Not at all..

I thought you were going on a different direction with this, being hosts to South Siders this week and all…

but the fact that Native Americans do seem to find him offensive, speaks for itself.

If it wasn’t for political correctness being taken too far Cheif Illiniwek would still be here!

…and no, the Washington Redskins, Kansas City Chiefs and Chicago Blackhawks, just to name a few more are not either.

Louis Sockalexis, one of the first Native Americans to play big league ball. It doesn’t seem likely, though, since his career was short and uneventful.

Chief Wahoo is a disgrace, as is the name, the Redskins. We wouldn’t tolerate a team named the Niggers or the WOPs. As for the Fighting Irish, that’s really weird since many in the group being stereotyped seem to like the stereotypical image. Then again, when you consider self-hating Jews and other odd psychologies, it becomes a little more understandable.

And by the way, expressing disgust at such pejoratives has nothing to do with freedom or political correctness. No one’s calling for a federal law against bigotry and stupidity. If that were the case, we’d all be criminals.

shouldn’t the name Indians be taken as a compliment? I am not Native American though, so I’m not sure how I’d feel. Although I think the name Indians is OK, I do think their cheif mascot is tacky and offensive.

When Major League Baseball, in their infinite wisdom, rolled out this hat last year:

…that Indians logo does make me uncomfortable. It looks outdated and appears to promote a stereotype. Were I the owner of the Cleveland Indians, I’d take a step into the 21st century and eliminate it.

aren’t necessarily intended to be offensive. Of couse, many are. (Usually, they are political, and racial.) Some of the earlier versions of Chief Wahoo bordered on insensitivity (Sorry, I don’t have the time to dig them up)

The earlier post on the name of the team " Indians" is correct, as I have read that many times over the years.. I don’t find this offensive. Redskins certainly does come very, very close to being very wrong as do the aforementioned antics of Braves and Seminoles fans.

I guess the low profile of the NHL has kept the Blackhawks out of this PC discusson over the years. But they have never exploited Native Americans over the decades. I’m not sure how you could have a more respectful logo in dealing with this touchy topic.

Here in SD, the “Aztec” warrior was removed from SDSU football games, but SDSU didn’t go as far as some of the decisions made at the U of I when it comes to Native American monickers.

Ditto for “Redskins.” And I’m not an easily offended person but it shocks me those two have been permitted for as long as they have.

The logo and name of a team like the Blackhawks is a respectful use, in my opinion, of that imagery; Cleveland and Washington’s are not.