PC insanity

Dirty Leroy..? sounds pretty ominous

I will. The dude carrys a ton of weight in the blogging spectrum, why he's the hottest blogger since....,since Myra Neusbaum came down the pike.

Carry just a few pounds of extra weight in the wrong part of your body, and you greatly increase your risk of falling victim to certain cancers. Carry a ton in your blogging spectrum, and you’re a goner.

As you will see below, school mascots are under attack by the PC Police. They list the "Hillbillies", but and you and I know that the Liberal PC crowd find it fully acceptable to ridicule this group of country white folks. Who do they think their fooling?

I've noticed that they missed the "Fighting Irish", as the Irish apparently aren't a whiny, sniveling bunch of victimized babies.


The Midgets
The Midgets

Midget is a word used to describe people who suffer from dwarfism, an actual medical condition, but it's not a nice one. According to Little People of America, "The term dates back to 1865, the height of the 'freak show' era, and was generally applied only to short-statured persons who were displayed for public amusement, which is why it is considered so unacceptable today."
Image via Freeburg Community High School

Savages
Savages
Pairing the name Savage with the image of a Native American may be stereotyping at its worst, depicting a whole race of people as uncivilized beasts.
Image via Savannah School District
Maniacs
Maniacs

The term maniac may not always be offensive, but when your mascot clearly depicts a person meant to be mentally ill, it certainly is in poor taste.
Image via Orofino Junior/Senior High School
Arabs
Arabs

In a letter to the Coachella administration, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee stated that the school's mascot "perpetuates demeaning stereotypes of Arabs and Arab Americans. ... By allowing continued use of the term and imagery, you are commending and enforcing the negative stereotypes of an entire ethnic group, millions of whom are citizens of this nation."
Image via Coachella Valley High School
Hillbillies
Hillbillies
Slurs against poor white people aren't cool either.
Orphans
Orphans
For kids who have lost a parent, this is definitely not a funny name.
Image via Centralia
Whitefaces
Whitefaces

The KKK must be so proud.
Image via Hereford High School
Hoboes
Hoboes

Just like the hobo wedding that drew criticism for making light of a serious matter, this sends a message that a hobo is somehow fun rather than what the term really represents: someone down-on-their-luck trying desperately to find work to feed themselves and/or a family. Not the kind of thing most kids have on their mind when they're screaming "go team."
Image via Okaloosa Schools

Actually, the students of Irish descent at Notre Dame argued for that name themselves, and no, it isn't considered a racial slur. That's the difference.

I'm surprised that has to be explained to any adult with a functioning brain stem.

Perhaps these logos can serve as a starting point in restoring honor to a team:

My good friend's boy is a three year starter for Notre Dame football team, and I was hanging with dozens players after Saturday's victory over Stanford. I doubt even one of these boys has even 10% Irish blood.

How about the Cathedral Fighting Irish in Indianapolis? Will Forkie explain why this is acceptable, yet the Fighting Illini gets Liberals whining (even more than normal)? Come on Forkie, those who see themselves as victims of such things are whiny Liberals, and the balance of the folks aren't bother by such things.

Like my Purdue "Boilermakers", there is no certainty to the origin of Notre Dame's "Fighting Irish" name. Apparently Forkie doesn't know any ND grads.

The Redskins logo was designed by an Indian.

The American Indians have the highest rates of unemployment, alcohol/drug abuse and dropout rates of any ethnic group in the country. That is the REAL problem, not the Washington Redskins. Changing the Redskins name will not change the that.

Speaking of college nicknames - Manhattan College Jaspers