This was the one I was looking for initially

Why does the professor not get to decide what’s offensive to me, but Gloria Steinem does?

Then some stoned PETA guy will start a campaign to change all the “Tigers”, “lions”, “Bears”, etc.

How could it be possible for warlike images be conjured up for the peaceful debate and marshmallow toasting kum-ba-yah of a football game? How inappropriate, eh? LOL, good points, sir.

Maybe the football team should go into the game wearing shirts with the image of a big eyed papoose holding a flower and kissing his puppy.

Please some one victimize me so I can complain and get special treatment.

As Don pointed out, people are offended by any number of things. People who are easily offended should be offended, and often.

You are a confirmation of what Don addressed, and I opined on.

Both Don and I get great big smiley faces for knowing WTF we are talking about, and you get a nasty red X.

By choosing to look at both our posts in that “ready to be offended” shallow narrow minded and incredibly naive manner you chose, you merely validate us.

Specious accusations of racism will not chase me away from making intelligent observations based on long experience in both seeing, hearing, studying, and discussions.

Mention the word Indian or words native American and have not most anglos been enculturated to automatically think of the noble warrior on a horse riding across the plains with his flowing headdress of feathers. Yes.

Well there is a lot more to native America than the plains warrior.

Is the reminder that the term “native Americans” includes the crazed Aztec priest ripping a heart from a victim also a valid representation of the term? Yes. Is it racist to do so? No, unless you’re in the pursuit of victimhood with the specious claim.

Is it racist to also insert the reminder that the term “native American” also includes the desperately poor Ute woman of old, who lived in an area of extreme hardship in both acquiring food and shelter? No, unless you’re looking to advance victimhood with the specious claim.

Is there a huge variety of different examples of native American culture from Tierra Del Fuego to Point Barrow, from the San Francisco Bay to Cape Cod, and all points in between throughout a long and colorful history? Yes. And, I have spent much of my adult life in study of life in the Americas prior to the coming of CC, so I am well aware of the latest theories and discoveries.

I just hate the deceptive simpering dishonesty you portray at the first sign of truths.

It is jerk-offs like you that make every attempt to eliminate honest discussion on things like race, that are the problem. It doesn’t take a lot of guts or intellect to cover your face and insert ear plugs and pretend things are just as you wish them to be.

Have a nice day, sweetie.

And wow, vidyohs does a nice job illustrating to everyone what its like to show unabashed racism. Its amazing to me that people in this country are still so outwardly racist toward Native Americans. It seems its still socially acceptable to make overtly racisty comments about this race and somehow feel justified in doing it.

The local indian tribe – the Mattaponi – had absolutely zero problem with us using the name. And moreover, the NCAA didn’t make a similar request of the Florida State seminoles. I think you’re on target with your opening anecdote – these stupid decisions start with disgruntled letter writers, and the people that receive the letters are too afraid not to address it. That’s bad enough that they cave to that kind of pressure, but what’s worse is that that means changes get only selectively applied.

Umm, no, but the House of Bourbon might take umbrage with it being used as a symbol for something named after the House of Orleans…..