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Minor league baseball team Peoria Chiefs kept the name but changed their logos from Native American imagery and their mascot is a dalmatian with a fireman hat. Washington Redskins should change their logo to either peanuts or potatoes.
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iospace posted:http://i.imgur.com/HimeIAE.gifv 
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Sep 12, 2017 18:23
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canyoneer posted:Minor league baseball team Peoria Chiefs kept the name but changed their logos from Native American imagery and their mascot is a dalmatian with a fireman hat. I kinda have to have animosity toward them regardless, since they're in-division, but I would absolutely love if they just switched to peanuts. They'd become basically my favorite team.
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Sep 12, 2017 18:26
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SpacePig posted:I kinda have to have animosity toward them regardless, since they're in-division, but I would absolutely love if they just switched to peanuts. They'd become basically my favorite team. It still wouldn't be the stupidest team name in the NFL by a long shot because the Steelers and Packers still exist as team names
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Sep 12, 2017 18:31
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canyoneer posted:It still wouldn't be the stupidest team name in the NFL by a long shot because the Steelers and Packers still exist as team names
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Sep 12, 2017 18:39
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We Know Catheters posted:Dwarves are a band 😉 Toiling Midgets are a band
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Sep 12, 2017 18:45
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Grey Fox posted:smh @ this disregard for the working class especially when the Houston Texans exist too
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Sep 12, 2017 18:50
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I'm a blackhawks fan but I really wish they'd at the very least ditch the indian head logo. A little while ago a first nations artist out of Canada made this image which i think is pretty awesome, it even keeps the colored feather motif. I love them and have a jersey that I'll wear to games, but even then it feels weird. Chicago still clings desperately to the "WELL ACTUALLY WE'RE NAMED FOR A WWI DIVISION" but that doesn't really square with the giant indian head logo.
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Sep 12, 2017 18:52
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bobjr posted:There's a high school in Illinois who used to be called The Chinks, and after pressure had the students vote on changing the name, and twice it stayed. Eventually the school board changed it to the Dragons in the 80's, but apparently there's still people who want it changed back today. drat I guess I should have bought this when I had the chance 
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Sep 12, 2017 18:54
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God I hate "sports fans" like that. Attaching your identity to some random mascot is the saddest loving thing.
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Sep 12, 2017 18:58
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https://twitter.com/BarstoolHubbs/status/907436478501937153 BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE
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Sep 12, 2017 19:08
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Flyball posted:Toiling Midgets are a band I'm still not sure if Hevonvitun Parrattomat Kääpiöt is a real band or not.
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H2SO4 posted:I'm a blackhawks fan but I really wish they'd at the very least ditch the indian head logo. A little while ago a first nations artist out of Canada made this image which i think is pretty awesome, it even keeps the colored feather motif. How much opposition to the indian head logo is there though? I do not recall many native groups ever mentioning it much, as its not some caricature like chief wahoo or a straight up slur like the redskins. i lived in the chicago area for 3 years and don't remember it ever being in the news or anything.
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Sep 12, 2017 20:04
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I think the Blackhawks get a little bit more of a pass because Blackhawk isn't a slur, and the head they use isn't as offensive as, say, the Indians' logo. e: Indians, not Braves. Oops.
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Sep 12, 2017 20:07
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My rule on that stuff is i'll follow what a majority of the native population thinks. Like for wahoo and the redskins, its loving unanimous that they are bad, so we should listen to that. Same for various colleges and whatnot. Like how the Seminoles have the blessing of the tribe, so its all good. Thats why im curious if any major groups have protested the indian head, since you can always find a couple people mad about anything, regardless of culture or whatever.
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Sep 12, 2017 20:18
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WoodrowSkillson posted:My rule on that stuff is i'll follow what a majority of the native population thinks. Like for wahoo and the redskins, its loving unanimous that they are bad, so we should listen to that. Same for various colleges and whatnot. Like how the Seminoles have the blessing of the tribe, so its all good. Wahoos? As in University of Virginia?
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Sep 12, 2017 20:20
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:Wahoos? As in University of Virginia? Chief Wahoo. The mascot for the Cleveland Indians.
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Sep 12, 2017 20:25
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WoodrowSkillson posted:My rule on that stuff is i'll follow what a majority of the native population thinks. Like for wahoo and the redskins, its loving unanimous that they are bad, so we should listen to that. Same for various colleges and whatnot. Like how the Seminoles have the blessing of the tribe, so its all good. This Wikipedia summary seems to suggest that there was some outcry over it, but the team has been working with local American Indian groups to educate people on the history, and makes the same delineation between Chief Wahoo and the comparatively subdued Blackhawks logo. It should be said, though, the the emblem of the division the team is named after is literally a black hawk, and has no native symbolism to speak of. Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:Wahoos? As in University of Virginia? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Wahoo
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https://i.imgur.com/eATKFuA.gifv
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Sep 12, 2017 20:30
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Boywhiz88 posted:Chief Wahoo. The mascot for the Cleveland Indians. Oh him. Yeah he's racist as poo poo. She does a good job of breaking her fall with her face
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Sep 12, 2017 20:30
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Has it been one year already? Disappointing news from #QueensHomecoming. Our new horse, Murney, was slapped 3X tonight. No injuries. 2 men & 1 woman charged criminally. pic.twitter.com/AuGst7a80H — Kingston Police (@kingstonpolice) October 16, 2016
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Sep 12, 2017 21:27
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Is slapping those horses some local tradition or something?
