Team picks white man mascot to make point

Greeley Tribune ^ | 10 Mar 02 | Julio Ochoa

[kennyo]

Great point, one that I hadn't thought of. OK, FReepers, any other white-based mascots out there?

How about the WASPs?

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

"Fighting Whities" is ok, but I think "White Devils" would have been better. Hope these redskins can make this a national trend.

A future Louis Farrakhan University will pick "White Devils".

[isthisnickcool]

Here they can use this guy's image. And call themselves "The Fighting White Naismith's". I ownder if they know who this guy is?

[Labyrinthos]

Buckaneers=Buccaneers

[piasa]

University of Missouri - Rolla 'Miners.'

[isthisnickcool]

WONDER!:)

[JamesWilson]

Cookies 'n cream?

[Wonder Warthog]

:LSU, "Ragin' Cajuns""

Actually, LSU is the "Fightin' Tigers". University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL) is the "Ragin' Cajuns".

[Jonathon Spectre]

Hey, that's fantastic. Since white people are responsible for the vast majority of technological progress and ONE HUNDRED PERCENT of the human freedom on this planet, we make great mascots. I'm tired of frightened white people who are ashamed or embarassed to be white. White is beautiful, baby, and don't you forget it!

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

didnt robert byrd play for a team called "white niggers"

[stlrocket]

The Honkies???? I Love it! LOL!!!!

This whole issue has become more and more absurd! However, as usual California leads the way.

THE STANFORD "TREE"?

How PC!

[gjenkins]

"Tell me again why we're supposed to be offended?"

Its a great name and funny as hell, but I am betting that it is hiding liberal condescension behind 'humor'. Its all in the intent. Their jersey says "Everything is gonna be all white". They are most certainly taking a sucker punch at white rascism.

I really don't get the 'Native American' point. We don't name our sports teams after them because we think think they were lazy drunks.

[kaylar]

Remember Rich Halls Beautiful Thoughts ? One of my favorites, paraphrased :

You know how peoples with fearsome reputations have football teams named after them, like the Trojans, the Romans, the Vikings? Wouldn't it be great if , centuries from now, we have teams named after the Americans?

[kaylar]

Remember Rich Halls Beautiful Thoughts ? One of my favorites, paraphrased :

You know how peoples with fearsome reputations have football teams named after them, like the Trojans, the Romans, the Vikings? Wouldn't it be great if , centuries from now, we have teams named after the Americans?

[JamesWilson]

This the best thread today. Even better than the Harding-Jones boxing match one. BTW, I'm still tryig to figure out what the undercard for that fight could be. Maybe some drunk white guy - bump that - some cracker fightin' a kangaroo.

[RGSpincich]

Having a white mascot is a way to make people more aware of American Indian issues, he said.

Sorry redguy, predicting a major PR backfire here. From whiteguy.

[Issaquahking]

Does "our buddy" The revwun jesse jackasson know bout dis?

[Chad Fairbanks]

Who knows... but the Keepers of the Eastern Door have sure turned into a buncha whiners... and, just for accuracy, 'Mohawk' is wrong... it's Haudenosaunee... ;0)