Sunday, January 29, 2012
practicallypeterpan: leechesareforsuckers: I agree, and I can’t understand how people think using race/culture for a mascot is even remotely appropriate. If any other race/culture was appropriated for a mascot the way American Indians are, everyone would be up in arms about it. It is akin to calling that culture animals. I think that we need to protest the use of their culture/race in this manner. People always reference “the Fighting Irish” like WELL THAT IS THERE, IS THAT OKAY? 1) No. It’s not. 2) Why does it have to be one or the other? 3) Have the Irish been systematically oppressed in the past? Yes. Are they currently? No. But guess who is.

practicallypeterpan:

leechesareforsuckers:

I agree, and I can’t understand how people think using race/culture for a mascot is even remotely appropriate. If any other race/culture was appropriated for a mascot the way American Indians are, everyone would be up in arms about it. It is akin to calling that culture animals. I think that we need to protest the use of their culture/race in this manner.

People always reference “the Fighting Irish” like WELL THAT IS THERE, IS THAT OKAY?

1) No. It’s not.

2) Why does it have to be one or the other?

3) Have the Irish been systematically oppressed in the past? Yes. Are they currently? No. But guess who is.

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    it makes me cringe whenever i see anyone wearing or displaying all of the sports teams that are guilty of this.
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    I tried explaining this to my father. Not surprisingly, it didn’t go very well.
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