Lemme guess, when we find a single-cell organism somewhere in space they'd be like "We must stop all space missions, our journeys could be bringing untold harm to life-forms we haven't met yet!".
They get offended by everything save for their offensive existence.
In the US there's been a growth in politically correct behavior expectations. Some people are big fans of being politically correct always, others are more lenient, believing instead that context and intent needs to play a part in whether an action or word is politically
incorrect.One way this politically correct movement is manifesting itself is in a small but growing protest agains sports team names after the indigenous people of the North American continent.
Examples:
- Cleveland Indians (baseball)
- Washington Redskins (football)
- Kansas City Chiefs (football)
What do you all think about this? Are these team names "insulting"? Should they be banished? Or are they celebratory and, in a way, honoring the heritage of North America?
The hype is currently found in the US but I realize this could apply globally, so global discussion is certainly welcome!
If you will read the history of those countries who use the names of indigenous peoples then you will come to understand why they are using those names. It is a sign of respect and honor, they are using those names to remind them that once the land that they are occupying have ones been the land of the indigenous people. Thus having those name doesnt imply disrespect but respect.
Social justice warriors just looking for another issue to bitch about and harass common folk with.
I agree, that ultimate sign of disrespect would be to erase any mention of Native influence for the sake of puritanical correctness. Whom would such malpractice serve exactly?
Not the sport, not the Natives and not the fans of the clubs.
Funny is you don't see these miscreants bitching about female circumcision, or child marriages, etc... They'll show their tail feathers and make an apologist statement like "but that is their culture, we respect everyone's culture,". CULTure my ass!
Of course these names are honoring the Native Americans. When sports teams chose names like these it's to reinforce their intimidating image towards their opponents and make their fans feel proud and scary. Just like ancient warriors did when they disguised themselves as mighty beasts or monsters. The fans are like "We are the Chiefs, we are mighty warriors, don't mess with us".
This whole virtue signaling and political correctness has gone way too far. Remember the Hawaii taxi driver who had a hula doll on his dashboard and an SJW got him fired? It's Hawaii, hula dolls are everywhere, locals are selling them, nobody is offended, get over it!
Yikes, that was horrible. How did the driver got through it? If hula dolls were everywhere, they also have to fire anyone in possession of those. Freakin SJWs. They even get more horrible if they're vegans. Like, "you're a savage meat-eater". I'd usually retort, "you wouldn't have that brain if we never ate meat, but then again, that thing up your head don't need much nourishing anyway,".