> What do you think?
> For them - Don't find them offensive
> Against them - Don't use them
> Sports suck and schools pay way too much money into them
>
>
> http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/232504/
>
> My alma mater's hockey team is going to be at the NCAA Final Four this weekend. The
> nickname for The University of North Dakota is the "Fighting Sioux".
>
> Over the past 30 years, there has been a movement to retire the nickname. Fire caught
> to it in 2005 when the NCAA deemed the schools use of the nickname as "hostile and
> abusive". One of the The Sioux tribes has a group trying to maintain the nickname by
> upholding a law the legislature passed, then withdrew. The other tribe is basically
> taking a now null stance, not doing anything as they have in the past denied use of
> the name and feel they have spoken. I spoke with reps from the one tribe that is
> supporting the name a month back while going to a game. They said that what is the
> most offensive to them is that neither the NCAA or the State came to them and asked
> how they felt. Meanwhile, Chief Osceola rides his horse Renegade at a Florida State
> home games without a problem. If there is anything that can be said, it's that the
> NCAA isn't consistent.
>
> This is a HUGELY polarizing issue as a large portion of the populace feels there is
> nothing wrong with the nickname. I myself feel very strongly about keeping it, but
> can see the argument to retire it as well.
>
> Looking for opinions...
The only sports team name I can recall that uses my ethnicity is "Team USA". I fully support them and
their usage of USA in the name. If one half of the Sioux nation is genuinely offended, I guess they
should change the name. It sounds like a bit of a dick move for the state of ND to pass a law requiring
them to be known as the Fighting Sioux. On the other hand, if the Seminoles are fine with FSU, let it
be.
Oh for Pete's sake.
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