"I mean, I'm surprised Native Americans haven't raised a shitstorm over a sports team being called the Red Skins!"
Already happened.
My high school's mascot was the Redskins; they were forced to change it to the Redwings by (mostly white liberal) activists.
Already happened.
My high school's mascot was the Redskins; they were forced to change it to the Redwings by (mostly white liberal) activists.
Wow...are you serious? Wow.
I'm serious.
The local Native Americans themselves gave no fucks about the mascot name; in fact the biggest donor to the high school was the casino they owned.
The local Native Americans themselves gave no fucks about the mascot name; in fact the biggest donor to the high school was the casino they owned.
That's so stupid!
I wrote an editorial for the school newspaper saying so, but a lot of the teachers got pissy at me for it.
Lolteachers. The worst ones are the ones who will grade you down for writing a paper that opposes their POV on an issue.
Yeah, a few of them were like that, but despite the shit I got at school, parents who were practically absent, and the usual struggle with poverty and health problems, I somehow managed to make co-valedictorian 
That's awesome! 
Congrats on that and I hope it serves you well.
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