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re: Guys on Around the horn say Corso dressing up as a Seminole crossed the line...

Posted on 10/21/13 at 5:55 pm to
Posted by ClydeFrog
Kenya
Member since Jul 2012
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Posted on 10/21/13 at 5:55 pm to
The guy who dresses up as the chief each game is almost always a white undergraduate student who has the role all year. Is that racist too? If not then why Corso?
Posted by ToulatownTiger
Louisiana
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Posted on 10/21/13 at 5:58 pm to
I called Bomani a tPOS and he tweeted me back
Posted by TheOcean
#honeyfriedchicken
Member since Aug 2004
42455 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 6:00 pm to
Didn't know students are Chief Osceola.

Here's something about the blessing from the tribe:

quote:

In the 1980s and 1990s, when mascots based on Native Americans became more controversial and many Native Americans and supporters protested their use, Florida State consulted with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, emphasizing that Osceola was never intended to be demeaning. Several representatives of the Seminole Tribe, including Chairman James E. Billie and Council Member Max Osceola, have given FSU their blessing to use Osceola and Seminole imagery.[10][11] However, the matter remains controversial for other Florida Seminoles, as well as members of the Seminole Tribe of Oklahoma.[5][11][12] Critics have noted a political undercurrent in this support from Seminole leaders, who are heavily involved in business ventures such as Indian casinos in the state.[5] In 2005, FSU was among the schools potentially facing NCAA sanctions for using "hostile and abusive" Indian mascots and names; after much deliberation, the NCAA gave FSU an exemption, citing the university's relationship with the Seminole Tribe of Florida as a major factor.[11][13]
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
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Member since May 2012
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Posted on 10/21/13 at 6:01 pm to
quote:

Chief is an actual Seminole. We are also fully supported by the tribe and have members who attend every game

i was going to say..

that's probably the coolest tradition in college football imo
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
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Posted on 10/21/13 at 6:01 pm to
He always talks about how he loves responding to stupid people on Twitter.
Posted by Well I Reckon
Member since Aug 2013
416 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 6:03 pm to
pussification of America. it really is going to shite.
Posted by Kcarp
Member since Jun 2004
18881 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 6:04 pm to
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I hope corso gets fired

Becareful what you wish for, I think Lou Holtz is going to take his place.
Posted by bayoubengal03
Member since Nov 2006
937 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 6:04 pm to
How much does the support cost?
Posted by tigerpimpbot
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Posted on 10/21/13 at 6:06 pm to
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He always talks about how he loves responding to stupid people on Twitter.



Posted by sms151t
Polos, Porsches, Ponies..PROBATION
Member since Aug 2009
139838 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 6:19 pm to
What the NCAA did to North Dakota after what they let FSU get away with is asinine. UND had backing of tribe and the letter their president wrote was a masterpiece.
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
71535 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 6:22 pm to
North Dakota ain't moving merch though.
Posted by emmanuellewis
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2009
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Posted on 10/21/13 at 6:26 pm to
I think most of these issues are not exactly black and white and I have always agreed that it is ridiculous that the Redskins is still a sports team name today (not that I am vehemently opposed to it).

With that said, it is hard for me to find what Corso did offensive. I'd be interested in hearing responses from Florida St but it is in line with what he does every week. He always does something at the end of gameday involving team's mascots. If that weren't the case, I can see the point of a complaint. But that is the whole point of the end of the segment. Did he do anything offensive in the outfit? I've only seen the gif of Murray slamming him.
Posted by DMagic
#ChowderPosse
Member since Aug 2010
46375 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 6:27 pm to
They don't bring the dough that FSU does
Posted by Bengalroar
Member since Aug 2013
887 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 6:30 pm to
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Wilbon is the epitome of a racist crybaby
If it's wrong for Corso to dress up as a Seminole, then it's wrong for any actor to dress up as any original American. Did they complain about actors on Around the Horn?
Posted by bayoubengal03
Member since Nov 2006
937 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 6:39 pm to
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If it's wrong for Corso to dress up as a Seminole, then it's wrong for any actor to dress up as any original American. Did they complain about actors on Around the Horn?



You can't be this dumb
Posted by TheOcean
#honeyfriedchicken
Member since Aug 2004
42455 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 6:40 pm to
Go troll elsewhere
Posted by bayoubengal03
Member since Nov 2006
937 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 6:41 pm to
Still waiting to hear what "support" cost per year.
Posted by dukke v
PLUTO
Member since Jul 2006
202699 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 6:43 pm to
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Not to mention the ridiculous double standard. We find out that Paula Deen said the N word 20 years ago, and she has to be destroyed. But Jesse Jackson gets caught making anti-Semitic slurs, and he even got caught lying about it, and people



And here we go..................
Posted by dukke v
PLUTO
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202699 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 6:44 pm to
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Go troll elsewhere


And I asked WHO???? You can't answer???
Posted by Sentrius
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64757 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 6:44 pm to
I really love it when people are offended for people who aren't offended at all.
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