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Redskins ... Braves ... Cougars? Really!?

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Batman, Jan 20, 2012.

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  1. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    Yet another new target, and a new low, for the PC police.
    A new middle school in Utah was picking its nickname, and rejected "Cougars" because it was deemed offensive to older women.

    http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/19/school-scraps-cougars-as-mascot-after-complaints-of-it-being-derogatory/


     
    Batman, Jan 20, 2012
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  2. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    In a related story, baseball teams are no longer to call people pitchers, catchers and switch-hitters.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Jan 20, 2012
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  3. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    Cn we still play on the 'hard wood' floors
     
    heyabbott, Jan 20, 2012
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  4. Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously Well-Known Member

    For the purposes of good taste and family values, it is no longer a game of inches.
     
    Johnny Dangerously, Jan 20, 2012
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  5. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Have to assume Kittyhawks is out in the wake of the Penn State scandal.
     
    LongTimeListener, Jan 20, 2012
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  6. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    The baseball and football versions of the Detroit Really Big Cats wonder what all the fuss is about.
     
    HanSenSE, Jan 20, 2012
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  7. murphyc

    murphyc Well-Known Member

    Mary Kay Letourneau doesn't understand the big deal about a middle school using a cougar for its mascot.
     
    murphyc, Jan 20, 2012
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  8. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    After a certain unfortunate event at Krystal, drivers may no longer take a "victory lap."
     
    dixiehack, Jan 20, 2012
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  9. cyclingwriter

    cyclingwriter Active Member

    The hairy male community should protest The Bears.
     
    cyclingwriter, Jan 20, 2012
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  10. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    God forbid you buy your team equipment at Dick's Sporting Goods.
     
    dixiehack, Jan 20, 2012
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  11. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    Count me in for the protest vigil at Oregon State.
     
    dixiehack, Jan 20, 2012
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  12. Beef03

    Beef03 Active Member

    And heaven forbid if you name your team the Trojans, just what are they trying to encourage anyway?
     
    Beef03, Jan 20, 2012
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