Survival of the fittest

“Hopefully we wont have to spend any of our tax dollars on you in a vegetative state for the next 10 years.”

“"Every Thang's Gonna Be All White!"

LWTIME!”

“I am gonna sue!!! I did not authorize a drawing of my likeness to be used as a mascot!”

“You look like Ronald Regan?
7:^]”

“Ron Reagan 75 years ago?”

“Not in his mind!”

“So bacpac is a shriveled old prune?”

“I would guess that this Indian team named the "Whiteys" can't jump as well as other teams?

I would love to see how the Whiteys match up against the Honkys. The Hillbillies vs the White Trash.”

“It's not "mankind", it's "humankind".


When Eastern KY Univ. played Moorehead St., the EKU'ers would cheer:
"Lets get Moore Head!
Lets get Moore Head!
Lets get Moore Head!"

hehehee!”

“BTW...great link Violin, love to see $hit like that shows not everyone is wrapped up in having to please EVERYONE...

...and Rosey you must not have seen, I'm not a liberal so I don't expect the government to take care of anyones health care...no need to worry about your tax dollars ;)

...life isn't fair, deal with it!”

“Did you hear Rosey finally admitted to being gay?”

“Pekka, I laughed my butt off at what Mickey Roark said in the movie Barfly, "It's not that I don't like people, It's just that I seem to feel better when they're not around."”

“http://www.greeleytrib.com/article.php?sid=7262

Team picks white man mascot to make point
Story By Julio Ochoa
Posted on Sunday, March 10 @ 04:11:47 EST (34108 reads)

An intramural basketball team at the University of Northern Colorado called “The Fighting Whities” is turning the tables on the Eaton mascot issue.

Led by Solomon Little Owl, director of Native American Student Services at UNC, the team chose a white man as its mascot to raise awareness and understanding of stereotypes that some cultures endure.

“The message is, let’s do something that will let people see the other side of what it’s like to be a mascot,” Little Owl said. “I am really offended by this mascot issue, and I hope the people that support the Eaton mascot will get offended by this.”

The players, made up of a mixture of American Indian, Hispanic and caucasian students, wear white jerseys with the picture of a white man in a suit on the front and the slogan “Every thang’s gonna be all white!” printed beneath.

“It’s not meant to be vicious, it is meant to be humorous,” said Ray White, a Mohawk American Indian on the team. “It puts people in our shoes, and then we can say, ‘Now you know how it is, and now you can make a judgement.’ ”

Judging right or wrong is hard when you don’t understand how it feels to be stereotyped, White said.

“We are looking for understanding,” he said. “We want change, but you can’t force change.”
American Indians could go through the general assembly or town meetings to try to change mascots, but the same message might not get through, White said.

“We all live in the same community and want the same things, so it is good to be standing in each other’s shoes for a while,” he said.

Charles Cuny, an Ogalala Lakota and member of the team, said he went to an American Indian Catholic high school with a mascot called the Red Cloud Crusaders, after a famous chief of the Lakota Indians.

The problem with Eaton’s mascot is a matter of respect, he said.

“There are certain words that are accepted and certain words that are unacceptable,” Cuny said. “Really a mascot is something that you look up to, and on one hand that is nice, but maybe we could go about it another way.”

Having a white mascot is a way to make people more aware of American Indian issues, he said.

“We live in a politically correct society, and sometimes indians get overlooked,” he said. “There are so few indians who have clout that there are a lot of things that go unsettled.””

“Crusaders, Spartans, Celtics, Scotsman, Rebels,Fighting Irish,Orangemen, and others that slip my mind right now, all ethnic white groups...I think the fighting whities is funny though; I'm not the least bit offended by this. But if the indians are offended by this, what the hell, use one of the above. It will not bother me a one bit.


Perhaps we should contact PETA and see what can be done about the explotation of animals as mascots as well...Dont laugh! I'll bet money somebody thinks it would be a good idea.”

“I was wondering what the mascot was that they were protesting and found this:


Team Fights Mascot's Stereotype With Humor

'Fightin' Whities' take on Eaton High's 'Reds'

By Coleman Cornelius
Denver Post Northern Colorado Bureau

Monday, March 11, 2002 - EATON - For weeks, the simmering debate over Eaton High School's mascot - the Fightin' Reds - has echoed countless others across the country.

Cultural insensitivity vs. school tradition.

Then the Fightin' Whities arrived.

"We're turning the tables," said Charlie Cuny, 27, team founder and member of the Oglala Lakota Nation. "We're saying, "Look at it a different way.' "

The Fightin' Whities is an intramural basketball team of American Indian students at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. Its players have watcin (sic) frustration as folks around Eaton, a farming community north of Greeley, have debated the high-school mascot since early January.

The team decided to inject some provocative satire into the stalemate, and response has been overwhelming.

On Monday, the phone was ringing off the hook at the office of Native American Student Services on the UNC campus, where members of the basketball team hang out.

Hundreds of people want Fightin' Whities T-shirts featuring the team's mascot - a 1950s-style caricature of a middle-aged white guy with the phrase, "Every thang's gonna be all white!" Reporters from the New York Times, CNN and network news stations want to interview the Indian students about their protest.

"We were just trying to make a statement on campus," said Solomon Little Owl, 29, a member of the Crow Nation and director of Native American Student Services at UNC. "The point is: How does it feel to be made fun of?"