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Sep 12, 2017 21:30
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moist turtleneck posted:drat I guess I should have bought this when I had the chance I'm a Chinee and I want one of those. And a full sized copy of this, too. 
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Sep 12, 2017 21:38
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A horse puncher so legendary they made an oil painting of him: http://i.imgur.com/1NZf4UZ.mp4
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Sep 12, 2017 21:39
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canyoneer posted:https://twitter.com/BarstoolHubbs/status/907436478501937153 I feel bad for this guy, cause he's an ESPN Deportes reporter which means he's definitely not used to giving these updates in English. And now he's getting roasted cause he's ESL
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Sep 12, 2017 21:47
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Dillbag posted:I'm a Chinee and I want one of those. I don't know why I laughed at this so hard but I did I want one too now
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Dillbag posted:I'm a Chinee and I want one of those. That's pretty mean of him for making fun of her for eating a salad. 
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Sep 12, 2017 22:27
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a kitten posted:Here's what the Little People Association of America has to say about it. "LPA issues statement to abolish the "m" word September 2015 Little People of America, the world’s oldest and largest dwarfism support organization and an international, membership-based organization for people with dwarfism and their families, advocates to abolish the use of the word “midget”. The word “midget” was never coined as the official term to identify people with dwarfism, but was created as a label used to refer to people of short stature who were on public display for curiosity and sport. Today, the word “midget” is considered a derogatory slur. The dwarfism community has voiced that they prefer to be referred to as dwarfs, little people, people of short stature or having dwarfism, or simply, and most preferably, by their given name." lol
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canyoneer posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKE9W0O8bX8
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Sep 12, 2017 22:36
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Man the Stanford Rape Experiment really got out of hand.
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bobjr posted:There's a high school in Illinois who used to be called The Chinks, and after pressure had the students vote on changing the name, and twice it stayed. Eventually the school board changed it to the Dragons in the 80's, but apparently there's still people who want it changed back today. my grandfather is a proud graduate of pekin high school and is still super mad about this 30 years later. and everyone within 150 miles of the university of illinois is mad that they won't let a dumb white boy dress up as "chief illiniwek" and dance during half time anymore. god bless central illinois.
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My college's football team used to be called the Chieftains, and then they decided that maybe a social justice college shouldn't be openly racist as gently caress and so they're the Redhawks now. But considering it's in Washington, chances are they just mashed the Seahawks and Redskins names together, which is just lovely
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SpacePig posted:I think the Blackhawks get a little bit more of a pass because Blackhawk isn't a slur, and the head they use isn't as offensive as, say, the Indians' logo. Chief Black Hawk was an actual person and historical figure from Illinois as well.
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ijzer posted:my grandfather is a proud graduate of pekin high school and is still super mad about this 30 years later. and everyone within 150 miles of the university of illinois is mad that they won't let a dumb white boy dress up as "chief illiniwek" and dance during half time anymore. god bless central illinois. Lol. My dad's family is from Litchfield. I've never seen a higher cemetery-to-living-persons-building ratio in my whole life
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U-DO Burger posted:My college's football team used to be called the Chieftains, and then they decided that maybe a social justice college shouldn't be openly racist as gently caress and so they're the Redhawks now. But considering it's in Washington, chances are they just mashed the Seahawks and Redskins names together, which is just lovely But the Redskins are clear across the country, so that doesn't really track. Did they change their mascot? Because that's usually where the most problemic poo poo happens. Turns out caricatures of other cultures are racist as gently caress, to the surprise of no one.
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Proteus Jones posted:But the Redskins are clear across the country, so that doesn't really track. lol I'm loving stupid  Proteus Jones posted:Did they change their mascot? Because that's usually where the most problemic poo poo happens. Turns out caricatures of other cultures are racist as gently caress, to the surprise of no one. Yes, the mascot used to be their rendition of a Native American chieftain to a giant red bird. So I guess I got nothing to complain about. That's a nice feeling
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poly and open-minded posted:especially when the Houston Texans exist too The city voted for that name. That's the bit that gets me.
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Senior Woodchuck posted:The city voted for that name. That's the bit that gets me. Russian, or Coloradan, interference.
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