A local High School, Goshen, just decided to drop its mascot to appease a few people that considered it offensive. I find that offensive. That we have become a society that bends to a minority that claim offense at tradition makes me uneasy. I find the two party system, weak system of punishment for criminals, the word politician, tomatoes, and just about a zillion other things offensive. To attempt to eliminate all things offensive to all people would be just OFFENSIVE.
We can make anything offensive if we seek to do so. Look for the other side of the subject. Over a hundred years ago the School board at Goshen did not sit down and say "Ah yes, lets call ourselves REDSKINS because that is the most vile thing we can think of". I would rather imagin that the thinking was more to the tune that the Native Americans were a proud people with good values.
Where is the offense?
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