The basketball team's official name is "Native Pride." But team members opted for the "Fightin' Whites." The name has evolved to the more in-your-face "Fightin' Whities."

Teammates agreed that mascot debates have grown predictable, often bogging down in conflicting arguments over the need for greater cultural tolerance and the importance of tradition.

The UNC team hoped to use humor to illustrate just how blinding cultural bias can be.

John Nuspl, superintendent of Eaton School District, is not amused.

(HAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHHA - T.)

On Monday, Nuspl said mascot protesters are unfairly targeting his tiny district. "It's their problem. It's not our problem," the superintendent said angrily before ushering a reporter to the door.

(BOL! - T.)

"I think it's silly. I don't care. Who cares? It's a non-issue," agreed assistant principal Bill Mondt.

Yet some Native Americans are offended by the school's mascot - a caricature of an Indian with a misshapen nose, wearing a loincloth and eagle feather. Dan Ninham, a member of the Oneida tribe and a doctoral student at UNC, formed a committee of Greeley-area residents in January hoping to convince Eaton school officials that the Fightin' Reds mascot is degrading to American Indians.

Nuspl has refused to meet with Ninham's committee to discuss the Reds.

Doug Chamberlain, Eaton High School principal, called an assembly in late January to tell the school's 450 students that some people oppose the mascot. He said he encouraged students not to respond if protesters showed up.

"Everybody has a right to their own opinion," Chamberlain said Monday, sitting in his school office, which is decorated in a cowboy motif of red bandanas, boots and horseshoes.

Students said they stand by their mascot.

"I don't think we should change it. It's been part of the school for a long time, and it's not supposed to be offensive," said Nikki Winter, 16, a cheerleader and chairman of the junior class. "It's kind of stupid that we've been attacked like this."

Her friend Tyler Tollefson, 16, agreed. As for the Fightin' Whities, he admitted, "I thought it was pretty funny."”

“I've got to admit, the indians have got a darn good point.
Perhaps if the mascot was more prestigious, or respectful , or at least sanctioned by the tribe in question; but my guess is somebody just painted their idea of an "ideal" indian on the gym wall and called it a day.”

“Ya I know I am crazy but it's a good crazy!

8)”

“Man, you could do so much with a Fightin' Whitey mascot. An impeccably dressed white guy with the obligatory slicked-back hair comes out to center court and tries to bribe the referees with cash in front of the crowd. He ignores all people of color. He could be overly arrogant and condescending. He could just stand still in the middle of the court and rule the world.
LMAO!!!!”

“Beat the Indians!







I emailed the Whities inquiring about a tee shirt. I should be hearing back from them soon. Their actual name is "The Fightin' Whites".

Their email address:
fightingwhites@hotmail.com”

“Dude, I am lining up for my shirt, right now.”

“And I am lining up for my shít right now.”

“Are you a fighting whitey, Kleetn?”

“I love the way sports fans end up making fun of political correctness. The head coach of Temple University made the comment that it was good they were kicking off the tournament season here in beautiful Dayton Ohio, even if it is out in the ‘sticks’. That weekend when Temple came to town to play the Flyers all the Dayton fans showed up in bib overalls and straw hats chewin’ on wheat stalks. Temple’s coach borrowed someone’s straw hat, put it on and waved to the crowd when they came out.”

“Temple's coach needs to get out more often. If Dayton is the sticks, I am in big trouble.
But, then, I'm a fighting whitey!”

“At Montana someone, would inevitably throw a potato out on the court when we played Idaho. the refs starting calling technicals on the fans. It died down for awhile until someone toseed a bag of frozen tater-tots out there. It was bedlam!”

“I am an anal-retentive anglo, and proud of it!”

“That's not what your boyfriend says, kleetn!”

“God I love this! I think the Fightin' Whiteys is about the best college sports name ever! I really hope someone takes the next step and names their team the "Riled up Crackers". I think the whole situation is hilarious... I can't see why people get offended by tribal names.... ok maybe Redskins might be a bit much, but it's not like teams are named The "Drunk Injuns" or anything.”

“I always thought kleety was an anal-receptive anglo, and proud of it.”

“the Atlanta baseball team was "The Crackers" (as in "crack of the bat", I reckon).”

“I'm surprised they weren't "The Cotton Pickers"”

“Orofino, Idaho, which used to have a State Mental institution in town, had the Maniacs as their high school mascot. The jr. High was the Minimaniacs. That was in the late-70's; I'm sure the PC police have squelched that.”

“Ya Can't talk 'Whitey' without mentioning The Queen of the Whities!!

Martha Climbs a Mountain

Martha's non-traditional practicality involves need to constantly be feminine. This is demonstrated in her activities on a recent climbing expedition to Kilimanjaro: "The baggage included brush-on blush, 36 liters of bottled water and other creature comforts. The wildflower collages and flambeed bananas were brainstorms of Martha, who espouses gracious living, even at 19,340 feet....

Check the link; it's a scream.


(somebody Really needs to send HER one of those shirts!)”

“"Martha was dying to make a Tobler chocolate soufflé at 15,000 feet. 'All I'd need is a bunch of peeled, clean twigs to use as a whisk.' But by the fourth day, when we got to Kibo Hut, we were above tree line, and firewood was scarce."”

“Hey, don't ask me! I was just doing a search on 'Mr. Green Jeans' on ixquick and this Martha Stewart stuff came spewing out...”

“Whities Rule!”