Cheerleaders Direct Offensive Taunt to Hillsboro 'Indians'

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Cheerleaders at an Ohio high school made headlines recently for a banner that many found offensive. In celebration of their last scheduled game of the season against the Hillsboro (Ohio) Indians, the cheerleading squad for McClain High School unrolled a homemade banner that went a step beyond the usual level of intimidation banter between rivals. The banner read, “Hey Indians, get ready for a Trail of Tears, part two.”

The banner elicited an immediate angry response from spectators who did not appreciate the irreverent reference to a period of history where approximately 4,000 Native Americans died in a forced westward migration after being dispossessed of their land by the United States government. The retaliation on social media has been voluminous and fierce.

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