Will Logan no longer be the Chieftains?

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Purple Haze also brings up the issue of licensing rights with the Jimi Hendrix Experience. But I like it!!
How about Purple Rain?
Purple Storm ... Purple Streaks ... Purple Flashes ... Purple Pain ... Purple People-eaters ... Purple Princes (Princesses) of the Hocking ...


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I've got it, they shall be called the Logan.......

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The very fuzzy navels?


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based on the last few years



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I like the Grape Apes.


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You would think that about 400 years of mistreatment and promise-breaking would be enough to understand where Native Americans come from. Why would they want a bunch of white people parading around and using a term that represents their culture. If they say that the name offends them it should be changed.
The fact is, their are no teams called the "Whities" and if their were, would the team be made up of Native Americans? No, that wouldn't offend anybody!


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BlizzardMan wrote:You would think that about 400 years of mistreatment and promise-breaking would be enough to understand where Native Americans come from. Why would they want a bunch of white people parading around and using a term that represents their culture. If they say that the name offends them it should be changed.
The fact is, their are no teams called the "Whities" and if their were, would the team be made up of Native Americans? No, that wouldn't offend anybody!


Actually...a University of Northern Colorado intramural basketball team used the name "Fightin Whities" and they were all Native American...none of the "whities" they were trying to offend got offended

So by your logic the Ole Miss Rebels, whose mascot is a Confederate Soldier, should only be made up of southern white males who hate African-Americans?

I think the Army Black Knights should be forced to gain approval from the Queen of England, because without her they arent official "Knights", and black people for using a generic term for the color of their skin :roll:


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The bottom line is it is offensive. Who are you and others like you to question why it does? If it is offensive, it should be change. And I did not display the logic for which you said. Try being in a Native Americans shoes, then you can have an opinion.


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BlizzardMan wrote:The bottom line is it is offensive. Who are you and others like you to question why it does? If it is offensive, it should be change. And I did not display the logic for which you said. Try being in a Native Americans shoes, then you can have an opinion.


Im part Native American...My entire mothers side is part native american strecthing back a long long ways.

You inferred that Native Americans do not want a bunch of white people using their name so then a team named the "Whities" should be made up of Native Americans to mirror our "offensive" monikers.


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BlizzardMan wrote:The bottom line is it is offensive. Who are you and others like you to question why it does? If it is offensive, it should be change. And I did not display the logic for which you said. Try being in a Native Americans shoes, then you can have an opinion.



Blizzard as its been stated before by Loganlocos, "But the word "Chieftain" is pretty generic and pre-dates Native Americans. The word is used to refer to leaders in Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Africa."

Offensive? Do you know what it means to be offensive?


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My point is that maybe we should try to be more understanding to the feelings of the Native American community.


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If they were PURELY offended by the name then they would never be persuaded by money to allow the name to stay with the team/school. Basically it comes off as - "Yeah it offends us enough for us to take you to court but if you give us enough money it's okay"....Thats how it usually turns out and thats why I couldn't give a crap.


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They know it is a losing battle. You can pressure college teams enough but most high schoolo teams will not budge. I guess it was better to go with Chieftains (from lineage groups called "Chiefdoms") than to go with the Logan Clan (also a lineage group)!


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BlizzardMan wrote:If they say that the name offends them it should be changed.


Your sceen name offends me. Change it. Now!!! Or I will force you to via litigation.


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Excuse me if I don't find that funny.


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Who said I was trying to be funny?


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Whatever, I am just voicing my opinion. I guess I am a Native American sympathizer.


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Maybe snowmen are offended by the callsign Blizzardman, I don't know...

or maybe somebody whose parents died in massive snowstorm...

Why can't we all just get along?


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I am ready to. I am sorry guys. I just liked the Logan Purple Nurples too much. My dreams are shattered if they do not change their name to that.


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I am of mixed racial heritage that includes ancestors from Central American Indian tribes. One important lesson my father taught me was not to use my racial background as a crutch or for leverage to get what I want.
Take a lesson from Seminole tribe, which is in partnership with Florida State University in regard to the school's use of the Seminole name, and has been involved in numerous entrepreneurial ventures during the past 50 years. The tribe hasn't sat around whining about the use of its name by some athletic team. It has, in fact, embraced the school's use of it.
Of course, in this age of PC, the Seminoles are probably labeled as sellouts for daring to step out and be creative instead of waiting for the government handout.

I really like Purple Reign, BTW.


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