Originally Posted by Molitoth (Post 10001474)

I dunno, I think I would be totally offended if a team was called the Paleskins.

That shit right there is unacceptable.

Originally Posted by Strongside (Post 10001324)

Native American here.

Europeans killed my ancestors and gave them smallpocks while taking their land and raping their women.

Why should I care about a football team named after my people?

Are you white folks offended at the 'Fighting Irish' stereotypical mascot?
What about the Tarheels? There was a time when that term, too, was offensive to some.
What about the gamecocks? We are ok with using a name that is reminiscent of animal cruelty in the cock-fighting game?

As a society, I think we should be less concerned about a few NA's getting their feelings hurt, and maybe use that same energy to provide assistance to the reservation communities across the country that battle poverty, lack of job availability, alcohol and drug abuse and a poor infrastructure every day. If you really care about these people and want to help them, then changing the name of a sports team is not the way to do it.

Originally Posted by Molitoth (Post 10001474)

I dunno, I think I would be totally offended if a team was called the Paleskins.

That shit right there is unacceptable.

Originally Posted by Strongside (Post 10001324)

Native American here.

Europeans killed my ancestors and gave them smallpocks while taking their land and raping their women.

Why should I care about a football team named after my people?

Are you white folks offended at the 'Fighting Irish' stereotypical mascot?
What about the Tarheels? There was a time when that term, too, was offensive to some.
What about the gamecocks? We are ok with using a name that is reminiscent of animal cruelty in the cock-fighting game?

As a society, I think we should be less concerned about a few NA's getting their feelings hurt, and maybe use that same energy to provide assistance to the reservation communities across the country that battle poverty, lack of job availability, alcohol and drug abuse and a poor infrastructure every day. If you really care about these people and want to help them, then changing the name of a sports team is not the way to do it.

Originally Posted by Molitoth (Post 10001606)

Another stupid thing:

When brown/black People (born in America) refer to themselves as African-Americans.

JFC, I am not a Swedish American.... I am White, you are Brown, Smurfs are blue... it's just an adjective.


Unless you were born in Africa, and come over to live in America... you are NOT an african American.

Originally Posted by Strongside (Post 10001621)

To be fair...there really isn't a negative Swedish connotation that white people use to belittle your heritage...such as the N-word. If there is...please let me know so that I can start using it among friends.

Originally Posted by Strongside (Post 10001621)

To be fair...there really isn't a negative Swedish connotation that white people use to belittle your heritage...such as the N-word. If there is...please let me know so that I can start using it among friends.

Originally Posted by stevieray (Post 10001634)

curious, you tailgate by Raider Willie?

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY (Post 10001490)

I dunno, the fightin whities were really popular.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_Whites

Originally Posted by Thig Lyfe (Post 10001322)

This is one of the worst ****ing columns ever written.

And here's how the flow chart should look on this issue:

Is your team name a racial slur?
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Yes
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THEN ****ING CHANGE IT

Jesus Christ, it's that ****ing simple. And all this whining about political correctness and "the white man's burden" (what the **** is this, a soap ad from the 19th century?) is utter bullshit. Historical context matters, whether you and your blinded-by-privilege myopic worldview like it or not.

Idiots.