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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lycanthrope" data-source="post: 480874" data-attributes="member: 562">Better than Pig Pounders...Here is a list of real team names that are somewhat controversial<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Robstown Cotton Pickers (Robstown High School, Texas) Frequently ranked among the most controversial due to evoking slavery-era imagery and labor exploitation.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Neshaminy Redskins (Neshaminy High School, Pennsylvania) The "Redskins" name (often censored as R*dskins in reports) has drawn major criticism for being a racial slur against Native Americans; it's been the subject of lawsuits and protests.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Coachella Valley Arabs (Coachella Valley High School, California) The name and past mascot (a caricatured figure) have been accused of stereotyping Arab people, leading to ongoing debate.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Freeburg Midgets (Freeburg High School, Illinois) Criticized by advocacy groups for people with dwarfism as derogatory and insensitive.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Centralia Orphans (Centralia High School, Illinois) Boys' teams are "Orphans," girls' are "Annies" — seen as oddly morbid or insensitive to themes of abandonment/loss.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Yuma Criminals (Yuma High School, Arizona) Embracing "criminals" as a mascot feels off-putting and glorifies lawbreaking in a humorous but questionable way.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Frisco Fighting Coons (Frisco High School, Texas – historical name) Changed in 2002 due to racial connotations (a slur), but the original name was notoriously offensive.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Laurel Hill Hoboes (Laurel Hill High School, Florida) Named after vagrants/homeless wanderers — quirky and funny to some, but offensive to others for stereotyping poverty.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Aniak Halfbreeds (Aniak High School, Alaska – noted in some lists) Extremely controversial for using a term tied to racial mixing in a derogatory historical context.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hoopeston Area Cornjerkers (Hoopeston Area High School, Illinois) Sounds hilariously suggestive to modern ears (even if it's agricultural), and it's often cited in "weird/funny" lists for that reason.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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