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?
3 comments:
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.
One can be a crusader for a lot of things-justice, perhaps?
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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