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They didn't keep the chief illini logo and discontinued that chief's pregame ritual at bball games IIRC.
So, they are still named the fighting illini, just don't have the chief logo any more and that is OK? If the 'Skins change their logo to a potato or something, they're good?
With the Illini...it goes back to presentation and mockery...Illini is a tribe name, so the fighting Illini seems to not be offensive in and of itself, but a cartoonish mascot twerking around like Miley is offensive, it seems. However, the 'redskins' is a derogatory term by itself. That's the reason for the distinction.
The reason for the redskins being in the spotlight is that all the easily leveraged teams with high visibility have already been knocked out...those with public funding (high schools/colleges)....the ones left are the ones who don't have a political pressure lever to pull...like the privately owned, not (directly) publicly funded redskins.
Derogatory name vs. A group of tribes from the area. Pretty apples to Oranges. I'm not necessarily agreeing with the Big 10's hypocrisy, but your stretching it.
Who cares how redskins fans feel? Show me a poll of Native Americans that truly captures how they feel about it. What a bunch of PC white losers think means nothing.
If there is overwhelming support from the Native Americans to change the name, I'm all for it.
I view it like this.
Some white people and all important black people: "Change the name Redskins, thats racist"
95% of Native Americans: "Well...we aren't offended by it."
Some white people and all important black people: "Don't worry we will protect you!"
95% of Native Americans: "Calm down, losers."
Some white people and all important black people: "Change the name Redskins, thats racist"
95% of Native Americans: "Well...we aren't offended by it."
Some white people and all important black people: "Don't worry we will protect you!"
95% of Native Americans: "Calm down, losers."
demoncore1031
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Illini is not a tribe name, but a name of a group of tribes in the region. If this is something that offends you or anyone else then we should look at changing the name of many of our states a cities like Illinois, Iowa and Osceola.
I wonder if cyclones find us offensive when we put a bird as our mascot and not an actual cyclone (which is actually a land hurricane and not a tornado)
demoncore1031
Well-Known Member
Hahaha love it!!!! Whenever a cyclone hits, it goes straight for the most heavily bird populated areas!
Actually a hurricane is a cyclone. Hurricane, cyclones and typhoons are the same weather phenomenon they are just used in different areas. Cyclone was a common term for tornado especially in the turn of the century (read the original wizard of oz) when we got the nickname.
I am a Native American, and I don't just claim to have Native blood in me. I am a registered tribal member and have been since I was born. To be a trial member you have to have a certain percentage of Native blood and be able to prove it.
That being said I am a huge Redskins fan. I am a Redskins fan because my grandpa was a fan, he was full blooded Native American and grew up on our reservation. I would be ****** if they change their name, and I most likely wouldn't be a fan anymore. How could I be, it would be considered a new team in my eyes.
