[ppaul]

Bunch of PC nonsense, if you ask me.
Seems most of the complainers are women.
Don't know what their gripe is.
The "mascot" is an Indian brave - which portrays Indians in a proud light.
Now if the school wanted to call them "Squaws", maybe they'd have a beef.

[aynrandfreak]

If they were consistent, they would ban the name Seattle too.

[Mark17]

Don't know what their gripe is.

They have no gripe. They simply have too much time on their hands. Don't you think that calling a football team "Vikings" is kind of racist? Same principal they are using. sarcasm off.

[borisbob69]

Your comments remind me of the nonsense here in Phoenix about a mountain and a stretch of freeway. Squaw Peak Mountain is offensive to some local NA's and they have protested not only the mountain but also a section of a local freeway named the Squaw Peak. I'm not sure where all this stands as of now...but my solution: Go with the flow and then ignore the offended parties.

If mentioning/naming something about/after Native American's or (fill in the blank) offends people despite its existence for decades, even centuries...then when you finally roll over or a school district or the courts roll you over...then for the sake of rewritten history...make sure you write the future so as to never offend. By ignoring an offended group you make them irrelevant...actions have consequences after all.

[IrishBrigade]

"Seems most of the complainers are women'

And just what else is new??? (Joking, just joking...)

[kms61]

I think most of the names are fine.

However, IMHO the Washington Redskins moniker is over the top. It's not quite the equivalent of the N-word, but it's in the neighborhood. And I think the Cleveland Indians caricature mascot is in bad taste.

[Free the USA]

It seems to me that Conservatives should support this ruling. We have a Judge who does not believe in simply substituting his opinion for that of the elected representatives who do reflect the opinion of Seattle residents. We may not agree with the opinion of Seattle voters and their representatives on the school board but they should be allowed to decide the name of their public schools without outside interference by an overreaching judiciary.