Mascot Issue (AGAIN)

[itvnetop]

Originally Posted by SkinEmAll

You can spin your slight on Amer. Indian intelligence all you want. But your whole sprew about only the educated Amer. Indians can really understand or care is offensive my friend. That is PC at its best right there. Well I could argue that the Indians on the reservations are being 'real' about their thoughts and feelings, whereas the educated ones have been brainwashed and persuaded by our liberal/pc colleges.
Let me make some copies of your thoughts and pass it around some of the reservations and lets see what they think about it.

You may want to re-read that paragraph you're citing in my original post. Intelligence was not mentioned as a factor contributing to sensitivity- I specifically stated that it shouldn't be. You're using a straw man to paint a picture I never created.

[SkinEmAll]

Originally Posted by itvnetop

You may want to re-read that paragraph you're citing in my original post. Intelligence was not mentioned as a factor contributing to sensitivity- I specifically stated that it shouldn't be. You're using a straw man to paint a picture I never created.

well I did as you suggested. I re-read the paragraph and to be honest, nothing changed. sorry.

[itvnetop]

Originally Posted by SkinEmAll

well I did as you suggested. I re-read the paragraph and to be honest, nothing changed. sorry.

No worries... go to the fifth paragraph. Read it. If you want the direct quote itself, skip to the sentence starting with "Most Native Americans aren't offended" in that same paragraph.

If nothing changes, then there's nothing more I can do... i give up!

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by SkinEmAll

And Hardaways comments, the guy was being honest. I know alot of the male population feel the same way to one degree or another. But in this climate, you just cant do that.

Perhaps that's a good thing?

In any event, I think there are good arguments on both sides of the board. I hate to be so wishy washy, but I truly understand why some would want the name changed and others wouldn't.

[skinsguy]

Like I said before, I'm sure if people dig enough, they can find just about anything offensive in this world. I would say, political beliefs aside, none of us find the term "Redskin" offensive, because if that wasn't the case, then we wouldn't support a team with such a name, nor would a lot of us buy Redskin merchandise and so forth. After all, it can't be that big of an issue since use Redskins fans cover a variety of races.

[dmek25]

do we have to rehash this every off season? you can find something offensive in everything, if you look hard enough.

[Hog1]

Please remove me from the dead horse beating list as well. My people as a whole consider the beating of dead horses, and the discussion of same to be disrespectful to horses in general, both living and deceased.
Additionally, it should be determined by the entire population, not by any sub-species (those Shetlands will go for anything) what is, and is not inflammatory, and defamitory to the Horseing community in general.
-Chief Crazy Horse