Thread: Chief Illiniwek
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Old 02-22-2007, 12:54 PM   #7
freshnesschronic
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Yeah I'll put up two examples for both sides.

Pro Chief - I mean if Notre Dame can get away at being the Fightin' Irish with a little old leprechaun in a angry fighting pose why can't we have the much less derogatory version of the great Chief? I don't see any Irish getting angry cause the stereotype that they are hostile little midgets.

Anti-Chief - On the religious aspect; the dance the students learn to be the Chief is partly a religious dance. It would be comparable to a priest leading a mass or Jesus being crucified-----on a football/basketball field. We don't know much about Native American religion, so most people don't know the significance of the dance.

Take your stance.
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