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Originally Posted by Dakota
But, since you ask, why is the mascot for the University of North Dakota (Fighting Sioux) offensive when the mascot for the University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish) is not?  |
Or maybe it's because the Irish are too damn drunk all the time to notice that little, red headed putz running around the sidelines. Or maybe it's because the Irish agree that their fighters and unlike their Native American counterparts, take pride in such a distinction.
Then again, as an American of Irish (among a few others) heritage, I was recently offended during a visit to a Bennigans Restaurant.
I opened the menu to see a blurb on the first page of the menu. In a box on the page read the words, "Irish? Beer Selections on Another Page". Yeah, I was offended. Not that the insinuation was that all Irishmen did nothing, but drink beer. I was offended because they thought I wasn't intelligent enough to turn the page and find the list meself!
