Semi-OT: Illinois new mascot
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Is it my imagination or did Memorial Stadium used to have the feather headdress motif painted on the fieldhouse by one endzone?
Leftover costume from March of the Wooden Soldiers. One of the trogs.no, the worst mascot ever is the nittnay lion. that thing looks like something some creepy pedophile would throw on at Halloween and drive around in his white windowless van that says "free candy" on the side.
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And I get that because we're non-hysterical non SJW types but the Fightin Irish mascot pictured above is clearly insulting. Where it seems to me many of the removed mascots weren't racist on their faces.
Especially one who appears to know nothing about MMA fighting techniques:
Plus he should be holding a pint in one hand!
How about the Tulane Green Wave in a green foam outfit breaking at the top. Tough to get that one right.
BTW: This isn't a "PC" issue. EA Sports recently had to shut down their college sports franchise because of lawsuits stemming from using college athlete's likeness without compensation / permission. Keep in mind that "likeness" was could be as vague as matching position, uniform number, height, and weight. How is that different than a college using a tribe name / likeness as a mascot without their permission?
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anon_ivydyf0amkzay
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They should change their name to
The Illinois hideous shade of orange (though ALL shades or orange are hideous)
The Illinois hideous shade of orange (though ALL shades or orange are hideous)
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anon_ivydyf0amkzay
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You should include the OK. St. Cowboys. I have read where they were mean to the nat
SO,PAY THEM .
How exactly is "Fighting Sioux" offensive and hostile but "Fighting Irish" OK? Compare the dignified Native American head North Dakota had to the leprechaun cavorting on the sidelines and tell me which one is degrading?
The Illini is one example in the other direction, where the closest descendants of the Illiniwek, the Peoria of Oklahoma, passed a resolution in 2000 requesting that the university cease using the mascot. This was at least partly because the costume was actually Sioux, and really had nothing to do with the Illiniwek.
Right, big difference between the two. The Seminoles still actually inhabit Florida and have a seat at the table in decisions re: Chief Osceola.
The few remants of the Illini confederation were force marched out of Illinois to Oklahoma. The Illini numbers were cut down prior to the deportation by wars with the Sioux nations among others...makes it that much more offensive that Chief Illiniwek wore Sioux regalia.
Had no idea that this was there mascot:
There goes a political career for this guy...did you ever dress in red face?
After a long day at the beach...yes. Yes I did. Stays with me for awhile too. And “how”
Evidently, this is exactly what the alma ott ... uh, mater, of Red Grange and Dick Butkus would do. Maybe things changed there with Jeff George.
Glad to say Seton Hall has no such worries.
Did you know that Seton Hall baseball teams in the 19th century were known as the "Alert" ?
Cheif Illiniwek thinks they have been smoking the peace pipe too much with having Lovie Smith at 5 million a year.
The important thing we can do for the Native Americans is stamp out any evidence they were here. This is the Euro-African-America country now. Getting rid of mascots is the best way to do that. I only want to hear about Native Americans in history class.
This is a jape.
