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Originally posted by rainmaker
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Originally posted by M&M Guy
Here's another article that does say Illinois and Florida State are on the list of "hostile and abusive" mascots.
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Why not just change their mascot name to the Florida Abusers and the Illinois Hostiles? It's not any worse than the Illini, or the Hoosiers or all the other meaningless mascots.
I still think the worst mascot in the world is the Tillamook Cheesemakers...
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The First Amendment; govern by freedom of speech and artistic expression. I do not see what is so racially, hostile and abusive about any college Mascot. Does it offend who and why? If everything that is offensive had to be changed, then why not start with the English language that degrades women with derogatory words? If I were any of those schools prohibited to use offending Mascots, I would sue the NCAA. Who determines what is offensive? The court of law, is this correct? What perception of a Mascot gives everyone a problem of being portrait as powerful from the history of Native American culture? Hey there could be those who are offended about the name of Bears or the fighting Irish Mascots, then ban the use of all Mascots. Change everything that is offensive, even if it is so cool and honors history. I think the NCAA is being overly sensitive and too politically correct in their latest decision.