In A PC World, Tradition Gets Scalped
I want to make it clear if you come here you will not get hugs or choruses of kumbaya. Political correctness to me horse crap, a device that liberals invented to hold businesses, broadcast networks and politicians hostage while generating negative bad publicity. They organize, they spin and the next thing you know, they get what they want. This is hardly what the founders had in mind.This brings us to the raging Wisconsin issue of Indian nicknames. Recently, this fine state and it's über liberal Governor, passed a law which said that anyone offended by an Indian nickname could petition the state and if the review board felt the name was offensive, they would order the school board to change it or fine them heavily.
This has all of the charm of a Chicago election in that the system is stacked against any school that has a complaint made against it. You could have a defense team of Robert Shapiro, F. Lee Bailey and the rotting corpses of Johnny Cochran and Clarence Darrow and it wouldn't matter. You will be ordered to change your name. And once they root out and get rid of all the Indian names, they will disband and go on their merry way until PETA goads them to get rid of animal nicknames.
There is nothing wrong with names like Warriors, Braves, Indians, Chiefs, Blackhawks, etc, especially in a state that has a rich Indian heritage. Most of these school districts have gone to great lengths to bring honor on these names and their long tradition is what binds a community.
In the Milwaukee suburb of Mukwanago, they have been called the Indians for years. But apparently someone had an issue with that. And that someone is a former student, Rain Koepke, who claims the whole thing is racist and that he was teased in school because he is an Indian.
According to his attorney "Rain, in opposing the use of Indian mascots and logos is fighting for his psychological health." Son, you fight for your psychological heath with a trained professional, not your whole damned community.
As you can imagine, the entire town of Mukwanago is furious about this . Many of the people that went to the school talk about the pride they have in the name and how it brought them strength during their playing days. Yet because of one self admitted psychologically damaged kid, years of tradition will most likely be ordered to an end.
So, here's an idea for you lefties. Instead of you knowing what's best for us because you are smarter, why not let the people of Mukwanago decide? Why not let the community vote during the primary in September or the election in November and let them decide what THEY want..
Oh wait. Let me answer it for you. Because if you did that, you wouldn't get what you want. And what you want is the eradication of Indian nicknames not because they really bother people, but because you the liberals have decided that they are bad for us.
As for the kid who complained, Rain Koepke, if he thinks his psychological health is precarious now, wait until they order the town to change the name. I hope he has a good shrink and a better place to hide.
Posted by Chip Ramsey at 8/28/2010 8:40 AM 
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Tags: Life Behind The Cheese Curtain
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Tags: Life Behind The Cheese Curtain
Woah; back this train up.
I enjoy reading your blog and subscribe to it in my google reader. I'm a Chicago sports fan, but also politically a liberal (like many Chicago sports fans).
Why did you have to go political here? Not all liberals think this way or do these things. I'd be the first one to defend the Blackhawks logo, just like I defended the Illini Chief.
I'm just saying...
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David:
While I agree with you that pointing a finger at an entire ideology isn't always a good idea, please consider the following:
- Wisconsin is a strange state in that while most areas of the state are somewhat conservative (and probably Libertarian), the state's two most populated areas are as left as it gets. Especially Madison, which is the state capitol.
- It is the people on the left that made this law a reality. The Governor (Doyle) leans left as does the majority of the state legislature.
- My intent was to put a face on who the culprit was. And in this case, the culprit clearly were liberal lawmakers in Madison.
- I believe that there are good liberals and good conservatives and bad liberals and bad conservatives. I don't belong to a political party for that reason and I have been known to vote for members of both parties. I admit to being a Libertarian, but I don't necessarily subscribe to all facets of their philosophy.
- As far as getting political, this issue was raised by, voted by and endorsed by politicians. The people in these communities weren't upset about the nickname of their school and did not ask the state to step in and fix it. But somehow, these lawmakers, who lead a state with ten percent unemployment, taxes out the wazoo, industry fleeing at every turn, teacher layoffs, crumbling roads and an increasing population of drug runners and undocumented workers, decided to forgo solving all those important problems to worry about something that really no one had a problem with.
- In the last two years, this state has enacted a crap load of social laws designed to fatten the wallets of lawyers, doctors and insurance companies and lobbyists. The democrats know they must get all this done now because come November, this state will most likely elect a Republican governor and legislature. No body asked them to, there were no referendums or polling done, these guys just woke up one day and decided to screw everybody (my opinion) because they could. And the majority of those guys are the democrats for the liberal parts of Wisconsin.
- I admit I am frustrated with the government of this state and how dumb they are and this piece gave me a chance to vent a little bit.
- I don't know how old you are, but I can promise you one thing: The older you get, the more conservative you get. I remember when I was in college, I was practically a socialist. As you get older and accumulate things, you tend to want to protect your family and your stuff ahead of everything or everybody else. Just a thought there.
I hope I have explained a little more in detail why I wrote what I wrote. Thanks for reading, I appreciate it.Chip Ramsey
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