers’
Can’t have those angry mobs armed with veggie peelers upset, LOL!