🚀 go-pugleaf

You know, I'm wondering if the anti-PC backlash on all this hadn't
made people so indignant whether they would have gotten rid of the
logo ages ago. Regardless of whether it's offensive, it's
stupid-looking. It's hardly very intimidating. The Orioles got rid of
their cartoony logo; why shouldn't the Indians?

daryl@searchlight.com wrote:

>>>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.
>>
>>Time for a break! Crack out the Winking Lizard BBQ sauce.. :)

>You got that right, Larry.  Obviously, Lizard does not represent me.  My
>family was on both sides of the Trail of Tears.  So what.  That was about 
>a hundred years ago.  Using an American Indian Symbol that does not have
>any religious symbolism doens't hurt a thing.  I think It's novel and
>quite intertaining to watch the fans.  Afterall, the game has gotten so
>boring as of late that the real show is the fans making complete fools of
>themselves.  What does it hurt?  Only those that know nothing about
>Indian culture.  Puttem back on the boat and ship them back to Europe 
>until they learn something.

>Daryl