PCM Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 (edited) John Leo has a good column in U.S. News and World Report called "Attack of the Nannies." He takes the NCAA to task for its nannyism on the Indian nickname issue. Some highlights: Polls keep showing that American Indians aren't really offended by college team nicknames such as warriors, braves, Indians, Seminoles, and Fighting Illini. But many sportswriters, campus "diversity" officials, and now the National Collegiate Athletic Association think they ought to be.Here we are confronted by the dreaded social disease of nannyism, the irrepressible urge toward do-good coercion. The nannies are all around us now, attempting to ban smoking in outdoor areas, including New York's vast Central Park, working to eliminate one schoolyard game after another, including dodge ball (too violent), tag (hurts feelings by turning kids into targets), and just about any game with winners and losers (competition douses the cooperative ethic, and losers can be traumatized for life). Edited August 22, 2005 by PCM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7>4 Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 PCM, Thanks for the link to grandforker.com. Real cool site. Also, EXCELLENT article on Ken Hendrickson. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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