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The Fighting Whities
A Native American team strikes back
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"Every thang's going to be all white"
 
Believe it or not, that's the fight line for the "Fighting Whities", a Native American team's name in Colorado.  In an effort to bring attention to stereotypical names on sports teams such as the Cleveland Indians, Florida Seminoles, Washington Redskins, among others, this team picked a middle aged white guy from the 50's as its mascot...
 

 
"The message is, let's do something that will let people see the other side of what it's like to be a mascot," said Solomon Little Owl, a member of the team and director of Native American Student Services at the university.
 
The team, made up of American Indians, Hispanics and Anglos, wears jerseys that say "Every thang's going to be all white."
 
The students are upset with Eaton High School for using an American Indian caricature on the team logo. The team is called the Reds.
 
"It's not meant to be vicious, it is meant to be humorous," said Ray White, a Mohawk American Indian on the team. "It puts people in our shoes."
 
Eaton School District superintendent John Nuspl said the school's logo is not derogatory and called the group's criticism insulting. "There's no mockery of Native Americans with this," he said.

 
They even have a store where you can purchase official garb from the team:/font>
http://www.fightingwhites.org/

 

 

 

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