New York “Warriors” Sports Team Wrestles With Name Change – HotAir

As with many other liberal enclaves, New York State previously passed a law banning the use of Native American imagery or nicknames in logos and symbols employed by sports teams and other school activities. This impacted many schools across the state because New York has a rich history of interactions with the native tribes that were encountered here, frequently with disastrous results, primarily to the Indigenous Peoples. One of the schools that was swept up in the controversy was Liverpool High School, located in a suburb of Syracuse. Their team is the Liverpool Warriors. The name “warrior” was on the list of banned names because of its association with Native American tribes. They are now seeking to keep their mascot, but change the name of the team and are soliciting suggestions from the public. But not everyone agrees that the rules should apply to them for what should be…