Hypocrisy watch

Published 8/5/05

Says the AP:

NCAA bans Indian mascots during postseason
The NCAA banned the use of American Indian mascots by sports teams during its postseason tournaments…

In other news, tickets are now on sale for the Washington Redskins annual kickoff luncheon.

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7 responses (add yours)

Mason says:

I see what you’re saying, but I don’t think “hypocrisy” is the appropriate word here. It’s not like the NCAA has any control over what NFL teams call themselves.

August 5th, 2005 at 5:05 PM

Andrew says:

Yeah, yeah. So it’s a comment on general hypocricy of the American people. Or something. Find me a better word and I’ll swap.

August 5th, 2005 at 7:26 PM

Scott Aaron says:

It’s not even hypocrisy of the American people, since most Americans, including the nominally offended Native Americans, are not bothered by the use of such mascots.

Where there is hypocrisy is that the ban only applies to post-season (according to your quote). So tomahawks are perfectly fine during the season, but offensive in the post-season.

August 6th, 2005 at 10:59 AM

Andrew says:

To me the hypocrisy is in the banning of all Indian/Native American mascots, even ones that are inoffensive (e.g,. Seminoles, Warriors), while a team with a blatently offensive name — the Redskins — is on the national stage.

If the Redskins were, for example, the Washington Darkies, I suspect there would be a bit more of an outcry.

August 7th, 2005 at 12:29 AM

DL says:

Blatently offensive!? What’s wrong with having red skin?

August 7th, 2005 at 7:30 PM

umbilicalhernia says:

Hypocrisy is any administrator in the NCAA using the term “student-athlete” with a straight face. As anyone who’s ever taken part in collegiate athletics as a participant or coach knows, whatever bloviation the NCAA undertakes on the supposed behalf of Native Americans is to be taken with the same dose of sodium chloride as anything else its PR machine comes up with.

August 13th, 2005 at 11:28 PM