Chief Illiniwek's Last Dance

[MikeyPatriot]

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Whether or not you think it's offensive, I think the idea of a white person dressing up as a native American and performing a dance ritual during a sporting event halftime is highly inappropriate.

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Why? It's not done mockingly.
The act of imitating something else is not by default offensive. Of course, depending on how it's done, it can be offensive. But it's not inherently so.

Why in the hell would it matter what race the person is who's doing it?

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It doesn't matter if it's done mockingly or not. It's a sporting event. There's no reason to have any sort of dancing.

I don't care much for halftime entertainment in general, but if the school wanted to invite a local tribe to perform a dance, I'd be fine with that.

Also...you don't see how race matters here? Let's pretend there was a team called the Alabama Africans. Let's pretend, however ridiculous this would be in this example, that the team name was accepted as honoring people of African heritage. Would a white guy dressing up in traditional African garb performing a drum routine be appropriate halftime entertainment?