So-Called Political Correctness

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Originally Posted by Ensign Steve

As a person of Irish decent, I am offended.

My jazz band's name was the Chieftans. Until I read your post, I didn't realize there was a connection to the school's mascot. I thought it had to do with the Irish.

My daughter's school mascots are Chieftans and Lady Chieftans. Better than another high school five miles the other direction from our house, one which my daughter had the option of attending, they are the Chiefs and Maidens. A small town high school just to the west are the Warriors, so is the 5000 student Broken Arrow High School. Then there's the Union Redskins in East Tulsa, a name/mascot at least one Native American Indian group has been trying to get changed, unsuccessfully. There are other Native American Indians who don't see the name or the Indian warrior mascot as offensive and don't want it changed. After all, Oklahoma means "home of red men" from the Choctaw words "okla," meaning people, and "humma" meaning red.