This thread was on Calgarypuck within the last month.
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthr...ht=land+indian
Post # 7 makes fun of the font they use.
Post # 26 suggests that no one should go to Westbrook Mall after dark because you might have to encounter natives
Post # 30 calls them Indian givers
Post # 38 posts picture of the girl in her hoodie
Post # 39 In typical Calgarypuck style, we make fun of her because she has a messy kitchen
Post # 41 Got a life expectancy greater than 40, thank a white man
Post # 73 Suggests that maybe the whites should have just killed the indians off 200 years ago
Post # 75 Forget about it, lets blame the muslims
Nobody really seemed to have a problem with any of this. Oh sure, there was the regular internet bantering. But no where near the resistance that there is on this forum against the Washington Redskins.
It's the typical CP morality thread 2 handed approach. One hand is to pat yourself on the back, and the other is to point your finger at someone else.
If the Washington Redskins were to change their nickname tomorrow, that would not make one lick of difference for native rights, native quality of life, natives in jail, elderly natives, young natives or any native in any situation.
But if the Washington Redskins were to change their nickname tomorrow, the Jiri Hrdinas and the Strombads of the world would all be able to give themselves a great big pat on the back. Because in their minds they have done something. When in fact, they have done nothing at all.
How about instead of trying to change the name of a football team, we try to change the way we think?
Keep Redskins. Stop I don't wanna go to the mall, because i might see indians