Red Round Up, 7/15/08

This is a notable Round Up today, readers.  There's a lot of stuff that should've been on the front page in terms of significance, but other stuff was more significant.  So, let's round up this stuff that didn't make it to Redlines and digest.

Billings Man Cites Hunting Discrimination

from KULR-8:

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is now hearing the case of a Billings man who claims he's being denied the right to hunt, based on his race.

The Fighting Whities
The Fighting Whities

Keith Olbermann, Anderson Cooper and Paula Zahn discuss the un-PC-ness of a sports team called the Fighting Whities. From CNN circa 2002.

 (11/27/2007)
The Culturally Sensitive Mascot
The Culturally Sensitive Mascot

Oregon considers a ban on Native American mascots, team names and logos, but one school is ahead of the game, thanks to input from the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes.

 (10/4/2007)

  • Tell us what you think about the 'Navajobama' T-shirt, and we'll send your comments to the manufacturer—and to the Obama for President campaign. (No profanities, please.)

  • A Native American gay wedding ceremony takes place at a Two Spirit gathering in Montana.

  • Omission disappoints Native Americans attending the presidential candidate's speech in Wisconsin. Others express concern over Obama's stance on Indian gaming.

  • A Tennessee high school, whose mascot is the Indians, takes the Native American motif one step further: It calls school grounds "The Reservation."

  • The Native actor’s role on 'Law and Order: SVU' is coming to an end, but he plans to stay busy with an Internet TV show, a book and a new baby.

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