PETA asks USC to drop its team nickname, citing glorification of cruelty, violence

“It’s a safe bet that officials at the University of South Carolina would never dream of calling their athletic teams the Dogfighters, the Wifebeaters, the Looters or the Road-Ragers,” Phelps said.
What does she suggest as an alternative? “The Gym Socks or the Pet Rocks or anything that doesn’t perpetuate animal cruelty. The Gamecocks can score points for kindness; they can be champions of compassion.”


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  1. i don’t think usc should chang thier name. the people that wan’t them to should not worry about it.

  2. Boring Boring Boring

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