rep wrote:some people may not consider it worthless....i do. there is no 'right' and 'wrong' with it...there is only lawyers getting rich.
and i'm certainly not going to waste any time arguing about it, because arguing about this is like arguing about the topic of abortion: some are really for it and some are really against it and neither side is going to see the other side's point of view, so why beat your head against a wall trying.
With the Fighting Irish you have thousands of Irish and Catholics saying fighting Irish struggle. Your not gonna go to a Sioux hockey game and see a bunch of Sioux yelling out Sioux struggle or have t-shirts like Batman had mentioned.
ndfan wrote:The Washington Redskins is a whole different story the NFL would have to deal with that, NCAA has nothing to do with them. With the Fighting Irish you have thousands of Irish and Catholics saying fighting Irish struggle. Your not gonna go to a Sioux hockey game and see a bunch of Sioux yelling out Sioux struggle or have t-shirts like Batman had mentioned.
Ming01 wrote:Why doesnt anyone complain about the Washington Redskins? I am Irish and I'm not offended by the Fighting Irish and their mascot being a leprechan.
1337 wrote:[user=20]ndfan[/user] wrote:With the Fighting Irish you have thousands of Irish and Catholics saying fighting Irish struggle. Your not gonna go to a Sioux hockey game and see a bunch of Sioux yelling out Sioux struggle or have t-shirts like Batman had mentioned.
In making your point I think you actually inadvertently made the point as to why this whole issue is over blown. Just my 2 cents.
Ming01 wrote:Why doesnt anyone complain about the Washington Redskins? I am Irish and I'm not offended by the Fighting Irish and their mascot being a leprechan.
[user=232]Indians Alumni[/user] wrote:
I do not see how their point makes it look like the issue is overblown? You need to clarify! The whole mascot Cartoonizes Native Americans. I do not think I want to be remember as a cartoon. Sioux is not even a Native American word, it is a French word.
ndplayer wrote:[user=232]Indians Alumni[/user] wrote:
I do not see how their point makes it look like the issue is overblown? You need to clarify! The whole mascot Cartoonizes Native Americans. I do not think I want to be remember as a cartoon. Sioux is not even a Native American word, it is a French word.
Everyone is cartoonized in sports. Name one mascot that isn't a cartoon. I think that the Notre Dame "Fighting Irish" is the best example. Who is that little crazy cartoon. I don't know any irish people who look like that. I don't know any irish people who fight more than the average person. I am irish. That name and that cartoon and the people who scream "irish struggle" never offend me. In fact, until the whole fighting souix deal blew up, i never even thought about it.
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