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aggiesal

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14. If you don't know about the University of Northern Colorado intramural basketball team ...

Reply to Stellar (Original post)

Wed Jul 22, 2020, 03:48 PM

Jul 2020

that called themselves "The Fighting Whites", here are a couple of their logos.

The university has a large student body of Native Americans.
Because they didn't want school mascots depicting Native American badly, they decided to turn the table on those mascots and came up with "The Fighting Whites" name.
The community loved the name.
So the Intramural team took advantage and started marketing souvenirs and they sold like hotcakes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_Whites

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Frederick Joseph wears 'Caucasian' Shirt to parody Redskins Logo. [View all] Stellar Jul 2020 OP

Caucasian isn't a racially offensive term, though Clash City Rocker Jul 2020 #1

Will "round eye" do it for you? plimsoll Jul 2020 #2

I lived in the PRC and Taiwan and was called foreigner a lot and it didn't bother me at all. geardaddy Jul 2020 #19

It was probably the shop owner following me around, plimsoll Jul 2020 #25

I thought I was 'hip'. I have never heard 'ofay' until just now. CurtEastPoint Jul 2020 #3

Maybe you're just not old enough? Clash City Rocker Jul 2020 #4

I am 70. CurtEastPoint Jul 2020 #7

You'll find 'ofay" in this classic SNL from the 1970s cojoel Jul 2020 #12

I don't think he was trying to offend anyone but he was getting the mean mug anyway. Stellar Jul 2020 #5

The Hawaii Haoles? Marcuse Jul 2020 #8

Okay, that one is pretty good Clash City Rocker Jul 2020 #11

why not white skins? if red skins is a-ok? thereby white skins is a-ok. pansypoo53219 Jul 2020 #15

Here's a Nordic one. Minnesota Vikings logo. progree Jul 2020 #6

Yes, but I don't know very many people of Scandinavian decent who are offended by that. plimsoll Jul 2020 #9

And maybe they shouldn't be upset about it (as long as its not a derogatory depiction or nickname progree Jul 2020 #16

As a white guy, it doesn't bother me. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #10

"Rednecks" is a good play on words. There's also the Washington Palefaces. n/t TheRickles Jul 2020 #13

When the NHL Las Vega$ franchise was awarded, ... aggiesal Jul 2020 #23

The "Washington Swamp" would troll the RWNJ's... Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #24

Here are some ... aggiesal Jul 2020 #27

Those would all work! Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #28

Washington Lobbyists n/t aggiesal Jul 2020 #29

Lol, isn't that the truth! nt Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #30

If you don't know about the University of Northern Colorado intramural basketball team ... aggiesal Jul 2020 #14

The Fightin' Whities! SergeStorms Jul 2020 #17

I would love a shirt like that. geardaddy Jul 2020 #18

In the past, you could order from CafePress.com ... aggiesal Jul 2020 #20

Thanks! I'll take a look. geardaddy Jul 2020 #22

Couldn't find them on CafePress.com, but ... aggiesal Jul 2020 #26

Awesome! geardaddy Jul 2020 #31

Our Lt. Governor is Native geardaddy Jul 2020 #21