Members of various Sioux tribes have voiced their support for the nickname and logo, with one tribe even putting it to a popular vote in which the logo won. Of course, the liberal activists blamed the victory on “uneducated” Native Americans, whatever that’s supposed to mean. Condescension, anyone? This is what happens when “people of color” don’t understand the do-goodyness of busybody liberals…the way these people are looked down upon by said liberals accidentally sneaks out.
I have even seen a photo on the news from when the school first adopted the Fighting Sioux nickname. Members of the tribe were present, proudly, adorned in ceremonial clothing. It was an honorable event.
While the reservations face epidemic suicide, meth and alcohol abuse, and sexually transmitted disease problems, they instead resort to fighting amongst themselves about a nickname and logo which most like. Besides, I’m willing to bet that most people who don’t like the UND Fighting Sioux nickname and are fighting for its demise have never set foot on a reservation. This is just more Political Correctness run amok. You want a target then, folks? Just let us make a few subtle tweaks to our mascot and then you can let your hatred fly:
This is my (poorly drawn due to haste) rendition of the logo for the UND Valiant White Men. We’re proud of our heritage and our perseverence as we, men and women of German, Norwegian, Slavic, and other descent made a home for ourselves here on the rugged Plains. To show our respect for such a hard-working people, we should honor them by choosing our team name/logo/mascot in their honor. We could even commission an authentic white artist to design the logo; after all, it was a Native American artist who designed the “hostile and abusive” logo used by UND.
Of course, nothing could be more “hostile” and “abusive” to the PC crowd than a white guy. See, for so long it’s only been the Native American crowd, or at least vocal activists fighting in their name, who have been granted the ability to take potshots at the University (which thought it was making a gesture of respect by choosing the name Fighting Sioux). This way, EVERY minority can slap on their Victim uniform, march in unison, and rally against the evil aggressor, the oppressive white heterosexual Christian male. Join the fun, gang! It’s open season!
Personally, I agree with the people interviewed on the evening news a long time ago who said “let’s keep the nickname and the logo, and who cares if we host postseason play.” Tell the NCAA to get bent, kick butt in hockey, and fight for what we believe in.
And while we’re on the subject, maybe you would like to click here and see the DOZENS of programs that “hostile” and “abusive” University offers for Native American students. Recruitment programs. Retention programs. Incentives. Organizations. Publications. I have a friend who’s 100% Native American who went through the INMED program at UND, which helped him tremendously due to his race and afforded him opportunities he’d never have had otherwise. So let’s not make this the case of the Evil Big Bad University vs. the Poor Victimized Native Community.
If the name and logo go, let’s pull the plug on these special favors with it (in the name of equality and race neutrality, of course)! Sure, they do a lot of good and are worthy programs, but we don’t dare put the interests of one race ahead of any others…if that’s what we’re told we’re doing and must stop with the Fighting Sioux nickname, then certainly we can’t do it with something more important like higher education!
Thanks to Claus Lembke for being the sole voice of reason on the Board in this matter. Sadly, nobody else had the sack to stand up and second his motion to reconsider.
Update: Oh yeah…got called a “racist” already before 8am, by somebody IN MINNESOTA! This is NOT about race. It’s about a bunch of “Politically Correct” liberals with an agenda. I’ve got friends and family of a variety of races and I don’t think of them as “this ethnic group or that.” We’re all just people…and yes, we’re all different! That’s what makes it interesting. Didn’t Martin Luther King, Jr. have a dream about a day when people would not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character? As long as race continues to be an industry, a tool of intimidation by self-proclaimed “compassionate” liberals, Dr. King’s dream is a distant reality…if not altogether fantasy.