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Statists Order High School to Change “Indians” Nickname

Back to School Duncecap By Selwyn Duke

It’s time to originate a new joke: “What do you call 10,000 statists at the bottom of the sea?

A good start.”

What prompts me to quip about this watery solution is the latest bit of lunacy from the Tolerance and Diversity Nazis: Wisconsin education officials have ordered Berlin High School near Milwaukee to change its nickname from the “Indians.” The problem, found the Department of Public Instruction (DPI), is that the name is race-based.

The first reaction should be, “So what?” But more on that in a moment.

The Chicago Tribune reports that this move was instigated by a complaint from a Berlin HS alumnus.

That’s right, one complaint.

Talk about the squeaky (and one-screw-loose) wheel getting the grease.

Read the rest here.

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One response to “Statists Order High School to Change “Indians” Nickname”

  1. Cynical Synapse Avatar
    Cynical Synapse

    I get the concept of respect for America’s indigenous people, but one person shouldn’t be the arbiter of that. Without evidence to support it, I’d say use of Native American names for sports teams by high schools and colleges actually shows respect for the tenacity of the cited peoples. Case in point: the Chippewa have no problem with Central Michigan’s teams using the Chippewa moniker.

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