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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
HOWEVER, to call their mascot racist is pretty damned gay. These bullshit debates about mascots like theirs - created by self-important politically correct pains in the asses with nothing better to do - also insult (and undermine the credibility of the valid claims of) people who suffer actual, real racism.
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How do you figger?
Pick any other race and make them a fuckin' mascot and then ask yourself what that does as far as reinforcing stereotypes, trivializing racist attitudes toward that race and generally just offending the fuck out of a bunch of people.
And why should it not be changed? Because the people who went or go to that school are used to it? Tradition? Kiss my ass.
The St. John's Redmen went to the Red Storm, it didn't affect the school, the players, the fans or the alumni one bit. There was the initial uproar and then they realized it's all the same shit.
It's the people who hang on to these types of things who have problems. And the "
real" racism is built on bullshit like this. It's an attitude toward people that manifests itself in many ways. One being, designing your school's fucking
mascot after a race of people.
And the Redskins? Are you serious?
"Hey! I'm Native American and I find that offensive."
"Shut the fuck up you oversensitive, PC loser! Come back when you've experienced some real racism. What's the world coming to when we have to be worried about offending some injuns?"
You gotta be fucking kidding me.
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