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It's the end of the college basketball season and the ACC women's basketball tournament is going on. Listening to the radio the other day, I was reminded of something that bugs the shit out of me when I hear it (which is not often because I don't usually follow women's basketball). Why does every damn women's college team have to be called the Lady "School Nickname"?? Lady Blue Devils. Lady Tar Heels. Lady Wolfpack. Lady Terps. And on and on and etc. Hearing someone rattle off the scores or schedule and having 10 or so Lady Whatevers roll out in 30 seconds reaches a high level of absurdity. Feh on that!
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because if they just said "blue devils" everyone would think it was dudes.
Posted by: lisa | March 8, 2008 8:01 PM
They could be the Pink Devils, that would be sooo respectful. Or the Blue Devilettes!
Posted by: Sarah | March 8, 2008 8:21 PM
At least they're not still called "co-eds". Actually, sometimes they are. Last year I caught mention of such (students, not athletes) in a Herald-Sun article. I wrote the editor. He wrote me back with an apology for missing a prohibition that was already in their style guide.
Posted by: Phil | March 9, 2008 7:30 PM