Warriors applies to more than Indians.
Isn’t it a sign of respect? Braves = fierce fighter.
Will whites protest Notre Dame for using “Irish”?
Political Correctness overrides everything in this world of ours.
Yes, Notre Dame Fighting Irish should be offensive using the criteria used by those fighting Indian nicknames. So should Boston Celtics, Minnesota Vikings, and San Diego Padres, among others. But since these nicknames are not considered demeaning to officially aggrieved politically correct groups of people, nobody ever criticizes these nicknames.
Heck go further down the list:
Dallas Cowboys is offensive to real cowboys.
Green Bay Packers is offensive to real meat packers.
Pittsburgh Steelers is offensive to steel workers.
San Diego Padres is offensive to priests.
Milwaukee Brewers is offensive to real brewers.
I’m sure there are other examples. Where do we draw the line?
What about all of the animal nicknames? Are they offensive to animals? Will PETA weigh in on those? Certainly it’s not an honor to Eagles to see the Philadelphia Eagles play is it?????
The first rule of Political Correctness:
1) It must be utterly illogical.