coughBULLSHITcough. Gee, I wonder why the local Seminoles decided to $upport the ma$cot's u$e. I suppose it's possible that the Seminoles are actually, truly, honest-to-God okay with it. But I'm inclined to think a relationship between the tribe and the school is more valuable to them than doing right by themselves and their brethren. Which they're entitled to exploit... it's just too bad.
As for Native Americans without any financial stake, the president of the National Congress of American Indians does acknowledge that the Seminoles were allowed to make their own decision, and lauds their involvement, but he rightly laments that the action sets a dangerous precedent for other schools. I'm gonna guess Utah and Illinois get similar exemptions now that FSU is cleared, and not necessarily with the blessing of the Illini and Utes. Naturally, little schools will be the ones who suffer, while the big boys get a slap on the wrist. So nothing will change enough for any good to have been done. Nice job, NCAA... you finally did something right, and you screwed it up.
Oh, one last foray into bleeding-heart territory before getting back to sports... naturally, the ESPN story doesn't quote any Seminoles giving support to the mascot. I mean, why bother? You've got Jeb Bush standing up for their rights, so who needs to hear it from them? So although the tribe is, for whatever rea$on, okay with the mascot, the news still reads like a bunch of cracker assholes who raised hell and got their way. You know, kinda like how the South resisted anti-slavery and anti-segregation laws.
OK, I'm done now.
As for Native Americans without any financial stake, the president of the National Congress of American Indians does acknowledge that the Seminoles were allowed to make their own decision, and lauds their involvement, but he rightly laments that the action sets a dangerous precedent for other schools. I'm gonna guess Utah and Illinois get similar exemptions now that FSU is cleared, and not necessarily with the blessing of the Illini and Utes. Naturally, little schools will be the ones who suffer, while the big boys get a slap on the wrist. So nothing will change enough for any good to have been done. Nice job, NCAA... you finally did something right, and you screwed it up.
Oh, one last foray into bleeding-heart territory before getting back to sports... naturally, the ESPN story doesn't quote any Seminoles giving support to the mascot. I mean, why bother? You've got Jeb Bush standing up for their rights, so who needs to hear it from them? So although the tribe is, for whatever rea$on, okay with the mascot, the news still reads like a bunch of cracker assholes who raised hell and got their way. You know, kinda like how the South resisted anti-slavery and anti-segregation laws.
OK, I'm done now.
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