This 'dispute' has been going on for over 20+ years, and has gone basically nowhere.
Calling a sports team the Indians is no different than calling them the Fighting Irish, the Buccaneers, the Steelers, Deamon Deacons, Boiler Makers, Musketeers, etc... If anything being a mascot for something is more of an honor rather than being demeaning. It is a symbol if pride for one's heritage. I went to grade school in Ohio, and played for the team the Red Raiders. This is not going to change anytime soon. Even though I don't thing it matters, the character in the logo is never anything other than running or standing. It could be anyone or anything. The only reason why it is a person that looks like that is because it doesn't make sense to be anything else. Also it doesn't make Apache's logo that much different just because they went with a feather rather than a actual Apache. --------------- Jim Isaacs 614.228.3069 52 E 41st Place, Apt. 7 San Mateo, CA 94403 http://jidd.jimisaacs.com On Oct 8, 2010, at 9:06 AM, Zachary Krebs wrote: > Please consider removing it or changing it. For some context, there is a huge > dispute in N. America about people using Native American > symbols/logos/caricatures in popular culture to demean or otherwise insinuate > that indigenous people are fast, quirky, half-witted, lesser-than, etc. The > entire idea of naming web servers after Native People (for no reason) and > then having logos from their cultural background makes little sense. Perhaps > you could consider redesigning your logo to use something other than a > caricature of a person? Also posted this to the Hiawatha forum, which has a > similar issue. > > http://www.hiawatha-webserver.org/forum/topic/686 > > Sincerely, > > Zachary Krebs > > Voice:(541) 708-1163 > Skype: ZacharyKrebs > > > _______________________________________________ > Cherokee mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.octality.com/listinfo/cherokee
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