In Case You Missed It - Native American Mascot Ban

Wednesday, June 7th

Linda Thomas, from Tewksbury, is trying to get Massachusetts law makers to vote on a ban of Native American mascots in public schools throughout the state. Should there be a ban and is anyone really offended over this? The callers chime in to let their voices be heard!
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Yeah they Hill Man Morning Show on demand. I always find ten yeah yeah so hey Ask.com. Yesterday. Our elected. Officials. Wasted valuable time. Discussing a bill. That would be and all use. Native American symbols. Orders nicknames. When it comes to. School's sports teams. And the like in our state. Valuable time waste. And there is some feedback that we can share this morning and say we've discussed this couple times on the show yes and the woman. Who started this whole thing who is from. Wilkes-Barre. Was at the hearing yesterday her name is Roland Thomas Linda Thomas is in English muffin. And here is what Linda had this. We like seeing names in Massachusetts. That are not discriminatory. And Massachusetts public schools have a mandate. To have schools free of racial bias I understand that people are attached to the name there's a history there's a tradition. Native Americans have been expressing their discomfort and and the real harm that comes to them from these names the language changes over time cultures change over time towns have already changed. And mascots and you know teams are able to bundle how it ends and support their team. Are you an American Linda. Have you heard these have you heard these have you spoken to win these people. And I heard firsthand. That they're bothered by that because some of them were there yesterday. And they weren't bothered by it at all this is one time we didn't want to London down their yeah this is I mean it's. I like to get out of it lady first of all it's gonna cost these schools of fortune. Like for instance you know I happen to be legendary. Ms. schober chieftain. It's. You know if not for some pork coaching could have mated. Farther in my basket walkers and then then just showed achieved in basketball but the did the party that's my tradition at my school I go their own. I've been lucky enough to watch my daughter play soccer there. I've been like an eagle there on Friday nights at one point I watched my son played football there app for the cheap to for The Chieftains yeah for the team they so. The this nonsense of some woman. From books Berry who has never. Based any kind of a struggle whatsoever when it comes to move. The native American people would. Being the one who is now force this issue we live and for small have you taken a look. At the state seal a bit of of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts then there's a native American on did. The word Massachusetts. Is and how it went word. Change the name of our state. Tests. Two days. Yet what what state you live and I live and 840 Clinton ought to even be. All have ever been to eat now I haven't been yet. I've ever you know what's beautiful. You ought to drive on down to the blue river because the blue river is difficulty estimate but that was a native American and they have to think you'd go visit the now there's native American man yes rule was part of this yesterday teen millions means very. Gene Williams. And I'm giving gene Williams. An award I'm conducting gene Williams into the man town hall of fame off Jeanne as an actual native American lady. Not a social justice warrior like you this is what gene had to say. This mascot business is nothing more. Window dressing it's not a problem to meet the proud to see yet to see you my people. Jackets. And work. I'm proud to see there effigy of my people. On jackets and things like that that's that is thank Eugene my lord thank you. Nancy you're on the premium sports studio line what's up Nancy. Good mining everybody yeah that's where you. Khaleda and determined English and then. We. Weren't good luck in not native American. Second on I think we obviously killed. Is bring in some native American people and had a little discussion about this because I know many. And I never heard anything like this come out of the amount. On it came out. Yeah names. You know and that we recognize them and they don't look at it as discriminatory. That infineon lady needs to stop. And you know at these millennial. It's a waste. Of valuable time these people could be figuring out. How to get the tax rate back to the rate that we voted on which is high on how to how to feed children. It's how to. You go at it's it's it this is what they are. This is what they are wasting. They're tying where are you are you absolutely. It's it's it's crazy to me that we've reached this point in this in this state and in this country hello Anthony. Payload or what's up. It's I complete eager to get it think it's an honor irk people she'll there. It of American Perry article LA especially in it as cute this and then you have companies like Larry. They completely shut down the victory motorcycle I and they need her back in brain motorcycle. Despite that means she's been out. White smoke. But not other people for national opening what they had all but over well. Locals are well. Isn't this. Really truly celebrating. Diversity which is what they're always warns about. I don't like what is this what is the name. I am. Proud to be on the show but she writes. No pride at the what is the negative of if you met and native American. And you said. Lets you know you talked about the history. And he said there was some amazing chieftains. That is in great things for