Love your school mascot? You just might be a white supremacist

Coming soon to the Brentwood Union Free School District in Long Island: My big fat Greek white supremacists.Or as you might know them, the Spartans.But to Suffolk County NAACP leader William King Moss III, whose two daughters are students in the district, this new mascot — introduced after Brentwood schools were forced to scrap their Indian mascot — is anti-woman and racially problematic.According to his lawsuit filed against the district, the Spartan is a “a symbol of white supremacy.”If you only remember learning in school history that the Spartans were famous for austerity and discipline — as opposed to, say, tucking a KKK hood under their signature plumed helmets — you’re not alone.The suit feels like a parody of the early 2020s, when cancel culture ruled and all aspects of American society were viewed through a warped racial lens.Moss, however, is extremely serious.He claims the ancient Greek avatar violates civil rights and state constitutional protections, sending a bad message to students.

(God help his kids if they end up at Michigan State or, worse, move to Spartanburg, South Carolina.)“This symbol sends the message that enslaving indigenous people and excluding women from the military are acceptable,” said Moss, demanding that mascots pass the 21st-century purity test.I asked Greek-American stand-up Ellen Karis, known as the “Greek Goddess of Comedy,” about Moss’ gripes with her culture.She found it funny that he had to go back to BC times to find something offensive.“This is going to piss the Greeks off so much,” Karis told me.

“He is going to get banned from every diner on Long island.He will never get a feta cheese omelet ever again.”Karis, whose family hails from near Sparta in Greece, said the warrior represents universally appealing values.

“Everything about being a Spartan is amazing.You take no crap.

You’re strong, You’re disciplined,” she explained.“You will fight for your friends and family.”T...