Posted on 06/11/2015 5:33:34 AM PDT by TurboZamboni
The NCAA threatened sanctions against the school, saying the nickname and logo were hostile and abusive and that UND was not endorsed by one of the state's two namesake tribes. The state Legislature put a moratorium on replacing the nickname until this year. The 15 names still in the running: North Dakota, Blaze, Cavalry, Explorers, Fighting Green, Fighting Hawks, Force, Green Hawks, Nodaks, North Stars, Pride, Roughriders, Spirit, Sundogs and Thunderhawks, WDAZ-TV reported (http://bit.ly/1GdnPJr). One possibility that was dumped Tuesday night was Flickertails, which the school used before adopting the Fighting Sioux nickname.
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How about the Kowtowing Wusses?
Flickertails just sounds a bit wimpy to me, esp. for a team that used to be consistently in the top tier in Division II football, winning many national titles. A few years ago they started transitioning to Division I.
GO WHITIES!
How about the “Gay Rainbows”
So one year ago the nicknames were not racist, and now they are.
Every year the bar is raised. Soon everything we say or do or don’t say or don’t do will be marked as racist. Wait! we’re already there!
I think the biggest ‘in your face’ would be the ‘Frackers’
How about the UND "Groveling LGBTQIA". Their mascot could be Pajamaboy, and they could have safe rooms and play doh at the stadium for those who are traumatized by all the microaggressions on the field.
Is anyone picking on the Chicago Blackhawks yet?
It’s well past time for a RICO inquiry against the NCAA.
nor the Seminoles or Utes
Retiring ‘Fighting Sioux’ nickname may cost $750,000
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2794938/posts
money is no object.
The Wimps.
The Poltroons
Dakota Diversities
Oh no. That sounds too much like some other forbidden words, specifically "quadroon" and "octoroon".
UND Eunuchs
Rump Riders.
What little pajama boy is offended by “The Fighting Sioux?” How is that, in any way, offensive to anyone?
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