Political Correctness (or Being Stupid Enough To Buy This Crap!)

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

The Land Of The Free and The Home Of The Brave"

I'm sorry, but you will have to enter your profile and change your location. As many schools at all levels have discovered, the label "brave" has been claimed by a small sect of Native Americans as having a sole meaning referring to their heritage and they find it offensive.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

I'm sorry, but you will have to enter your profile and change your location. As many schools at all levels have discovered, the label "brave" has been claimed by a small sect of Native Americans as having a sole meaning referring to their heritage and they find it offensive.

Actually, it is only offensive when plural, as in "home of the braves."

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?

[Leecedar]

Political Correctness has nothing to do with the home of the Braves being disgusting... it's because I hate the Atlanta Braves, being a die-hard Mets fan whose team got its tail kicked way too often by that team. When Turner married Fonda it just gave me another reason to despise them.

Lee

[Dakota]

I always enjoyed seeing Jane doing the tomahawk chop... the irony of it was too much!

[wadeintothem]

I live in an Indian area and the tree huggers in CA were trying to get all the schools to remove indian references (our school is the Redskins).. even our indians signed the petition to leave it.

It was vetoed by ahnold.

[IRISHMAFIA]

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?

Because the Lakota's insist that the word "Sioux" is that of the white man and never existed in their language or culture. Which brings me to the point of how one can be offended by something they claim never existed?

[IRISHMAFIA]

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!

[tcannizzo]

Mike,
On behalf of a minority group of Italian mobsters, your screen name is patently offensive?
What address would you like the horse's head delivered to?

[Andy]

I think this post marks the official beginning of the off-season for our northern friends.....

(I'm sorry.....is anyone offended by being referred to as northern?)

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by Andy

(I'm sorry.....is anyone offended by being referred to as northern?)

More importantly, do we really care?

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

More importantly, do we really care?

No more than when President Fox refers to Texas as the Northern provice of Mexico.

[CelticNHBlue]

Originally Posted by Andy

I think this post marks the official beginning of the off-season for our northern friends.....

(I'm sorry.....is anyone offended by being referred to as northern?)

That's ok with me. Just don't call me a Yankee! I hate that damn team from NY.

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

No more than when President Fox refers to Texas as the Northern provice of Mexico.

You got that backwards. Mexico is Texas' backyard! Vincente is....well....Vincente.

Or when you said President Fox, were you referring to Rupert?

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by tcannizzo

Mike,
On behalf of a minority group of Italian mobsters, your screen name is patently offensive?
What address would you like the horse's head delivered to?

Dont blame him

mick was taken

[greymule]

Wasn't the NCAA trying to ban from postseason play any team named after Indians? Is that still "operative"?

I suspect we'll eventually see an end to Fighting Irish, Vikings, Crusaders, Rebels, Colonels, Pirates, Knights, Lord Jeffs, Quakers, Giants, Padres, Warriors, Explorers, Cardinals, and all other names offensive to people looking to be offended. Then all the animals will have to go, since it's "speciesist" to call yourselves Bulldogs or Razorbacks. The p.c. crowd won't stop until every school has an approved name. Someday the Rose Bowl will feature the Michigan State Peace Activists versus the Stanford Multicultural Tolerators.