{"id":2709,"date":"2002-05-13T12:16:02","date_gmt":"2002-05-13T17:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=2709"},"modified":"2002-05-13T12:16:02","modified_gmt":"2002-05-13T17:16:02","slug":"a_no_win_situat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2002\/05\/13\/a_no_win_situat.html","title":{"rendered":"A no-win situation"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve never had much sympathy for Native American groups that complain about sports teams that use various “Indian” themes for their team names. It seems to open a whole can of worms for other, parallel complaints. As if to prove me right (ahem), now comes word that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) thinks Austin HS in Minnesota ought to change its name from the “Packers,”<\/a> since being named after slaughterhouse workers is “nothing to be proud of.”<\/p>\n

They suggest (one can only hope tongue-in-cheek) the “Pickers” might promote a healthier diet.<\/p>\n

The story, ironically, is on the pages for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, which refuses to print the names of Native-American-dubbed sports teams<\/a>. Presumably they are still going to print the name of the nearby Green Bay football franchise.<\/p>\n

OpinionJournal suggests that animal rights groups will ultimately demand that teams named after animals be renamed as well (since it’s so inherently demeaning), and that ultimately all we’ll be left with is “those dumb abstractions like the New York Liberty and the Orlando Magic.”<\/p>\n

Until, of course, the Fundies start objecting to teams named after “magic,” and people who see American culture as jingoistic object to “liberty” as a team name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve never had much sympathy for Native American groups that complain about sports teams that use various “Indian” themes for their team names. 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