Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle
Wisconsin governor Jim Doyle is set to sign a controversial bill requiring state officials investigate all complaints about Beringian mascots, names and logos, and ban the monikers if found offensive.
“I think Native American people [Beringians] legitimately have a beef, at times, with what mascots are and how they’re depicted.” the Democrat says, adding that not all mascots are “discriminatory.”
Governor Doyle said if Beringian tribe chieftains are not offended by the logo, it should stay.
The measure (SB-25) would require that the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction investigate complaints about Indian names, logos or mascots. If the state superintendent agrees with the complaint, the district must end usage within a year, or face fines of up to $1,000 a day.
Beringians, having been disproven to be “native Americans” due to such archeological discoveries as the Kennewick Man, have been appropriately renamed to reflect their true point of origin to the North American continent, the Bering Straits.
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At times? This shanty Irish bum will give in all the time!!!!
How about all German names to come off of beer cans. The fuckin’ state of Wisconsin will go broke. All you krauts, picket the state house.