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Sat Aug 06, 2005, 07:50pm
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The problem with this issue is Native Americans are as different a box of candies. Each tribe had their own customs and backgrounds. If a specific tribe has no problem with their image and customs being used, I really think no one has the right to tell them how to portray their tribe. I do have a problem with names that are arbitrary like the Indians or Warriors if there is no backing from a tribe or customs are not taken into consideration. FSU has done that as well. It appears that Utah has done the same thing. If a specific tribe is represented, I cannot see how the NCAA can decide what is offensive. Maybe the Fighting Irish should be banned as well. It seems like most people that are Catholic and Irish seemed to support Notre Dame or any other school that has that mascot. Why are the Fighting Irish OK and a specific tribe not OK? As I said, I have not problem with getting rid of names like the Redskins, Braves or Red Men. Those are racial slurs. But the Seminoles or the Utes, that is another story all together.
Peace
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