Tuesday, January 19, 2016

The Susquehanna Tin Men (That Has a Nice Ring)

Crusader moniker is out. Too Offensive


In November we reported on the change of mascot on-going at Susquehanna College. They have decided that the name, "Crusaders", was offensive to some (Muslims). Here is the latest update. (They apparently have a couple of possible replacement names.)

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/01/19/pennsylvania-university-considers-dropping-its-crusader-nickname.html?intcmp=hpbt3

How about the Tin Men?


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3 comments:

  1. Siarlys JenkinsJanuary 24, 2016 at 6:59 PM

    Well, yeah, a Muslim student would have a hard time rooting for the "Crusaders."

    Could you root for a team called the "UCI Jidhadis"?

    Historically, different contexts of course, but emotionally, about the same.

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  2. Gary FouseJanuary 24, 2016 at 7:07 PM

    One can be a crusader for a lot of things-justice, perhaps?

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  3. Siarlys JenkinsJanuary 25, 2016 at 7:44 PM

    The term has a root Gary. Its not ancient Latin that happened to be appropriated for a military expedition circa 1140.

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