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http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_np=0&u_pg=36&u_sid=336167
Mascot fight leads Indian team to call itself ‘Fighting Whities’
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) – Unable to persuade a school district to drop a mascot name that offends them, some American Indian students at the University of Northern Colorado have named their intramural basketball team “the Fighting Whities.”
Led by Solomon Little Owl, director of Native American Student Services at the university, the team chose a white man as its mascot to raise awareness and understanding of stereotypes that some cultures endure.
“The message is: Let’s do something that will let people see the other side of what it’s like to be a mascot,” Little Owl said. “I am really offended by this mascot issue, and I hope the people that support the Eaton mascot will get offended by this.”
They are upset with Eaton High School for using an Indian caricature on the team logo. The team is called the Reds.
Eaton School District Superintendent John Nuspl said the logo is not derogatory, and he called the group’s criticism insulting.
Get your orders in quick for a “Fightin’ Whities” tee shirt. The college team in the above mentioned controversy is selling them and they’re going like hot cakes. Looks like these guys have found a winning strategy. Making their point and taking it to the bank.
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1002,53~458922,00.html
Here’s another link with a follow up story and a photo.
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/state/article/0,1299,DRMN_21_1026337,00.html
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