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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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