Just exactly what is disparaging about using the name of a great American Indian tribe as your mascot? There is no difference between the FSU Seminoles and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Will we next be petitioning ND to change their name?
What about teams that use the name “Cowboys.” Yes, that mean evil gun-toting redneck imagery. I’m sure that must offend somebody (anybody) out there so it must not be so.
I am a cowboy in the true sense and I am offended that the Cowboys are such losers.
I wonder why no one has mention a very important fact about this “noise in the headset” argument?
The Seminoles are the only tribe that fought the US to a stand still three times. That’s right people - they never totally surrendered to the US Government! While there were multiple treaties they were never fully implemented and fighting continued over a 40-year period.
When I was going through Junior High (now called middle school) that was taught in my Florida history class.
So, if I was an FSU or Seminole supporter I would go back to these leftist dribble writers and say - “Of course I support the Seminoles as a mascot for FSU! And why shouldn’t I? They are the only tribe that fought the US Army to a stand still in three declared wars.”