HitManHoops wrote:I know when teams play shanley, especially south and north, they dress up in nun outfits or in the shanley uniforms. And, before/during/after the games, you can see them "praying" or making fun of the deacons. Cheering "God's our our side".. etc... Personally, i think it's hilarious, and I know some people from shanley do too. I dont know if it offends anyone or not.
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just a bb fan wrote:I can guarantee you, if that 5th grade wrestling uniform would have had a number on it, the mandan fans would have been upset. That stuff is great! The more creative, the better!
When I posted the picture and said stuff about the girl not having good sportsmanship, I in no way represent Mandan. I said I'm not from Mandan and I'm pretty much the only one that got defensive. So you can't just say Mandan gets defensive because I'm only one person and I live in Minot. I just find it offensive to the Native Americans. People already heard about the major controversy of the UND "Sioux" mascot and seeing a girl wearing a feather just got my wheels turning. I just found it a sterotypical way or portraying a Native American person. Like an old time cowboy and indian movie. In a nut shell it just hurt to see a young person not know how her actions could affect other people.just a bb fan wrote:I apologize if this has been discussed before, but what do you people think about schools names and mascots? This goes back to one of the fans wearing a feather when they played Mandan. I don't believe her intention was to discredit anyone's heritage. It happens to be the nickname of the name they were playing against, and part of the student section cheering is to "dress up," whether it's hunting clothes (Coyotes), a magicians outfit or rabbit (Minot), kneeling (Dickinson), devil (Bismarck), a feather (Mandan), etc. I don't believe I've heard any other school get as defensive as Mandan does when it comes to their nickname. Any thoughts on this?
just a bb fan wrote:Uptown, I'm not bringing anything back up and I'm not being nasty. I guess I thought this was a forum where we can express our opinion and I'm asking what other people think about the nickname/cheering situation. Of course, ANYTHING depends on who you talk to, that's why I wanted to get opinion in the first place. I was wondering if other schools (other than Mandan) got offended when the opposing team "dressed up," or if maybe Mandan is being a little too defensive. I'll consider you a Mandan person who gets offended when someone refers to your nickname.
bbfollower, I see your point, but let me ask you -- Do you think if someone would wear a feather and a jersey number other than 30, then no one would have been offended?
bbfollower wrote:just a bb fan wrote:Uptown, I'm not bringing anything back up and I'm not being nasty. I guess I thought this was a forum where we can express our opinion and I'm asking what other people think about the nickname/cheering situation. Of course, ANYTHING depends on who you talk to, that's why I wanted to get opinion in the first place. I was wondering if other schools (other than Mandan) got offended when the opposing team "dressed up," or if maybe Mandan is being a little too defensive. I'll consider you a Mandan person who gets offended when someone refers to your nickname.
bbfollower, I see your point, but let me ask you -- Do you think if someone would wear a feather and a jersey number other than 30, then no one would have been offended?
I don't really know if it would have been as offensive had it not been Marlee's number. I know it has been said that it was just a coincidence that it was Marlee's number, which I find a little odd, especially with all the scuttlebutt about the supposed recruiting, but I am a forgiving person and will accept that perhaps it was a coincidence. If this helped anyone learn that sometimes we have to think before acting and asking ourselves if this is how we want to come across, then something good did come from it. I am glad though that you can see my point and didn't get defensive about it. Thank you for that.
bbfollower wrote:just a bb fan wrote:Uptown, I'm not bringing anything back up and I'm not being nasty. I guess I thought this was a forum where we can express our opinion and I'm asking what other people think about the nickname/cheering situation. Of course, ANYTHING depends on who you talk to, that's why I wanted to get opinion in the first place. I was wondering if other schools (other than Mandan) got offended when the opposing team "dressed up," or if maybe Mandan is being a little too defensive. I'll consider you a Mandan person who gets offended when someone refers to your nickname.
bbfollower, I see your point, but let me ask you -- Do you think if someone would wear a feather and a jersey number other than 30, then no one would have been offended?
I don't really know if it would have been as offensive had it not been Marlee's number. I know it has been said that it was just a coincidence that it was Marlee's number, which I find a little odd, especially with all the scuttlebutt about the supposed recruiting, but I am a forgiving person and will accept that perhaps it was a coincidence. If this helped anyone learn that sometimes we have to think before acting and asking ourselves if this is how we want to come across, then something good did come from it. I am glad though that you can see my point and didn't get defensive about it. Thank you for that.
Uptown wrote:bbfollower wrote:just a bb fan wrote:Uptown, I'm not bringing anything back up and I'm not being nasty. I guess I thought this was a forum where we can express our opinion and I'm asking what other people think about the nickname/cheering situation. Of course, ANYTHING depends on who you talk to, that's why I wanted to get opinion in the first place. I was wondering if other schools (other than Mandan) got offended when the opposing team "dressed up," or if maybe Mandan is being a little too defensive. I'll consider you a Mandan person who gets offended when someone refers to your nickname.
bbfollower, I see your point, but let me ask you -- Do you think if someone would wear a feather and a jersey number other than 30, then no one would have been offended?
I don't really know if it would have been as offensive had it not been Marlee's number. I know it has been said that it was just a coincidence that it was Marlee's number, which I find a little odd, especially with all the scuttlebutt about the supposed recruiting, but I am a forgiving person and will accept that perhaps it was a coincidence. If this helped anyone learn that sometimes we have to think before acting and asking ourselves if this is how we want to come across, then something good did come from it. I am glad though that you can see my point and didn't get defensive about it. Thank you for that.
Many apologies Just a BB Fan... did not mean to get you upset... I am just an old goat who loves class a and b BB... not from Mandan at all... just like reading these forums and I feel like poor Century and Mandan have been kicked around alot in these... I am sorry not picking on you either...
just a bb fan wrote:THANK YOU, DEUCE! Do you know if there is anyplace a person can get a list of schools and their nicknames/mascots?
bballfan1 wrote:The most intimidating award goes to....
The Central Cass Squirrels!!!..jk
Well, Moorman and Ott and Brown all played for Dickinson when they won state, and that year they (average wise) were up there with MPCG of the mid-90s as the tallest team on record...bbfollower wrote:bballfan1 wrote:The most intimidating award goes to....
The Central Cass Squirrels!!!..jk
I think the Dickinson Midgets is kind of demeaning too. Might have been kind of amusing if Brian Quale would have played for them. (no offense meant to Mr. Quale, just thought it sounded funny thinking how tall he is.) It would be interesting to see how they came up with the names they did.
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