Still better than what Bears fans call the Packers.
Offensive native american mascots
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28 - 38 isn't all that different from the logo of the team in question.
Not much different than the Chicago Blackhawks either, but that's another matter, as the Blackhawks aren't named after a tribe, but after a World War 1 Division, who were in turn named after a Chief (Black Hawk) from the Sauk Tribe.
Not much different than the Chicago Blackhawks either, but that's another matter, as the Blackhawks aren't named after a tribe, but after a World War 1 Division, who were in turn named after a Chief (Black Hawk) from the Sauk Tribe.
I have mixed feelings about the case you mention here because it may not be offensive and then it may be for some as for the French origins of the word Sioux? On the subject in general I support the end of offensive mascots. I am hunka (adopted) Lakota and Sundance with Howard Badhand. At any rate I'm against appropriation of Native culture by non-natives. If it is given open handed without taking then it is not appropriating, like the ceremonies I'm involved in, then OK...we come together and pray in a good way. If not things can end up in a bad way like the Sedona guy who killed people in his so called Inipi ceremony. Being white I support my native relatives who struggle, and are hurt by, cultural appropriations, degrading mascots, etc., as they seek identity outside of a colonized mind set. Toksa ake Raven Koenes
The Dallas Cowboys!
The Latin Americans were in Texas' first. I know the Native Americans were here before the Latinos but I ain't looking up which Native American bred would have been living in Arlington and try to find out what their word for cowboy is.
The Dallas Vaqueros!!
The Latin Americans were in Texas' first. I know the Native Americans were here before the Latinos but I ain't looking up which Native American bred would have been living in Arlington and try to find out what their word for cowboy is.
The Dallas Vaqueros!!
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As a Jew, I am offended by the word Sioux.
I know there are so many swamp living small grey brown rattle snakes in Israel. I hear they are quite the problem for so many Jews who fall into all those swamps over there they get under you feet.
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How is rendering a man named Black Hawk so he looks like a bird somehow better than rendering a man named Black Hawk so he looks like a man named Black Hawk?
Then there's this guy named Ted Richards who is body-modifying himself so that he looks like his pet parrot.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/animal-lover-more-100-tattoos-6643757
And what I think of that guy is pretty much what I think of the whole PC crowd.
The missing ear is a nice touch.
Can he drink a cup of coffee without his nose twangledangle dipping in and getting scalding hot?
How do I unsee that?!?
I recall one nut who tattooed himself to look like a lizard and then couldn't figure out why nobody would hire him for a job.
Club was actually named in honour of a WW1 military unit that the original owner served in. The Regiment was nicknamed the Black Hawks, after the individual you are referring to, which is where the logo came from. It was not until recently that the Club went back to the original "one word" name for the team (Blackhawks, as opposed to Black Hawks).
So, to answer your question as to how it is "better", it eliminates what some may perceive as an offensive image and replaces it with one that still represents the club heritage, while incorporating a more modern take on the name. the image itself was rendered by an aboriginal artist here in Canada, which is why it has a bit of a "native art" feel to it.
For the record, I am a Hawks fan, and have no issue with the logo as is. I have long held that the Chicago Blackhawks possess the finest unis in ALL of professional sports. I merely posted the image because I thought it was a pretty cool substitute, especially as a potential "third jersey".
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