Looks like a fire fighter.


- Flyskippy

Buhdum tsss

At least that's not insulting. Could you imagine if the chinese came and took our land then kept calling us Australians for 500 years.
- PhillySportsGuy

Being Aussie, I'd have a Foster's & laugh it off over an Australian Rules Football game.

People of origin in North America are "Native Americans."
People of origin from Africa in America are "African Americans."
People of origin from Europe in America are "White."

The insertion of Oliver Lauridsen onto the top pair and the passionate play of Jason "Art Ross" Akeson.
- jmatchett383

This Oliver Ekman Lauridsen is a stud!

They can keep the name. The mascot has to be changed to a cow though.
- PhillySportsGuy

Yes. The cow is sacred to Indians. Makes sense.

Being Aussie, I'd have a Foster's & laugh it off over an Australian Rules Football game.
- Flyskippy

I find it amusing that we cannot rid ourselves of the word 'indians' when referring to native americans.

Never has one mistake ever lasted this long.
- PhillySportsGuy

Yea... Why didn't he call them by thier real names... Native Americans... Silly Columbus.

I am not an expert in this area by any means, but I believe most tribes prefer first to be referred to by their tribal heritage (Cherokee, Cree, etc) or, generically in Canada as First Nation and many dislike the term "Native American" more than the term Indian. I could be mistaken, though, and I apologize if I am incorrect.
- bmeltzer

It's all so complicated. I had an african american studies professor who said that when she was a kid, the term 'black' was totally inappropriate and still bothers her to this day even though it's accepted.

I also hate the term african-american. It's stupid because most 'african-americans' have been in America longer than white people.

Never has one mistake ever lasted this long.
- PhillySportsGuy

Probably not as long as the accompanying myth that Columbus 'discovered' the New World.

Yo, Manon Rheaume is (was) hot.

People of origin in North America are "Native Americans."
People of origin from Africa in America are "African Americans."
People of origin from Europe in America are "White."
- jmatchett383

And we oppress them too.

Probably not as long as the accompanying myth that Columbus 'discovered' the New World.
- Tomahawk

I know, right? We all know that Lief Erikson invented the new world.

Yea... Why didn't he call them by thier real names... Native Americans... Silly Columbus.
- youarewrong

Columbus gets a pass, still waiting on everybody else's excuses though.

Probably not as long as the accompanying myth that Columbus 'discovered' the New World.
- Tomahawk

Well it's all about perspective there. If I'm European in the 15th century, I didn't know North America was there!!

I am not an expert in this area by any means, but I believe most tribes prefer first to be referred to by their tribal heritage (Cherokee, Cree, etc) or, generically in Canada as First Nation and many dislike the term "Native American" more than the term Indian. I could be mistaken, though, and I apologize if I am incorrect.
- bmeltzer

Pretty sure you're right, Bill. I'm Blackfoot (not enough to matter but enough to care about it, 6.25% -- as much as I am Italian) and it's more or less vicarious offense being taken. That is, folks are taking offense for those they think would or should be offended.

Tonight's Flyers-Sabres matchup marks the first time 2 Native Canadian coaches will play against each other:
http://www.nhl.com/ice/bl...tm?id=23003&cmpid=nhl-twt
- JAKEw1234

Leight

Yea... Why didn't he call them by thier real names... Native Americans... Silly Columbus.
- youarewrong

It has more to do with the fact that it hasn't been fixed for 500 years. Not Columbus making the mistake.

At some point someone said "We're not in Indians so they aren't Indians, but let's just keep calling them that"

Fill me in about C?? I hadn't heard about this....
- Giroux_Is_God

Check NHL.com for the story. It was featured last night.

It's all so complicated. I had an african american studies professor who said that when she was a kid, the term 'black' was totally inappropriate and still bothers her to this day even though it's accepted.

I also hate the term african-american. It's stupid because most 'african-americans' have been in America longer than white people.
- PhillySportsGuy

I hate the fact we still acknowledge the difference... But if you didn't have those boxes to check on tax form, or application, you couldnt get governement benefits.

Yo, Manon Rheaume is (was) hot.


- jmatchett383

She's got goalie thighs....

I bet she's better at stopping breakaways than Bryzgalov.

Yo, Manon Rheaume is (was) hot.


- jmatchett383

That's not what the file name indicates.

- johndewar

Makes me think of Monty Python's "Semaphore Version of Wuthering Heights."

I hate the fact we still acknowledge the difference... But if you didn't have those boxes to check on tax form, or application, you couldnt get governement benefits.
- youarewrong

I'm not getting political with you. I just never understood why we use the word Indians to refer to people who have never stepped foot in India

She's got goalie thighs....

I bet she's better at stopping breakaways than Bryzgalov.
- PLindbergh31

How much crap do you think her younger brother, Pascal, took about her while he was playing?

Jake! Cmon man....The Chief??
- Giroux_Is_God

That name does make more sense now