their tribe of people. Right what we look alike what with the person be wildly offended in and day in and spit on you or some that I mean I don't. We've pageant affair under way and I chieftains Jack I just hate you and I don't get it along might. Hey I would go and let's might. Eight are slim that are missing this must related nobody like. You know words with glee cute yeah actually there aren't very are you from its very. Yes LA LIC netbook market basket. I mean who anointed like who anointed her as the spokesperson. Where is the native American tribe in Massachusetts like gays. Well barrier parish spiced things that he's doing and saying I'm. People and looks very very good people don't don't please don't judge just based on what she says. You know people like certainly need problems in their life so that'll have to worry about you know. Minutia. That she could definitely use that heroin addiction I'll play. And don't yeah I would like though there relaxed I night. You know Linda is. The one who's spearheading this whole effort yeah a win a lot of time on it online you can't say that and I think that's. I spearhead guy get here I don't insensitive I'm telling you right now. If they pass this thing. I've taken pride. Does in the show but chieftains beer out of my as I said earlier might tiny saw us covered hands are and you got to create good they're smarter than that didn't donors donate. I don't have now here's somebody says I believe this is a 617 text. I believe. That native Americans may be more upset about their history being green who. Rat race by these kinds of things than they are about the use of the term. Like can you not. It's the the here's a Texas a great points and 978 tax on the tech needs tax line. Can you not determined that there are some maybe there's a name or who that are. You know that were chosen that we're not complimentary like for instance if there's if you wanna get rid of the main redmen okay that's how the whole thing started in. And I believe and two story. They called the red raiders or the Redmond McDonald's I think might be well it's he's a native native the Redmond made it was a right now it's is that redhawks and in Nielsen did I think now on all its offensive box that it. Amanda hawks are not read our Valium a lot of leeway why were they able to change to the Red Sox. Like I so maybe you could pick a couple names or something but again the people went to two very voted yeah. And that wasn't good enough for this lady so she asked again her. Representative. Who she probably plastered all day where you know with phone calls because she's got nothing else the GS though. Excuse me that gave senator Italian I don't know if you've got my voicemail. Just waiting for you to get back to me on the native American mascot issue. And you could please call me back how I'd like to get the ball rolling and. They are a path everybody's texting and they are called the red man yes and I'll rent and it wasn't if you if you wanted to say that. That's offensive and then but the whether it's. You know Al gone Quinn right Donna when I schooled the they the tomahawks. Mind. I mean is that offensive because it's just. It's a weapon like if Hamas wasn't all clapped and I wasn't asked if a man say they voted into bed Sosa and I hope around so I don't know I don't accept. Haven't I haven't heard we don't accept any kind of vote that happens in this country unless it goes in our wailed at some days. We're not just because people vote. Is it doesn't mean we camps. Resist polite pony. Another daughter Greg that ultimately it's not tonight. Other non I wanted to call and I I'm from Beverly Massachusetts some are graduating class of 2011. We were going to do in school they wanted to change perhaps thought from the Panthers about. And that's mourners. Now they have a whole little war where you know actually the logo and everything. What they look into it initially actually was it was George Washington's first Mabel battleship that you purchased bird won't. Maybe. What they look into the research before that it was due to the sweet (%expletive) so they had a whole city how radical change. Well of course. I just thought that is where our you're worried about that the pretty. Yeah its schools in. But I do know how to do gooders I hate to break it to these social justice warriors but. The country's been around. For a couple hundred years we have history. Where do we do we there are things that happened that were great there were things that happened that weren't that we're not so great. But we don't go back in erase everything. That makes us feel sad or makes us feel. They do it's it's a history is it you learn from it. Those who don't learn history are doomed to have repeated. Coming paraphrasing but hey but it is just Lou it's it's so. Well all right was there anybody there who agreed with it we ebony adios like to present both sides we have some audio with somebody that that agreed to with a. Calling someone and they demanded. From one is not so. And the other thing is that we do not. Any other. Nationality. By their skin colors I'm really kinda area where I'm from. Well we say white trash all of the amounts of business as of his of innocent adults. We say white men and dance you know like my men came pants and now they can't jump Greg gonna say I'm tired of being British and remind my dancing skills of adequately seniors that when I go what do you mean we are seeing me do the mom and I feel like Elaine from Seinfeld Emerson and his sprinkler in the lower the grocery cart and I Killen on that blockbuster plan.
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