And you sir just crossed it.
I know that this
blog originally started as a blog for writer’s inspiration and has kind of
morphed into something that... well... I don't know what it is, but I know that
when I run across things that I find interesting and compelled to write about I
do.
Here recently my
panties have been twisted...
Well, not really.
I'm more up in arms about the fact that people feel the need to make everything
so politically correct...
All over an
interesting article that has been making the rounds of all my Texas Tech
friends. Here is the link:
Take time and read
the article. It’s short, sweet and to the point.
Okay now that
you've done that, let me just start off with the generic sports mentality.
Don't mess with my sports traditions! They are traditions for a reason.
Now I know that
sports over the past two to three decades have come under some
serious scrutiny for certain aspects of tradition. For example most
recently in baseball I remember a time where there was a over exaggerated
mascot that was brought under fire for the way that the Native American nation
thought that he was portraying them to the rest of the country. It
was highly offensive. I'm sure you all know that I'm talking about the
Cleveland Indians mascot.
To that I say,
really?!?
I think that for
you to think that some guy who wears an obvious suit is portraying you in a bad
light you have got to be aching for something to complain about.
The next thing
that got scrutinized was the tomahawk chopping motion, okay
seriously?...
When people start
doing this I kind of want to say why stop there? I mean really?
So let's get this
all politically corrected up.
Let's start with
the obvious offensive things; first, no more gender differentiation. So if the
Lady whatever's, or the whateverette's are playing and you don't keep up with
the sports schedules, then you might be super surprised when you get to the
game.
Next let's take
care of PETA, so lions, tigers and bears bye bye.
Names that denote
violence, you're out too. So all you raiders, cowboys, titans and vikings tough
luck.
And the hand
gestures those have got to go too. The bear claws, the hook 'ems, tomahawks and
everything else. Bye bye.
So now that we
have everything cleaned up I believe that the only teams in the country that
can keep their names are the 49'ers and the Houston Astros.
I did have an
argument about the Yankees. The term Yankee is a derogatory southern term used
to describe some one from the north, I'm sure that there is some Northerner
that would get there panties in a bunch over it. So it is considered offensive.
That and Yankee is not a politically correct term. So that won't fly here.
I did just think
of the Mets... Sorry guys briefly forgot about y'all.
This letter does
make me laugh.
He talks about
other Southern schools having to drop using the confederate flag at sporting
events for obvious reasons... I would like you to reference the great state of
Mississippi and some its high institutions of learning.
This letter might
have been composed and published in Texas, but the author has yet to figure out
in Texas we are kind of proud of our guns in all forms. I'm actually fairly
certain this guys isn't even Texan. I would bet money he's an import from
somewhere.
Tech could be
petitioned for it and I don't think it will ever happen. One thing all
Southerners are proud of is their traditions.
This does make me
think back to a discussion that I was having with a fellow collegiate
before a class while I was at Tech.
She was telling me
how offensive she found, what I found to be a very witty
and intriguing show, King of the Hill. She found it offensive because
she felt that it was telling the rest of the country that Texas is filled with
back water trailer trash.
I thought it was
funny and very relevant, because it brought up things like, public education,
politics, and economics among other things. At the same time it had
some solid truths to it. Like everyone in Texas knows a Dale type character,
and a Boomhauer, as well as a Bill. But there is one thing that rang truer than
anything else for this viewer. At the end of the day this show boiled down to a
man who did what he did, because he was a proud American and an even prouder
Texan, and that was something that I didn't find offensive.
With that...
I am a proud Texas
Tech Alum, and I hold my guns high at sporting events and every time our school
song is played. That is one tradition that I will pass on, to my children and
their children. Not the gun part per-say, but the pride in where you come
from and the pride for who you support.
Now I will leave
you with this thought. If we start PC'ing up sports where does it stop? Will it
stop when they take all the violence out completely? So football is no longer
tackle, but two below, and boxing turns into a glorified pillow fight?
It’s all food for
thought.
And that is just
this sports junkies opinion.
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