Why hasn't the school with the most racist name in sports, the Fighting Irish, been forced to change it?

All the schools with Native American names, even the schools with totally non-derogatory names, were forced to change their names. Meanwhile, Notre Dame's teams are the Fighting Irish, a name based on an openly derogatory stereotype about Irish people. For most of the history of the US, Irish people have been treated about a half-notch better than black people, so I don't see having a racial stereotype about Irish people as your team name could possibly be a appropriate.

Why hasn't the school with the most racist name in sports, the Fighting Irish, been forced to change it?
I'm going to take it you're part Irish? In any case, I don't see what the big deal is in the 1st place.
Reply:The "Fighting Hos" of Our Lady of Sinful Desires Community College


Las Vegas





now thats a school's name that shouldn't be changed
Reply:they will...once they actually beat somebody
Reply:'Cause they're not called the Alcoholic Micks but the Fighting Irish which is not offensive to most people (EXCEPT POLITICALLY CORRECT PANSIES) Also, Irish isn't a race so it can't be racist, bias, but not racist.
Reply:YOUR JUST PLAIN STUPID!!!!!!!
Reply:Thing is...





Who made up the Irish name... white people


Who made up the Native names... white people





See how it might be different? But if the Irish are truely insulted, well they are welcome to take up a debate about it with Notre Dame.
Reply:Are all Irish like you??





Ok, we'll call them the 'Soft, Little Girl-like, Crybaby Irish' of Notre Dame...





Kinda catchy!
Reply:Irish are Proud to be known as Fighters, except for the Poofters among ye.....Stuff yer whinin', or I'll gie ye the back 'o me hand!......
Reply:Maybe it can be changed to the "Drunken Irish?"





Enough with the PC, sissifying of football teams already!
Reply:And Cracker Jacks should be taken off the shelves because of their defamatory racial slurs.. Really, I'm tired of this. Everyone fighting over team names that were never meant to be racist in the first place. It gets old after a while.


Get over it, I have a good bit of Irish in me, and I laugh at the jokes. What really gets me is Polish jokes, and I have a lot of that in me too. Really I'm like 40% Irish, 60% Polish, and 3% English.
Reply:maybe they will change their names when they actually win a bowl game.
Reply:Because the school was founded by Irish Catholics and if they didn't find the mascot they came up with offensive why should anyone else. I think people are too easily offended these days and they just need to shut the f*ck up!!!!





I am going to start a school and make the mascot the Drunken Redneck Ingin N!gg3r Greaseball Sp!c Raghead Chink Incestuous F*ckh3@d!!!!





GD I hate people who complain about getting their feeling hurt!!!
Reply:I don't see it as a racial slur at all. Schools weren't forced to change their names, they were tired of the pressure. Florida State hasn't changed their name from Seminoles because the Seminole people actually see it as an honor unlike the people out there who just assume everything is about racism and want to start a cause.
Reply:i would like to think the washington redskins have the most racist name in sports
Reply:who knows maybe the name will inspire ND to fight to the end and not give up EVERY game.
Reply:Because Irish people like me have thick skin. How about Paddy Wagon? That's another word that is stereotypical. Who cares? It doesn't bother me one bit. All stereotypes, like it or not, are rooted in truth. The Irish were known for getting drunk and fighting. Paddy wagon came about because a lot of the people at a certain time in America who were being arrested were Irish. Then it changed to the people who were driving the wagon were Irish.
Reply:When the Washington Redskins change this name and the team logo which is a. Native American Indian.Why do SOUTHERN states still fly the STARS AND BARS symbol of the CONFEDERACY, which is considered a SYMBOL of RACISM.
Reply:shows what you know. FSU did NOT have to change.