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Kirata -> More Racism.... (3/6/2015 6:55:37 PM)
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A petition has been started at Change.org to force the city of Buffalo, New York, to change it's name.
As an enrolled member of Navajo Nation, it is mine, Mark Beasley's, and my Native American colleagues' position that the City of Buffalo and the the news outlet Buffalo News, owned by Berkshire Hathaway, should change their offensive and racist names containing the word "Buffalo" ... End the use of racist and genocidal imagery and symbols toward Native Americans today. End the pain and denigration these symbols and images incite and the damage to the psyches of Native Americans everywhere. Drop "Buffalo" from the New York city and its main news source and restore Native people's dignity. ~Link
It's not clear whether this group has a bug up their ass about Buffalo, New York, or whether (ye gods) they're actually serious, but New York isn't the only state with a city or town named "Buffalo." According to Answers.com, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia, and Wyoming all have cities or towns named "Buffalo," and Wisconsin has two (see here).
In addition, according to Wikipedia the following, among others, have adopted the buffalo as a symbol, team name, or mascot (see here).
U.S. Department of the Interior
Beachwood High School
Bethany College (West Virginia)
Bucknell University
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo Bulls
Buffalo Grove High School
Buffalo Sabres
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
University of Colorado
Gallaudet University
Harding University
Howard University
Seal of the State of Indiana
Lipscomb University
Marshall University
Milligan College
Independence Party of Minnesota
Nichols College
North Dakota State University
Oklahoma Baptist University
Oklahoma City Thunder
Point Park University
Southwestern Law School
West Texas A&M University
Obviously we have a lot of work to do to cleanse this offensive, racist, and genocidal imagery from our national consciousness, and for that reason I am not including an image of a buffalo in this post and am profoundly apologetic for having to use the B-word in order to bring this outrage to your attention.
K.
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