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In article <33B4CA6A.4D42@gwis.com>, chet <murray@gwis.com> wrote:

> Excuse me Mr. self righteous...  ahh... go to edgewater during the
> native American
> meetings/festival... what is a worse stereotype, a more threatening
> image?  The shaman
> Indian idea... that every Indian has special powers and is a spiritual
> healer/serer...

Sounds kind of flattering, actually.

Most folks don't see Chief Wahoo as "racist" because they don't view him
as representative of Indians ... I can't argue with that.  At the same
time, I interpret the calls of "racism" along the lines of, an entire
people is being reduced to a sports logo and mascot, and that's more
than a little demeaning.  Especially to a people that has largely been
annihilated by European types.

If I were to start a new football team -- let's say, the Cleveland
Baptists -- and the logo were a man in his Sunday best, grinning like a
fool, I guarantee I'd be charged with religious intolerance.  I further
wager that many of those who would be on my case would be Baptists who
see absolutely nothing wrong with Chief Wahoo.

> and the origins of the name was a tribute.

Maybe so, but even then, as a tribute it's kind of like saying,
"Louis Sockalexis was a credit to his race."  A rather back-handed tribute.

> But oh yeah... I forget our river burns...  yeah... that's it...

Do you know how much alchemists would have given for water that burns?
You've got no idea how lucky we are.