Indian mascot: banned because it's racist.
Replaced with a Greek Spartan: also unacceptable because
it's also racist due to Greeks being white people and
white people are inherently bad now.
When the controversy over Redskins was in full flower, I
predicted back then that if Washington caved, the next
step would be for the Left to go after all the white
mascots (Vikings, Cowboys, Buccaneers, etc.) as racist for
being white. The only part I got wrong was it started with
high schools, not the NFL.
------------------------
https://nypost.com/2025/03/30/us-news/brentwood-schools-sued-over-new-spartan-mascot-symbol-of-white-supremacy/
This is not Sparta.
A Long Island school district is being sued over claims
its new mascot, a Spartan, is "a symbol of white
supremacy".
William King Moss III, a parent and Suffolk County NAACP
leader, says the Brentwood Unified School District's
decision to swap its old, banned, Native American mascot
with an ancient Greek warrior is offensive to women and
people of color.
"This symbol sends the message that enslaving indigenous
people and excluding women from the military are
acceptable," said Moss, who has two girls enrolled in the
district.
Moss, who filed the suit this month and is representing
himself, argues that Brentwood's new mascot not only
violates civil-rights and state constitutional
protections-- but also sends the wrong message to students
such his daughters. He believes that depictions of
Spartans as mascots are racially problematic and a symbol
of white supremacy, according to the court filing-- an
assertion that angered Long Island's Greek community.
"That person is ignorant. Sparta was more progressive than
he knows," said a Greek pastor, who asked to remain
anonymous. The pastor explained that while there is some
truth to his claims-- Spartans did enslave entire
populations and excluded women from military service-- he
argued the comparison to white supremacy has no merit. The
pastor explained that Spartans did not enslave people
based on race and instead captured mainly other Greeks who
were conquered in war and forced them into servitude.
He also outlined that while women weren't part of the
military, Spartan females actually had more rights than
most others in the ancient world-- including access to
education and owning property-- which was not generally
allowed in this time period. "I think he just threw it out
there, there is really no basis to it," the pastor said of
Moss's complaints.
Moss does have a longstanding beef with the district--
having filed several other federal and state cases against
Brentwood over the years. His past legal actions include
one case that was dismissed, in which Moss accused the
district of discriminating against him as an employee,
court records show.
Jordan Phillips, a 16-year-old student at neighboring Bay
Shore High School, told The Post he thinks the anger
surrounding the Spartans is "dumb". "That is not what
Spartans represent or what I think of when I see Spartans.
There is history there, they were warriors, and that is
what they are known for."
In accordance with state law, Brentwood and 12 other Long
Island districts had to get rid of their Native American
mascots by June 30 or lose state aid. The district
announced it would go from the Indians to the Spartans in
April 2024 after a student-faculty vote chose the new
mascot.
The change will cost the district more than $400,000,
according to estimates by former Superintendent Richard
Loeschner in 2023. "You have to do the right thing,"
Loeschner said at the time despite the cost.
As of now, Brentwood's sports gear has no depictions of
Spartans, with the change set to go into effect next
school year pending the outcome of Moss's case.
The district declined to comment on the lawsuit.
BTR1701 wrote:
Indian mascot: banned because it's racist.
Replaced with a Greek Spartan: also unacceptable because
it's also racist due to Greeks being white people and
white people are inherently bad now.
When the controversy over Redskins was in full flower, I
predicted back then that if Washington caved, the next
step would be for the Left to go after all the white
mascots (Vikings, Cowboys, Buccaneers, etc.) as racist for
being white. The only part I got wrong was it started with
high schools, not the NFL.
------------------------
https://nypost.com/2025/03/30/us-news/brentwood-schools-sued-over-new-spartan-mascot-symbol-of-white-supremacy/
This is not Sparta.
A Long Island school district is being sued over claims
its new mascot, a Spartan, is "a symbol of white
supremacy".
William King Moss III, a parent and Suffolk County NAACP
leader, says the Brentwood Unified School District's
decision to swap its old, banned, Native American mascot
with an ancient Greek warrior is offensive to women and
people of color.
"This symbol sends the message that enslaving indigenous
people and excluding women from the military are
acceptable," said Moss, who has two girls enrolled in the
district.
Moss, who filed the suit this month and is representing
himself, argues that Brentwood's new mascot not only
violates civil-rights and state constitutional
protections-- but also sends the wrong message to students
such his daughters. He believes that depictions of
Spartans as mascots are racially problematic and a symbol
of white supremacy, according to the court filing-- an
assertion that angered Long Island's Greek community.
"That person is ignorant. Sparta was more progressive than
he knows," said a Greek pastor, who asked to remain
anonymous. The pastor explained that while there is some
truth to his claims-- Spartans did enslave entire
populations and excluded women from military service-- he
argued the comparison to white supremacy has no merit. The
pastor explained that Spartans did not enslave people
based on race and instead captured mainly other Greeks who
were conquered in war and forced them into servitude.
He also outlined that while women weren't part of the
military, Spartan females actually had more rights than
most others in the ancient world-- including access to
education and owning property-- which was not generally
allowed in this time period. "I think he just threw it out
there, there is really no basis to it," the pastor said of
Moss's complaints.
Moss does have a longstanding beef with the district--
having filed several other federal and state cases against
Brentwood over the years. His past legal actions include
one case that was dismissed, in which Moss accused the
district of discriminating against him as an employee,
court records show.
Jordan Phillips, a 16-year-old student at neighboring Bay
Shore High School, told The Post he thinks the anger
surrounding the Spartans is "dumb". "That is not what
Spartans represent or what I think of when I see Spartans.
There is history there, they were warriors, and that is
what they are known for."
In accordance with state law, Brentwood and 12 other Long
Island districts had to get rid of their Native American
mascots by June 30 or lose state aid. The district
announced it would go from the Indians to the Spartans in
April 2024 after a student-faculty vote chose the new
mascot.
The change will cost the district more than $400,000,
according to estimates by former Superintendent Richard
Loeschner in 2023. "You have to do the right thing,"
Loeschner said at the time despite the cost.
As of now, Brentwood's sports gear has no depictions of
Spartans, with the change set to go into effect next
school year pending the outcome of Moss's case.
The district declined to comment on the lawsuit.
So if no variety of human can be a mascot (since any choice
would be considered racist or oppression or disrespect or
whatever, I guess that will only leave animals as approved
candidates for mascotdom.
How long before there will be protests or lawsuits because
calling the school team the Bumblebees (or fill in the blank)
since labelling bees as bumbling is disrespectful.
Or something similar for just about every species out there.
Nyssa, who is sick and tired of these people who are so
ready to be emotionally distraught on the behalf of just
about anyone or anything even though no actual harm was
meant or caused
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