“Indian” mascots – appropriate or not?

[primabella]

Originally posted by 2kitties
I think the worst are the poor souls who attend the University of South Carolina.
Gamecocks.
All innocent enough since it refers to a rooster.
But the school chants Go Cocks during games.

To avoid the risk of being dirty and offensive, I conclude my arguments on this school.

LMAO!! I'm getting tickets to their next game.

We're the Rams. Not bad, I guess.

[Logan]

2kitties, do you know that the school has made the decision, this year, to "ban" the use of "Cocks" in any of their advertising, cheers, t-shirts, etc?? It raised quite a riot among Gamecock fans! I am not a Gamecock fan, as I attended the archrival, Clemson.

[2kitties]

lol- I guess they like calling themselves cocks! (again treading lightly with this term... )

We call ourselves Heels. But I don't think anybody gets angry about it- especially when we're kicking the heck out of Duke.

Go TarHeels!

How does that work, Logan, Clemson and USC being arch rivals but not being in the same conference? No championships battles, but still regional braggin rights?

[catland]

First, Dear Mugsy - please re-read my post - I did have two S's

Second, you think gamecocks are bad? Our two major state universities here are the University of Oregon Ducks (ok, not bad, just not very threatening) and the Oregon State Beavers.

[2kitties]

hee hee she said beavers hee hee

[catland]

you think that's bad. Its also our state animal and is on the back of our state flag.

[Logan]

How does that work, Logan, Clemson and USC being arch rivals but not being in the same conference? No championships battles, but still regional braggin rights?

The conference doesn't matter anymore.......it is "state" bragging rights. We definitely have that in football this year (definitely not in basketball, though).

[gini]

I once went to a game between the Oregon Ducks and UCLA.

It rained and rained and rained.....................I was with some diehards who would just not leave.

My friend and I complained that we could be in a nice place with a fireplace, having a drink, watching it on television.

The next year I asked the guys who played in the game when it rained so hard. NOT ONE OF THEM REMEMBERED!!

[Edwina's Secretary]

Gini...do you mean it was like water off a duck's back to them??????

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by catland
First, Dear Mugsy - please re-read my post - I did have two S's

LOL,

I wasn't gonna correct the teacher.....

[mugsy]

Leave me alone!! I'm stressed!! hehehehe Ok....here you go.


"W" "U" "S" "S"!!!

Ok....is that better?? lol


Boy have we ever gotten derailed!!

[2kitties]

could you two please stop calling one another names?

[catland]

only if you pm me your joke

[2kitties]

done deal catland!

[RICHARD]

Cruising thru the channels and came across a commercial on
MTV.....

The commercial talks about a school team with the nickname of
"Nimrods"...


The commercial goes on and talks about how everyone is excited about basketball season when the Nimrods play.....
The tag line is something like..

"If it weren't for sports, who would cheer for the Nimrods...."

Now, isn't that kinda disrespectful to the nimrods in the world???