Utes may have to change nickname
The University of Utah may have to change the name for its athletic teams ("Utes", named after a local Indian tribe) if it wants to host NCAA postseason play after 1 February 2006. The NCAA's Executive Committee also announced that it will "prohibit colleges and universities from using Native American mascots, nicknames and imagery" at any of the 88 NCAA championships, effective 1 August 2008.
Goodbye "Utes"? Hello "Red-Tailed Hawks"? And what do the Florida State "Seminoles" and Illinois "Fighting Illini" come up with?
Methinks the NCAA has gone too far. How are sport team nicknames using actual Indian tribal names offensive to anyone?
Wait until PETA gets involved, arguing that animal mascots, nicknames, and imagery are offensive. Goodbye BYU Cougars? Stanford Cardinal? Michigan Wolverines? Penn State Nittany Lions? Wisconsin Badgers?
Goodbye "Utes"? Hello "Red-Tailed Hawks"? And what do the Florida State "Seminoles" and Illinois "Fighting Illini" come up with?
Methinks the NCAA has gone too far. How are sport team nicknames using actual Indian tribal names offensive to anyone?
Wait until PETA gets involved, arguing that animal mascots, nicknames, and imagery are offensive. Goodbye BYU Cougars? Stanford Cardinal? Michigan Wolverines? Penn State Nittany Lions? Wisconsin Badgers?
posted by Barney at 9:03 AM
3 Comments:
I agree. Until about 10 years ago, I don't recall anyone ever taking offense at the name of Cleveland's major-league baseball team. And what of the Atlanta Braves, a name I associate with courage, skill, and nobility? What reasonable person could possibly be offended by that?
As a die-hard Cougar fan, however, I have my own suggestion for renaming the Utes. Why not call them the Mother of Abominations? I refer to them so often by this nickname that I believe my kids may really think this is what the U of U athletic teams are called.
The NCAA knows what's best for Indians, even if Indians disagree.
ummm...the stanford cardinal is not an animal. it actually refers to the colour of red that the school wears. yes, it's a bit odd for your mascot to be a colour, but hey, it's california. i do not wish to be nitpicky...but now you know
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