# Political Correct Sports Silliness Backfires **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [March 11, 2002, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correct-sports-silliness-backfires/97622 "2002-03-11T17:38:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correct-sports-silliness-backfires/97622/41 "2002-08-20T13:20:39Z")
In South Africa, there is a football/soccer team (based in Nelspruit) called the **Dangerous Darkies** which wins my vote for the most self-depreciating team name. EVER. Also in the leagues:[ul][li]Crystal Brains[_]Bush Bucks[_]Witbank Black Aces[/ul][/li]Grim ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correct-sports-silliness-backfires/97622/42 "2002-08-20T18:37:28Z")
> [@](#): > > Hey, how 'bout the Canucks? The Conquerin’ Canucks, of course! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BlinkingDuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correct-sports-silliness-backfires/97622/43 "2002-08-20T19:32:35Z")
Completely off topic, well kindof: The coolest name I saw was a school in Montana that was in the town of Belfry. It’s mascot name was the Bats. Now back to your topic… ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correct-sports-silliness-backfires/97622/44 "2002-08-20T21:39:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rjung \* > \*\*What about us [Trojans?](http://www.usc.edu/) \*\* The Ragin’ Rubbers? The Pugilistic Prophylactics? ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correct-sports-silliness-backfires/97622/45 "2002-08-20T23:40:41Z")
As a Jew, I say it’s about damn time we had a team named after us. ``` My suggestions- ``` The Mad Mohels-Slicing through the opposition! The Fightin’ Hebes-You can’t stop them, I dropped a dollar in your endzone! The RedLox-endorsed by Mannishewitz The Yids- All signals would be called in Yiddish. Your poor Mamela should be called daily. The Joltin Jewboys-You’ve never seen Jews move this fast, except when trying to avoid paying for dinner The Mascot would of course be Eldy, the Learned Elder Of Zion ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correct-sports-silliness-backfires/97622/46 "2002-08-20T23:51:40Z")
As a Jew, I say it’s about damn time we had a team named after us. ``` My suggestions- ``` The Mad Mohels-Slicing through the opposition! The Fightin’ Hebes-You can’t stop them, I dropped a dollar in your endzone! The RedLox-endorsed by Mannishewitz The Yids- All signals would be called in Yiddish. Your poor Mamela should be called daily. The Joltin Jewboys-You’ve never seen Jews move this fast, except when trying to avoid paying for dinner The Mascot would of course be Eldy, the Learned Elder Of Zion ---
**Author:** ![japatlgt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@japatlgt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/japatlgt)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2002, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correct-sports-silliness-backfires/97622/47 "2002-08-21T00:50:34Z")
How 'bout the Crackers!! aha-ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha, oh stop it hurts. ---
**Author:** ![Sofa\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Sofa\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofa_King)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2002, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correct-sports-silliness-backfires/97622/48 "2002-08-21T01:00:02Z")
You kids obviously don’t hang out in [the bad part](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=104791&highlight=fightin+AND+whites) of this town. I’ve been wearing my sweater for over half a year now here in beautiful Washington, DC. I’ve had some good comments on it as well. The story as you apparently heard it, **Fenris** , was mischaracterized. As **delphica** so eloquently stated in that otherwise uninteresting Pit thread cited above, the intention was to raise awareness about a local high school which uses the, ahem, off-color nickname “Fightin’ Reds.” They were successful beyond their wildest dreams, at least in the sense that they got the attention they wanted. Furthermore, the proceeds from their merchandise goes to an Indian scholarship fund, so whatever the motivations of their customers, they _are_ helping American Indians in some small way. Others have argued that this nonsensical story detracts from the very real plight of American Indians, which (despite cynical and ignorant jabs about rich Indian casino-magnates) is bad and has been getting worse every day since the beginning of last year. I think that is, in a word, bullshit. _Anything_ which gets the attention–and the money–of the apathetic segment of American public is better than the vacuum in which these folks currently exist. And sometimes, otherwise ignorant, insensitive and apathetic Americans might even get the chance to learn something about what’s going on out there in Indian Country. **For example…** Chances are that some of you don’t know that your federal government [lost perhaps as much as a hundred billion dollars](http://www.indiantrust.com) of American Indian money over the course of the past hundred years, and that some of your Representatives [tried to quietly ensure that the Indians wouldn’t get most of it back](http://www.montanaforum.com/rednews/2002/07/15/build/tribal/notrustbill.php?nnn=6) just a few short months ago. Some of you may not know that this Administration has [inexplicably reversed](http://www.indianz.com/SmokeSignals/Headlines/showfull.asp?ID=env/10252001-1) a decision protecting a sacred American Indian site, and is trying to allow a foreign-owned strip-mining company to wreck the place, with, I am told, virtually no profit going to the Indians, the state, or the feds. When Department of Interior officials were questioned about this at a recent Senate hearing, they had [no decent answer](http://www.indianz.com/News/show.asp?ID=2002/07/18/sacred) for why they were doing this. Hmm, what could be going on? I work for thousands of Americans who have no running water, who have a few dozen cops to patrol areas larger than some states, who have infant mortality rates and health issues which compare favorably with third world nations. And some of you think it’s funny to make fucking mascots out of them. That’s pretty lame, if you ask me, but why should you listen to me? The Indians lost and disappeared and you don’t have to give a damn about 'em anymore, right? Well, maybe not, if I have anything to do with it. If you actually took the time to read this post, and learned something new, you can thank the Fightin’ Whites. ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2002, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correct-sports-silliness-backfires/97622/49 "2002-08-21T04:15:47Z")
> [@](#): > > Here you go. Order a T-shirt. Hey, I’m wearing it RIGHT NOW!!! No Joke!!! Go Fightin’ Whites!!! ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2002, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correct-sports-silliness-backfires/97622/50 "2002-08-21T05:58:47Z")
> [@](#): > > How 'bout the Crackers!! aha-ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha, oh stop it hurts. (OT)Before it got the Braves, Atlanta actually had a minor league baseball team called the Crackers. ---
**Author:** ![rsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsa)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2002, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correct-sports-silliness-backfires/97622/51 "2002-08-21T14:54:46Z")
There was also the Atlanta Black Crackers baseball team. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2002, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correct-sports-silliness-backfires/97622/52 "2002-08-21T19:11:32Z")
Don’t forget the New Zealand All Blacks (rugby). It’s not a racial slur at all - instead, the team name refers to the all black uniform the players wear. And they _rock_! Snicks ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correct-sports-silliness-backfires/97622/53 "2002-08-22T22:55:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Snickers \* > **Don’t forget the New Zealand All Blacks (rugby). It’s not a racial slur at all - instead, the team name refers to the all black uniform the players wear. And they _rock_!** And at that, it’s based on a typo in a news story that referred to the team being made up of all _backs_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correct-sports-silliness-backfires/97622.md?page=2)