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Where are the aggrieved Scandinavians?
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Historically? Participating in the dislocation and marginalization of the people already here when they arrived.
But really, in case you missed it, in the case if the Minnesota Vikings, it was primarily Scandinavian people who gave the team that name; the name came from their own culture. Same thing for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Not the same thing with PWI's that use American Indian names for teams.
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That said, I'm from Oklahoma. I'm surrounded by Native people. They aren't discriminated against at all. In fact, they get free food, healthcare and even stipend checks from their enormously profitable operations which operate behind "sovereign" governments that don't compete on a level playing field with our other businesses.
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Perhaps one day you'll learn that your experience =/= universal experience.
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And not one person alive to day is still being injured by that. I can't even say there was anything wrong with it.
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Or maybe not.
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Climates didn't necessarily change. We're talking about organized groups deeming things offensive. It's not as if all of the Sioux Tribes got together and had some sort of discussion and decided they all should condemn this name. Nope. Just a few "concerned citizens" and years and years of tradition are out the window.
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Actually, a number of tribes did do just that. And I guess you missed it that the question was actually put up to popular vote in North Dakota. The voters of that state voted 2-1 to retire the name "Fighting Sioux."