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The Most Offensive Team Nicknames
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started making a new thread and the auto-search found this already existed.
spurred by the Chiefs discussion in the NFL thread, what are the most offensive nicknames in major sports?
for me, #1 is the South Carolina Gamecocks. I understand the history of the name, and also note that it's referencing an illegal activity centered around animal abuse. I know PETA often launches a campaign against USC (and is generally mocked for doing so), but I'm surprised that the name doesn't generate more controversy.
I don't find the remaining NA derived names offensive, but I acknowledge that this isn't an area I appreciate very well. My highschool changed their name from the Indians to
Last, I know there's been some complaints about pirate based names, e.g. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, ECU Pirates.... Noting piracy is illegal, I don't feel those names carry anywhere near the same stigma as USC's as they lack the cruelty aspect.
spurred by the Chiefs discussion in the NFL thread, what are the most offensive nicknames in major sports?
for me, #1 is the South Carolina Gamecocks. I understand the history of the name, and also note that it's referencing an illegal activity centered around animal abuse. I know PETA often launches a campaign against USC (and is generally mocked for doing so), but I'm surprised that the name doesn't generate more controversy.
I don't find the remaining NA derived names offensive, but I acknowledge that this isn't an area I appreciate very well. My highschool changed their name from the Indians to
- Florida State Seminoles
- Atlanta Braves (there's also a few minor league teams nicknamed 'Braves')
- Chicago Blackhawks
- Utah Utes
- Golden State Warriors
Last, I know there's been some complaints about pirate based names, e.g. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, ECU Pirates.... Noting piracy is illegal, I don't feel those names carry anywhere near the same stigma as USC's as they lack the cruelty aspect.
The Seminole tribe embraces, educates, and gets revenue for the use of their name, so I am good with that. The Braves should pay a fee to all Georgia tribes to keep their name, and have educational efforts.
any idea -- why does Utah always seem to get left out of this controversy?
The Seminole Tribe has endorsed FSUs use.
Utes have permission of the Ute tribes.
Seems to embrace it
administration.utah.edu
Memorandum of Understanding between the Ute Indian Tribe and the University of Utah - University Leadership
Memorandum updated and signed March 3, 2020. I. THE NATURE OF THE AGREEMENT The Ute Indian Tribe encourages the University of Utah to use the…
administration.utah.edu
I think the Chiefs need a rebrand. Arrowhead and the logo and the colors suck
They certainly could rebrand.
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Utah only adopted the UTES nickname in 1972 and were not originally Red. The fight song sucks and is way too long
This post offends me.
No one cares about Utah
Utah has a deal with the Ute tribes, and Florida State has a deal with the Seminole Nation, but it can be tenuous. The University of North Dakota had a deal with the Standing Rock Sioux and Spirit Lake Sioux for them to retain the 'Fighting Sioux' mascot, but the Standing Rock Sioux pulled out of the agreement and North Dakota had to change to like the Fighting Hawks or something like that.
It's completely possible that the Utes or Seminoles may change their minds in the future and pull their support. However, I would imagine their support comes with a price tag, so there's always that. I don't know what Utah does, but I imagine FSU spends a lot of money to make sure the Seminoles are happy with the agreement.
It's completely possible that the Utes or Seminoles may change their minds in the future and pull their support. However, I would imagine their support comes with a price tag, so there's always that. I don't know what Utah does, but I imagine FSU spends a lot of money to make sure the Seminoles are happy with the agreement.
If punks like you would observe International Talk Like A Pirate Day, then maybe they wouldn't be controversial.
Utah is very careful about how the name and imagery is used. None of the cartoonish characters, no presenting them as bloodthirsty, primitive savages, etc.
This is the issue with the Chiefs as represented by the kid in a war bonnet and blackface. If the imagery is presented in a positive light or negative light is what makes the difference, and that determination is something that the tribes get to determine, not the people using the imagery.
I don’t know about all this stuff, but there was a guy who played for Team USA hockey in world juniors whose name was Red Savage. Always cracked me up and seems like a pretty badass name.
Why limit it to one day?
Surprised that PETA hasn't started a movement to object to the use of any animal names, real or fictional for team names or mascots.
We can ignore them on that one as well.
You know, this whole discussion in this thread and the other has kind of made me realize how weird mascots and nicknames actually are. I mean, I get the idea of the fans wanting to have some nickname to call their team, but think about it: a bunch of young people get together to play a game and they all decide, "hey, we're not just a random collection of humans who are good at this particular activity, let's also pretend we're animals, or other people, or natural phenomena!"
I know sports brings out all kinds of weird behavior in people, but the more I think about it, the more bizarre it seems.
I know sports brings out all kinds of weird behavior in people, but the more I think about it, the more bizarre it seems.
Yeah, I've been saying sports are stupid for years.
I like sports. It's all the **** that goes on around sports that annoys me.
I used to think that kids playing a game was the purest form of sport there was, but adults came along and ****ed that up, too.