Why Not Officially Change The Name Of "The Negro League" To "The African American League"

[HacheMan]

I understand one of the first arguements is that the league & name is historical to sports.

But wouldn't the other name be more appropriate these days?

One of the biggest problems with racial issues today is we're reminded of the past continuously.

Movies based on the old days, talk shows, etc. all want to bring up what happened so long ago & remind not only the middle & older generation, but also the young.

If given a vote, would you approve such a name change?

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[louisvillekid]

my guess is because black people want be able to constantly remind us(white folks) of how they were treated and the prejudice that existed back then. In some way it's kinda like a pride issue and to always remind their youth that they can achieve.

i hate getting into the whole race thing cause i used to talk and argue for hours on it with people in bars or parties or family gathering.


I'll just say that yes slavery was bad, but my ancestors from all over, various countries i might add, Europe, are not the only people who have had slaves and/or traded them.
White people were not going on boats over to africa and hunting africans and then capturing them and bringing them back. Africans were rounding them up also and trading them to people from all over. Plus there was all the Portuguese and Spaniards who were involved.
I'm just saying that throughout time man has brought so-called injustice onto other men from continent to continent and from era to era.

 

[oldmanTED]

Personally, I think it is very important to maintain history as it was at the time. "The Negro League" was it's name with it's obvious meaning and intent. Even in the 60's there were areas of the country the had signs in front of restaurants and bathrooms say "For Whites Only" and "For Negro's Only". IMHO, it's important that we never forget how this country develop in various stages so as to never repeat mistakes that we made.

 

[HacheMan]

Fortunately I've seen both sides of each race Louisville

I am caucasian, but growing up from around the age 7-16 almost all of my friends were black.

I lived in a small town across the way, while my best friend lived in the "section". Every day I walked across town to spend my afternoon, evening, and some nights at his house & his neighborhood. Many, many more friends became of it. And as time went on if I didn't know almost everyone around there, then they at least knew me. But in school, I also had friends caucasian & Hispanic friends with many of the Caucasian being what you would call "Snooty" I suppose. I can say with 100% confidence that nobody had the most complete group of different friends that I had.
My father died when I was 1 Years old & my black friends dad was the closest I ever had to one. I was so close to the family through the years he would get on to me & whip me right along with his own when we would get in trouble.

I could probably point out various negatives & positives that each race has, but I should not I supppose.

But I do stand by my arguement that our constant reminders of the past are what continue to keep racial issues alive. Television, the movies, and other things just HAVE to go back in time for some reason or another. I'm not afraid to say though that one of televisions worst is Ophah Winfrey at stirring up reminders......

 

[MinnesotaEconMajor]

Negro League. I wouldn't have it any other way.

 

[louisvillekid]

hache , i grew up in pretty much white as white gets America, suburbs of Louisville and alot of my moms side are bigots and idiots. Yet my mom and dad never raised me and my siblings of racial prejudice. I've had many a black friends in my teens and 20's, still keep in touch a little to a couple. I also had friends from all different "clicks/groups" i guess i could say. At my HS i could walk by and talk to the preppies at their spot, and then go over and hang out with the headbangers, then over to the pickles(ROTC and their group), then the punks and skateboarders, then to the mudders(4x4 guys) and FFA dudes. basically i got along with everyone and my group of friends we were all like that , we had are own little area my the 3rd hall bathrooms and water fountains where we hung out between classes.
Now i know what i'm typing has drifted off from the main topic, and that i also used names for groups of people that had similar interests to generalize people from my old HS.
I guess the point is that the humans are always going to find a way to different themselves from others who they don't get along with.

 

[louisvillekid]

this dudes stand-up cracks me up.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvMoF4lAwmw[/youtube]

 

[SayHeyKid]

It's fine the way it is. Also, "Negro" is not a racist term at all, it's actually a scientific term to describe individuals of african ancestry.

 

[JakeT.]

Leave it. I don't care if old time MLB was called the Cracker League. Historical stuff is A-okay to leave alone even if it's PC in today's world.

 

[HacheMan]

Still waiting for any of the brothers to chime in to even stop the landslide..... LOL :toast:

 

[camy]

Of course not. I will never understand the obsession with euphemisms. They were and always will be, "The Negro Leagues".

 

[STACKSONDECK]

Still waiting for any of the brothers to chime in to even stop the landslide..... LOL :toast:

there are brothers on this site? :think2:

 

[Fishhead]

Crazy poll

 

[celticGreen+]

I imagine not all of the players consider themselves of African descent, many probably identify with islands in the Caribbean. I think Negro League is fine, it's a reminder of the times.

 

[barman]

I would approve a change, but only to The League of Extraordinary Colored Gentlemen

 

[VOLTITAN]

It doesn't seem to bother this group:

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is an American philanthropic organization that fundraises college tuition money for black students and general scholarship funds for 39 private historically black colleges and universities. The UNCF was incorporated on April 25, 1944 by Frederick D. Patterson (then president of what is now Tuskegee University), Mary McLeod Bethune, and others. The UNCF is headquartered at 8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive in an unincorporated area in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, east of the city of Fairfax.[1] In 2005, the UNCF supported approximately 65,000 students at over 900 colleges and universities with approximately $113 million in grants and scholarships. About 60% of these students are the first in their families to attend college, and 62% have annual family incomes of less than $25,000. UNCF also administers over 450 named scholarships. This is in contrast with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund that raises money for the public historically black colleges and universities.

The UNCF's president and chief executive officer is Michael Lomax. Past presidents of the UNCF included William H. Gray and Vernon Jordan.

Also the name of this organization would not be considered PC today but yet they keep it:

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, usually abbreviated as NAACP, is an African-American civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909.[3] Its mission is "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination".[4] Its name, retained in accordance with tradition, uses the once common term colored people.

The NAACP bestows the annual Image Awards for achievement in the arts and entertainment, and the annual Spingarn Medals for outstanding positive achievement of any kind, on deserving African Americans. It has its headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland.[5]

 

[ProPokerPlayer]

How do you change the name of something that isnt here? So what OP is really saying is should history be re-written?


The National Association for the Advancement of Liberal Colored People, usually abbreviated as NAALCP, is an African-American civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909.[3] Its mission is "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all liberals and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination unless they are a black conservative".[4] Its name, retained in accordance with tradition, uses the once common term colored people.