Colonials and Indians.

No one has ever accused Curt Schilling of being politically correct or tempering his words or generally being aware of how people perceive him. It's just who he is: a loudmouthed, opinionated guy who, because he was able to throw a ball with great speed and accuracy, was presented with a platform from which to shout his opinions. I'm not saying his opinions are wrong, it's just that had he not been a baseball player he'd still be the annoying coworker who is never wrong and makes sure that everyone knows it.

And so it should come as no surprise when Curt finds himself in a bit of an imbroglio. The current problem? A company he has ownership in (not the video game company) has put out a board game that depicts the King Phillip War. The game seems to be a combination of Dungeons and Dragons (I might be wrong about this because I've never played Dungeons and Dragons) and Risk. One player takes the side of the English, the other the Native Americans and they battle it out to either capture Boston or defeat the Native Americans. It's an idea that some find offensive.

Curt, of course, will not be deterred:

"If everyone intent on keeping historical events stopped at content that might be offensive, we'd lose sight of the horrific mistakes of this nation, the world and the human race are capable of, and that would be a horrific thing."

I am not a history buff and I won't pretend to know much of anything about the conflict. Now it's granted that the historical record may not be very accurate but it was a historical event. Insisting that it paints a population in a negative light and therefore should be ignored is silly; especially when you haven't seen the game. We've all been so well conditioned to accept the English as the aggressors that they were (Colors of the Wind, people), one would assume the English would come off just as poorly. And to say that it trivializes a tragedy seems obtuse simply because the King Phillip War is probably already trivia to most people.

And lest anyone think that I'm as out of touch as Curt, I still refuse to call the Cleveland baseball team by anything other than Cleveland. I hate the stupid guy with the drum and I find Chief Wahoo incredibly offensive.