Get 'em, Jeb!
Posted by: Bradley McDonald
Here's another Bush making news in the sports world.
The NCAA, in all it's wisdom, has recently decided that college athletic events need to be more politically correct, so they decided to slowly get rid of American Indian nicknames and logos. Starting in February, the name or logo cannot be displayed in postseason events and the mascot will not be allowed to perform at halftime.
There are 18 schools that this politically correct wave will affect, including Florida State. It is quite ironic, then, that the costuming of Florida State's mascot is designed by the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida. It seems they are quite honored to be involved with and recognized by a college university. I wonder if the NCAA consulted this tribe before making their 'let-us-be-holy' decision.
GW's brother, Jeb, who is serving his second term as governor in Florida, seems to agree with me. "How politically correct can we get?" Bush asked. "The folks that make these decisions need to get out more often. You know what they ought to be worried about? The graduation rates of most college athletes. Maybe if they had some suggestions on that, universities could apply and could implement, they could be doing a service to all of us."
Jay Mohr, the stand-up comedian and columnist at si.com, weighs in on the matter here.
Here's another Bush making news in the sports world.
The NCAA, in all it's wisdom, has recently decided that college athletic events need to be more politically correct, so they decided to slowly get rid of American Indian nicknames and logos. Starting in February, the name or logo cannot be displayed in postseason events and the mascot will not be allowed to perform at halftime.
There are 18 schools that this politically correct wave will affect, including Florida State. It is quite ironic, then, that the costuming of Florida State's mascot is designed by the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida. It seems they are quite honored to be involved with and recognized by a college university. I wonder if the NCAA consulted this tribe before making their 'let-us-be-holy' decision.
GW's brother, Jeb, who is serving his second term as governor in Florida, seems to agree with me. "How politically correct can we get?" Bush asked. "The folks that make these decisions need to get out more often. You know what they ought to be worried about? The graduation rates of most college athletes. Maybe if they had some suggestions on that, universities could apply and could implement, they could be doing a service to all of us."
Jay Mohr, the stand-up comedian and columnist at si.com, weighs in on the matter here.
Apparently the rich white men whose forefathers tried (and nearly succeeded) to commit genocide against the Seminole tribe of Florida now deem Florida State's Seminole logo "hostile and offensive." Come again? The logos in question are not the red-faced, grinning Chief Wahoo of the Cleveland Indians. Nor do they use the disturbing moniker ("Redskins") that the NFL team housed in our nation's capital does. No, the "hostile and offensive" logos that the NCAA finds so troubling include such "slurs" such as "Seminoles" and "Utes" and "Fighting Illini." I ask you, what do these three team names have in common? They all are respectful nods to the people who were run off the land long before the student unions were built.I don't know about you, but I'd be quite honored to have a college mascot named after me. The Louisiana State University Fighting Bradley Macs...has a nice ring to it, eh?
