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in reply to a message by RoxStar
On a side note there is a basketball team called the The Fighting Whities from the University of Northern Colorado. The team is made up of people of Native American, European American, and Latino ancestry. Originally, the idea behind it was to bring attention to negative stereotypes, but people found it hilarious. The logo is of a stereotypical white guy in a suit who looks like the product of the 50s.
On a slightly more serious note if the Redskins are pressured to change their names, do you think that the Fighting Irish and the Minnesota Vikings should also be renamed? After all, the title Fighting Irish could be construed by a politically correct person to be subscribing to the stereotype depicting the Irish as pugnacious. Historically, the Irish are an oppressed people group, and technically they are a minority although they don't receive status as such. The portrayal of the Minnesota Vikings wearing a horned helmet is inaccurate and ludicrous. The horns were the product of the imagination of the German opera. However, the Fighting Irish and Minnesota Vikings choose to interpret the usage of their stereotyped images as light hearted fun and a compliment to their fighting spirit rather than an insult, so they haven't gotten as much public attention.
P.S. Of the three, the Minnesota Vikings, Redskins and Fighting Irish, the Redskins's image is by far the most dignified in appearance.
On a slightly more serious note if the Redskins are pressured to change their names, do you think that the Fighting Irish and the Minnesota Vikings should also be renamed? After all, the title Fighting Irish could be construed by a politically correct person to be subscribing to the stereotype depicting the Irish as pugnacious. Historically, the Irish are an oppressed people group, and technically they are a minority although they don't receive status as such. The portrayal of the Minnesota Vikings wearing a horned helmet is inaccurate and ludicrous. The horns were the product of the imagination of the German opera. However, the Fighting Irish and Minnesota Vikings choose to interpret the usage of their stereotyped images as light hearted fun and a compliment to their fighting spirit rather than an insult, so they haven't gotten as much public attention.
P.S. Of the three, the Minnesota Vikings, Redskins and Fighting Irish, the Redskins's image is by far the most dignified in appearance.
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