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Originally Posted by BillyMac
I am not a Native American so my opinion probably doesn't count for much. I personally don't mind the nickname Braves, Indians, Warriors, Chiefs, etc., especially if the school is in a geographic area where Native Americans lived. What sometimes bothers me is the stereotyped mascot, non authentic costumes, chants, etc.
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Billy, I went to a little school in PA named Shippensburg University. We were the Red Raiders (Indian Mascot) when I graduated.
I went to homecoming a few years back and they had changed our mascot/motto to a Ship (as in Ship pensburg). It was so sad, yet, so PC.
And, don't ask what the mascot looked like!
