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Originally Posted by ithos
Sorry dude but you are wrong. It is a race based figure many people consider an important part of their heritage.
Minnesota Vikings | Team Name Origin
Minnesota is a known hot spot of Scandinavian culture, and because of this the team's first GM, Bert Rose, chose the name Vikings to represent the many people of Minnesota and the surrounding area that could trace their heritage back to Scandinavia.
Mascots are chosen based on respect and honor. Not derision. |
WOW! You completely miss the point. Yes Vikings (pirates) were of Scandinavian decent, but not all Scandinavians were Vikings (pirates). To use you analogy all German's were Nazis, and all Italians are mobsters.
On the other side the slang term "Indian" refers to ALL native Americans. There's the point....Indian is a slang term to define a total group of people based on their race.