Bring back the Warriors? An EDI-friendly proposal.

[Uncle Rico]

There is no doubt that Warrior is more fitting than lame Golden Eagle. Everybody knows that. But with today's cancel PC crowd. Not happening
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cAnCeL cUlTuRe

[Pakuni]

There is no doubt that Warrior is more fitting than lame Golden Eagle. Everybody knows that. But with today's cancel PC crowd. Not happening
.

1994's cancel culture.

[MikeDeanesDarkGlasses]

1994's cancel culture.

1994's University of Wisconsin Cancel Culture.  The irony behind the whole thing is Wisconsin is rooted for more by the "anti" cancel culture crowd. 

[Herman Cain]

Given the namesake of our new HC, I wonder if there's not room to talk about bringing back the Warriors in an EDI friendly way. Recognizing that "warrior" culture is not unique to one people/nation/race/sex but instead is seen across an inclusive range of peoples/nations/cultures/sexes and explicitly adopting it in that way with logo/branding reflective of the same. Something like a text-only logo (ala Washington football team) or maybe something like the silhouette of 5 young athletes in huddle with their arms on each others' shoulders (ala Shaka's "relationships" focus).

MU could then have multiple live mascots for different warrior cultures, developed in consultation with those cultures, and only to be portrayed by individuals from that culture. Perhaps even only develop those mascots from cultures who approach the University (i.e. so the development of a mascot requires an active "opt in" from the community in question.) Maybe given the preponderance of Irish-American students/alum the "base" warrior could be a Celtic warrior - as the father of Irish kids I know I certainly wouldn't take any offense to that. And I can tell you a Celtic warrior would be a hell of a lot less offensive than "Clashmore Mike" at ND.  You could even have a female one based on the banféinní!

I would be awesome for someone to start an online petition to return the Warriors name ,without Native American Imagery .   

With a new coach who is named after a Famous African Warrior , something like this , which in years past had no chance, might actually gain some traction.

I am sure most people on this message board would endorse it. 

[sodakmu87]

As a former housemate of the late, great gentleman who wore the Blueteaux costume I do feel the need to weigh in on all this abstract silliness.  The solution is simple.  Once a year, have a back to the 70s night, or for better music, a back to 80s night at the Fiserv Forum and all us geezers can be Warriors again for one night.  That's it.  Wear your faded sweatshirts and royal blue snap button jackets like Chris Farley in Tommy Boy.  One night, once a year.

Woodchip we miss you.  Requiescant in Pace

[Billy Hoyle]

I would be awesome for someone to start an online petition to return the Warriors name ,without Native American Imagery .   

With a new coach who is named after a Famous African Warrior , something like this , which in years past had no chance, might actually gain some traction.

I am sure most people on this message board would endorse it. 

The Simpsons can’t have have white people voicing Black characters anymore and you think it wouldn’t cause a crapshow having a white, Catholic, university having an African warrior as a mascot?

We’ll bring back football and play in the Rose Bowl before going back to Warriors.

[Hards Alumni]

The Simpsons can’t have have white people voicing Black characters anymore and you think it wouldn’t cause a crapshow having a white, Catholic, university having an African warrior as a mascot?

We’ll bring back football and play in the Rose Bowl before going back to Warriors.

Marquette is a White university?  May want to walk that one back.