Comments on: Is the Blackhawks logo offensive? Damien Cox thinks so

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Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:13:02 +0000

[...] out during the Blackhawks organization, they have been shielded fiercely by a hockey community, as Canadian sportswriter Damien Cox found out final year [...]

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:47:51 +0000

THANK YOU SHANNON for observing that the Black Hawk was for a chief of the Sauk nation. He was pretty bad ass, and the founder of the team had assumed the name for his battalion in the war. When he founded the team he assumed the name. It was in respect and honor and geographically correct at the Sauk nation was in IL.

By: Shannon V.

Shannon V. — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:09:12 +0000

Errr…FYI, there is no such thing as the “Blackhawk” nation. Blackhawk was supposedly a person, not a tribe.

By: Bob J.

Bob J. — Sun, 30 May 2010 01:01:15 +0000

In case you are not aware, the Hawks were voted the best uniforms is pro sports.

By: David C

David C — Sat, 29 May 2010 23:50:39 +0000

Blackhawks are fighting warriors. I would be honored to be represented by them. I’m from Atlanta and PROUD to be A BRAVE!

By: dutchboy

dutchboy — Sat, 29 May 2010 21:23:07 +0000

YES! I am Cherokee and could not have said it better. My college team is the Central College DUTCH and I’m just as proud of that. By the way my wife is 100% Dutch in ancestry.

By: Sioux Fan

Sioux Fan — Sat, 29 May 2010 20:58:44 +0000

Is it columns like this that keep announcers from stating that J. Toews is a University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux alumnus? It is frustrating watching a hockey game and the announcers continually talk about where these players went to college (those that actually did) but refuse to ever mention Toews went to UND. I always here Michigan, Wisconsin, BC but never UND. Is it simply because of the NC double aholes forcing the university to change their nickname?

By: Reality

Reality — Sat, 29 May 2010 17:19:53 +0000

I’m going go out on a limb here and say that Damien Coxis not a member of the Blackhawk Nation? If Damien had done his research he would have found that they actually approve of the use of their name for the team, because their tribe has roots in that region of the country. Just like the Irish in Boston, who also have a team in the Finals of their sport! I don’t see Dennis Leary, Bono and Conan O’Brien marching down the street holding picket signs! In fact I bet Leary will probably be in the crowd cheering for them!

By: mica haney

mica haney — Sat, 29 May 2010 17:15:11 +0000

i’m Native American myself & the notion that this is offensive is what offends me more than anything. the reality is that the likeness is being used to intimidate & at the same time be a rallying point of a fan base, the face of a franchise, & has become a point of pride for most who share my lineage.
furthermore…for each time we see one of these erroneous & asinine faux-racist, attention-grabbing declarations about the Native American culture, i’d like to see another like article from Norwegians or Danes or Swedes whining about the Vikings monniker. maybe we should start considering how racist it is to have a barbaric, blood-thirsty culture being misrepresented by a bunch of pansy-colored, purple uniformed pilgrims.
or perhaps we should start taking offense to any team donning the Wizards monniker for the obvious association & disrespect intended towards the jewish, rabbidic culture (look it up…any wizard or witch reference originates from anti-semetism).
this falls on deaf ears especially when teams are doing well…in the end the pride & success it represents becomes more important than any negative connotation that can be extracted or derived.

By: HOB

HOB — Sat, 29 May 2010 16:35:29 +0000

Hey go to HE double hockey stick. You must be a very negative person. Looking at the glass half full, I see the BlackHawks and other sports teams as honoring an ethnic people with their logo.
Arguing with sports teams about their logo is absurd. All the energy of claiming that a sports logo is offensive should be channeled towards stopping violent crimes against people. That’s where you’ll make a positive societal impact.

By: Logic

Logic — Sat, 29 May 2010 16:05:41 +0000

When the morons that insist that every Native American reference be eliminated as “offensive”, they will succeed in driving the remembrance of native people completely out of modern dialogue. When children or adults ask why an Indian is the mascot of a team, the opportunity to discuss the regional history of native people occurs. When the mascot name is gone, so will the opportunity to keep native people from being forgotten completely. Like most political correct, knee jerk, shallow thinking psuedo-intellectuals, the unintended consequences are not considered. Instead of the tyranny of the minority and squeaky wheels getting grease, I’d rather replace the squeaky wheel.