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The Inuit actually find the all-encompassing term "eskimo" to be demeaning and racist as it is said to be derived from the word meaning "eater of raw meat". In this sense it is taken to be every bit as demeaning as the term "redskin".
Speaking of Redskins...when does the NFL really start to pressure the team to ditch the nickname and logo? When does OSSAA and the state of OK put the pressure on Union to change the nickname (Union has all but eliminated the use of the Indian figure in its various logos). It seems about time with the new awareness by recent events that this is likely to be an issue that pops up again.
Redskins will probably go away when the "Hillbillies", "Midgets", "Orphans", and the Polo High "Marcos" get pulled. But if they do shun the Redskin name I hope they change it to the Piasa Bird. A Native American dragon creature that's part bird, deer, man, and tiger who eats people.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.th...-finance/unusual-high-school-mascots-14969550
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.th...-finance/unusual-high-school-mascots-14969550
http://theveganeskimo.com/index.php/blog/90-is-eskimo-really-a-derogatory-term
honestly didn't know that about the word Eskimo. But I like person's rant.
honestly didn't know that about the word Eskimo. But I like person's rant.
What is up with all the messed up school nicknames/mascots in Illinois?
This place is in trouble. https://eskimojoes.com/
But this guy is also in trouble, apparently. https://www.tulsaworld.com/sports/c...cle_15bbe03f-26c4-563c-951a-313ab1f15b1d.html
But this guy is also in trouble, apparently. https://www.tulsaworld.com/sports/c...cle_15bbe03f-26c4-563c-951a-313ab1f15b1d.html
I would go with the Choctaw shadow demons:
The Choctaw have stories about shadow beings. Nalusa Chito, also known as a Impa Shilup, was the soul-eater, a great black being.[3] If individuals allowed evil thoughts or depression to enter their minds, Impa Shilup would creep inside them and eat their souls. Many people of Choctaw Nation will not say his name, in fear of summoning the spirit.
Nalusa Falaya (long black being) resembled a man, but with very small eyes and long, pointed ears. He sometimes frightened hunters or transferred his power of doing harm. Some believed that Nalusa Falaya preferred to approach men by sliding on his stomach like a snake.
Hashok Okwa Hui'ga (Grass Water Drop) was believed to have a connection to what is termed will-o-the-wisp. Only its heart is visible, and that only at night. Hashok Okwa Hui'ga leads astray anyone who looks at it.
The Kashehotapolo is a creature that is neither man nor beast. While having the legs and hoofs of a deer, its body is that of a man. His head and face are small and shriveled, and it is said that a person who looks at it will be visited by evil. When hunters go near the swamps it inhabits, it sneaks behind them to call loudly before quickly fleeing. Although it does not harm man, it takes delight in their fright as it yells a sound that resembles a woman’s scream. For that reason it was named Kashehotapolo (kashesho, “woman”; tapalo, “call”).
These would make the Duke Blue Devils look like kindergarten teachers.
The Choctaw have stories about shadow beings. Nalusa Chito, also known as a Impa Shilup, was the soul-eater, a great black being.[3] If individuals allowed evil thoughts or depression to enter their minds, Impa Shilup would creep inside them and eat their souls. Many people of Choctaw Nation will not say his name, in fear of summoning the spirit.
Nalusa Falaya (long black being) resembled a man, but with very small eyes and long, pointed ears. He sometimes frightened hunters or transferred his power of doing harm. Some believed that Nalusa Falaya preferred to approach men by sliding on his stomach like a snake.
Hashok Okwa Hui'ga (Grass Water Drop) was believed to have a connection to what is termed will-o-the-wisp. Only its heart is visible, and that only at night. Hashok Okwa Hui'ga leads astray anyone who looks at it.
The Kashehotapolo is a creature that is neither man nor beast. While having the legs and hoofs of a deer, its body is that of a man. His head and face are small and shriveled, and it is said that a person who looks at it will be visited by evil. When hunters go near the swamps it inhabits, it sneaks behind them to call loudly before quickly fleeing. Although it does not harm man, it takes delight in their fright as it yells a sound that resembles a woman’s scream. For that reason it was named Kashehotapolo (kashesho, “woman”; tapalo, “call”).
These would make the Duke Blue Devils look like kindergarten teachers.
Man, this thread went sideways. Union, IIRC, back in maybe 1991 or so did actually change its name to the Wranglers for a year. But Jenks kicked their *** yet again and they changed it back to Redskins the next year.