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NCAA Bans Indian Mascots During Postseason
AP ^ | Aug 5, 2005

Posted on 08/05/2005 8:52:05 AM PDT by Leroy S. Mort

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The NCAA banned the use of American Indian mascots by sports teams during its postseason tournaments, but will not prohibit them otherwise.

The NCAA's executive committee decided this week the organization did not have the authority to bar Indian mascots by individual schools, committee chairman Walter Harrison said Friday.

Nicknames or mascots deemed ``hostile or abusive'' would not be allowed by teams on their uniforms or other clothing beginning with any NCAA tournament after Feb. 1, said Harrison, the University of Hartford's president.

``What each institution decides to do is really its own business'' outside NCAA championship events, he said.

Guidelines were not immediately available on which logos and nicknames would be considered ``hostile or abusive.''

The NCAA two years ago recommended that schools determine for themselves whether the Indian depictions were offensive.

Among the schools to change nicknames in recent years over such concerns were St. John's (from Redmen to Red Storm) and Marquette (from Warriors to Golden Eagles).

The NCAA plans to ban schools using Indian nicknames from hosting postseason events. Harrison said schools with such mascots that have already been selected as tournament sites would be asked to cover any offensive logos.

Such logos also would be prohibited at postseason games on cheerleader and band uniforms starting in 2008.


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: americanindians; braves; collegefootball; mascot; ncaa; pc; seminoles
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To: Leroy S. Mort

"Marquette (from Warriors to Golden Eagles)."

Good gosh! Warriors is a tribute, and it's deemed offensive?!
I have some Irish in me, let me be the first to call for Notre Dame to change it's mascot! (Hit the NCAA where it counts, the wallet). Fighting Irish is certainly more offensive than Warrior!
Oh, and I wish they'd force my alma mater to change it's mascot. Zips. I'm offended by how stupid it is. :)


21 posted on 08/05/2005 9:09:02 AM PDT by brownsfan (It's not a war on terror... it's a war with islam.)
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To: Leroy S. Mort

The "Fightin'" Irish is probably the most offensive of them all (the only thing that would make it worse is the "Drunken, Fightin'" Irish) and they seem to accept it just fine. In fact, rumor has it that a few Irishmen (is that PC? I know "Chinaman" is.) founded the school. But that's probably just an urban legend.


22 posted on 08/05/2005 9:09:11 AM PDT by AmishDude (Join the AmishDude fan club: "ROFLOL!" -- tuliptree76)
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To: Leroy S. Mort


Does this count as hostile and abusive?
23 posted on 08/05/2005 9:09:30 AM PDT by Kokojmudd (Outsource Federal Judiciary and US Senate to India, NOW!)
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To: Leroy S. Mort

So, in order to avoid offending anyone, we shouldn't be seeing the "Vikings", "Norsemen", "Sooners", "Orangemen", "Saints", "Demon Deacons", "Cornhuskers", "Fighting Irish" or anything of the like, should we?


24 posted on 08/05/2005 9:09:31 AM PDT by mak5
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To: AmishDude

Oops, I just found out from an Englishman that Chinaman is definitely not PC. I should tell my fellow Amishmen.


25 posted on 08/05/2005 9:09:52 AM PDT by AmishDude (Join the AmishDude fan club: "ROFLOL!" -- tuliptree76)
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To: Leroy S. Mort
This is a good idea, because I can't think of anything more offensive, shameful, and embarrasing than being a Native American.  Or is that not their point?
Owl_Eagle

(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,

 it was probably sarcasm)

26 posted on 08/05/2005 9:10:03 AM PDT by End Times Sentinel (In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
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To: AmishDude

East High School in Rochester, New York, is the Orientals. East Orientals.


27 posted on 08/05/2005 9:10:21 AM PDT by cdga5for4
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To: Leroy S. Mort
I would love to see them replaced with this:


28 posted on 08/05/2005 9:10:35 AM PDT by fr_freak
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To: MamaLucci
Leave our Chief alone!


29 posted on 08/05/2005 9:10:45 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: cdga5for4

Don't tell the folks at Occidental college.


30 posted on 08/05/2005 9:11:25 AM PDT by AmishDude (Join the AmishDude fan club: "ROFLOL!" -- tuliptree76)
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To: duffthor
What about the farmers being offended by the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Or Scandanavians being offended by the Minnesota Vikings? Do you think the PC thought police will pay any attention to that? I am convinced they won't.

31 posted on 08/05/2005 9:11:35 AM PDT by Mark17
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To: N. Theknow

Hey... watch it! You've got FSU alum on this here thread. I voice my protest against this, but I'll admit that I'm not the first bit concerned that it's going to effect the team's gameplay. Oh darn... Now the Nole cheer squad will have to wear something that DOESN'T have a logo covering their chests. Shucks!


32 posted on 08/05/2005 9:11:52 AM PDT by rarestia
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To: Leroy S. Mort

I am not totally against schools or pro sports teams using Native American related names or mascots. However, two things bother me. One is the name Washington Redskins, and the other is the logo for the Cleveland Indians.


33 posted on 08/05/2005 9:12:08 AM PDT by Mister_Speaker
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To: PBRSTREETGANG
Yeah, didn't it have to do with chewing tobacco? </joking>
34 posted on 08/05/2005 9:12:42 AM PDT by flada (Y2K? What are you selling, chicken or sex jelly?)
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To: Leroy S. Mort

Two possible solutions: First, if teams do change their names, during the postseason the student body could wear full headress in the stands. If teams decide to change their names, I suggest "The White Dominators." The PC crowd should love that.


35 posted on 08/05/2005 9:13:32 AM PDT by DiscoJohn (Trust, but verify.)
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To: gopwinsin04

Pretty soon they'll all have lousy, innocuous names like the Moorhead Spuds.


36 posted on 08/05/2005 9:14:31 AM PDT by jjmcgo
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To: DiscoJohn

"And now...your 2005 national champion Nebraska State Oppressors!"


37 posted on 08/05/2005 9:15:31 AM PDT by duffthor (Is it fishing time yet?)
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To: jjmcgo

I could think of some great names for Moorhead....


38 posted on 08/05/2005 9:16:07 AM PDT by duffthor (Is it fishing time yet?)
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To: Leroy S. Mort
Indians would capture white women, rape them, and leave them for the squaws to take care off, now the squaws did not treat the white women nicely because they were jealous of all the attention they were getting from the men.

Just some indian history.

39 posted on 08/05/2005 9:16:22 AM PDT by Mark was here (My tag line was about to be censored.)
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To: duffthor
Benson High Bunnies

Do they have cute cheeleaders? LMAO.

40 posted on 08/05/2005 9:16:34 AM PDT by BlueNgold (Feed the Tree .....)
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