The Journal Sentinel is on the warpath again.

Indian mascots are in the news and in the editorials again.

As usual, generic viagra cialis the Journal Sentinel is in favor of the complete removal of all Native American nicknames whether they are respectful (such as the Marquette Warriors) or less defensible (Wauwatosa East’s Red Raiders).

A couple of questions I’d like to ask:

1.) Why are Native Americans specially privileged? Where are the screams about the other ethnically-related teams like Fighing Irish, cialis generic thumb Vikings, Dutchman, Celtics, Highlanders, Gauchos, Scots, Spartans, Vandals, Trojans, and Ragin’ Cajuns?

2.) How long will it be before we move to remove the nicknames that really SHOULD piss Native Americans off like: Pilgrims, Pioneers, Conquerors, Cavalry, Cowboys, and Trailblazers?

3.) And then we’ll need to move on to banning:

Battling Bishops, Deacons, Preachers, Friars, Saints (offends athiests).

Demons, Devils, Blue Devils (offends fundamentalists).

Crusaders (offends Muslims).

Gamecocks (PETA’s already pissed about them).

Vixens (offends feminists).

Rebels (offends blacks).

Yankees (offends rednecks).

Patriots (offends Liberals).

Boilermakers and Shoremen (offends unions).

Bombers (clearly anti-arab).

Flying Queens (just imagine who that might offend).

And Senators (pretty much offensive to everyone).

Seriously, don’t we have more important shit to worry about?

And here’s my first chance to remind the Journal Sentinel of their own admission that there is “no constitutional guarantee against being offended.”

(Thanks guys, it took you long enough, but I knew you wouldn’t be able to resist the siren song of hypocrisy forever.)

5 comments February 11th, 2006