Oh, PUH-LEEZE!

By now, unless you've been living in a cave, you've probably heard that the NCAA has banned almost all "Indian-style" nicknames, mascots, etc.(Username: MUKRI@BUGMENOT.COM Password: ANURA1 courtesy of bugmenot.com, from any post-season tournament play. Apparently, any school that has a nickname or logo considered racially or ethnically "hostile" or "abusive" by the NCAA would be prohibited from using them in postseason events.

Three words: Get. Over. It.

I can't begin to describe how silly this whole issue is. First, they force the Indians to get rid of Chief Wahoo, and now this.

What's next? Are people going to demand that the New York Yankees change their name? After all, the term "Yankee" was used as a derogatory way to refer to us Americans during the Revolution. Therefore, calling someone a "yankee" is an insult to each and every citizen of these great United States.

Sounds silly, doesn't it? And yet no less silly than all the controversy over the so-called "insulting" Indian names. For Christ's sake, let it go!

I guess I can take some comfort in the fact that in AOL's informal on-line poll, in which the voters were asked, "Do you agree with the NCAA's decision to ban Indian mascots?", of the 62,252 votes received as of this writing, 89% of the respondents answered "No".

There may yet be hope for this country.